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What the Top 1% of Earners Majored In

New York Times - Economix Blog

January 18, 2012

According to the Census Bureau's 2010 American Community Survey, the majors that give you the best chance of reaching the 1 percent are pre-med, economics, biochemistry, zoology and biology, in that order. Here is a chart showing the majors of college graduates most likely to live in households with the top 1 percent of income, the percentage of degree holders with that major who make it into the 1 percent, and the percent of the 1 percent (among college grads) that hold that major.

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