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Weekly Earnings & Unemployment Rates by Education Level


  • Median usual weekly earnings ($)
  • Unemployment rate (%)

Doctoral Degree $2,083 1.2%
Master’s Degree $1,661 2.2%
Bachelor’s Degree $1,432 2.5%

Annual Earnings by Field of Doctoral Degree

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