An American Academy of Arts and Sciences report found humanities majors in all but four states had median incomes at least 40 percent higher than workers with only a high school degree.
Humanities majors have higher earnings and lower unemployment rates than people without any college degree.
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Despite growing skepticism about the value of humanities degrees, college graduates who majored in a humanities field outearn people with no degree in every state, a new report has found.
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences drew on five years of data, from 2017 to 2021, from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey to compile data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The organization has previously published reports that examine the intersection of the humanities and the workforce on a national scale, which show lower unemployment rates for graduates with a bachelor’s degrees in humanities compared to people who completed high school but didn’t attend college.
Read more about projections for humanities majors on Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/academics/2023/11/01/humanities-majors-make-more-workers-without-degrees?ct=YTo1OntzOjY6InNvdXJjZSI7YToyOntpOjA7czo1OiJlbWFpbCI7aToxO2k6MTQ3Nzt9czo1OiJlbWFpbCI7aToxNDc3O3M6NDoic3RhdCI7czoyMjoiNjU1NGU3NzA0ODNjYjU3NjQ4Mjk2MCI7czo0OiJsZWFkIjtzOjc6IjI1Mjc1MTgiO3M6NzoiY2hhbm5lbCI7YToxOntzOjU6ImVtYWlsIjtpOjE0Nzc7fX0%3D
