In 2019, STEM majors had the highest salary expectations out of all college majors in the United States. That year, STEM majors expected to make ****** U.S. dollars at their first job after graduation.
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iCIMS. (May 13, 2019). Salary expectations of college graduates in the United States in 2019, by major (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052615/salary-expectations-college-graduates-major-us/
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iCIMS. (2019). Salary expectations of college graduates in the United States in 2019, by major (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052615/salary-expectations-college-graduates-major-us/
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