college-majors

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/fivethirtyeight/college-majors/

├ README.md

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/college-majors/_r/-/README.md

├ data/all-ages.csv

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/college-majors/_r/-/data/all-ages.csv

├ data/grad-students.csv

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/college-majors/_r/-/data/grad-students.csv

├ data/majors-list.csv

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/college-majors/_r/-/data/majors-list.csv

├ data/recent-grads.csv

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/college-majors/_r/-/data/recent-grads.csv

├ data/women-stem.csv

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/college-majors/_r/-/data/women-stem.csv

└ datapackage.json

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/college-majors/_r/-/datapackage.json

Key Files

Start with these files — they give you everything you need to understand and access the dataset.

datapackage.json— metadata & schema

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/college-majors/_r/-/datapackage.json

README.md— documentation

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/college-majors/_r/-/README.md

Typical Usage

1. Fetch datapackage.json to inspect schema and resources
2. Download data resources listed in datapackage.json
3. Read README.md for full context

Data Previews

all-ages

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Schema

name	type	format
major_code	integer	default
major	string	default
major_category	string	default
total	integer	default
employed	integer	default
employed_full_time_year_round	integer	default
unemployed	integer	default
unemployment_rate	number	default
median	integer	default
p25th	integer	default
p75th	integer	default

grad-students

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Schema

name	type	format
major_code	integer	default
major	string	default
major_category	string	default
grad_total	integer	default
grad_sample_size	integer	default
grad_employed	integer	default
grad_full_time_year_round	integer	default
grad_unemployed	integer	default
grad_unemployment_rate	number	default
grad_median	integer	default
grad_p25	integer	default
grad_p75	integer	default
nongrad_total	integer	default
nongrad_employed	integer	default
nongrad_full_time_year_round	integer	default
nongrad_unemployed	integer	default
nongrad_unemployment_rate	number	default
nongrad_median	integer	default
nongrad_p25	integer	default
nongrad_p75	integer	default
grad_share	number	default
grad_premium	number	default

majors-list

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Schema

name	type	format
fod1p	integer	default
major	string	default
major_category	string	default

recent-grads

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Schema

name	type	format
rank	integer	default
major_code	integer	default
major	string	default
total	integer	default
men	integer	default
women	integer	default
major_category	string	default
sharewomen	number	default
sample_size	integer	default
employed	integer	default
full_time	integer	default
part_time	integer	default
full_time_year_round	integer	default
unemployed	integer	default
unemployment_rate	number	default
median	integer	default
p25th	integer	default
p75th	integer	default
college_jobs	integer	default
non_college_jobs	integer	default
low_wage_jobs	integer	default

women-stem

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Schema

name	type	format
rank	integer	default
major_code	integer	default
major	string	default
major_category	string	default
total	integer	default
men	integer	default
women	integer	default
sharewomen	number	default
median	integer	default

Data Files

File	Size	Last modified	Download
all-ages	17.9 kB	about 2 months ago	all-ages
grad-students	31.9 kB	about 2 months ago	grad-students
majors-list	8.55 kB	about 2 months ago	majors-list
recent-grads	26.9 kB	about 2 months ago	recent-grads
women-stem	6.44 kB	about 2 months ago	women-stem

Files	Size	Format	Created	Updated	License	Source
5	91.7 kB	csv		about 2 months ago		FiveThirtyEight - College Majors

Error parsing MDX:

[next-mdx-remote-client] error compiling MDX: Unexpected character `2` (U+0032) before name, expected a character that can start a name, such as a letter, `$`, or `_` More information: https://mdxjs.com/docs/troubleshooting-mdx