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One-year earnings ranges across five bachelor’s fields

A broader-field benchmark that shows the middle 50% of institution-level median earnings rather than a single headline number.

EduInsightsPublished August 20, 2026

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Question

Compare one-year earnings context for bachelor’s graduates in Computer Science, Elementary Education, Finance, Mechanical Engineering, and Psychology. Use a range ribbon with the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile, and explain the broader CIP-4 outcome grain.

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The displayed midpoint is highest for Mechanical Engineering at $65,146, followed by Computer Science. Psychology and Elementary Education are lower in this one-year post-completion context.

These are national College Scorecard benchmarks aggregated from institution-level, broader CIP-4 outcome cohorts. They are context for a field, not a placement rate or a prediction for a named program, student, or institution.

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One-year earnings distribution context for five bachelor’s fields

One-year earnings distribution context for five bachelor’s fields — chart data
Field25th percentileMedian75th percentile
Computer Science$55,815$63,478$72,871
Elementary Education and Teaching$33,272$35,866$39,093
Finance, General$43,925$48,568$52,937
Mechanical Engineering$61,933$65,146$67,674
Psychology, General$25,820$28,522$31,035
Range ribbon chart comparing the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile of institution-level one-year earnings medians for five bachelor’s fields.

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