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Nov 2021

State of the Humanities 2021: Workforce & Beyond

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Introduction

A Note on Interpreting the Information

Share of College Graduates Who Are Satisfied with Their Life, by Field of Bachelor’s Degree, 2019

Share of College Graduates Who Consider Aspects of Work “Very Important,” by Field of Bachelor’s Degree, 2019

Occupational Distribution of Terminal Bachelor’s Degree Holders, by Field of Bachelor’s Degree, 2018

Earnings Comparison: Workers with a Terminal Bachelor’s Degree (by Field of Degree) versus Those without a Four-Year Degree, 2018

Earnings of College Graduates, by Field of Bachelor’s and Highest Degree, 2018

Gender Earnings Gap among College Graduates, by Field of Bachelor’s and Highest Degree, 2018

Earnings of Older College Graduates, by Highest Degree: Humanities Compared to Other Fields of Bachelor’s Degree, 2018

College Graduates’ Financial Satisfaction, by Field of Bachelor’s Degree, 2019

Unemployment among Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Holders, by Age and Highest Degree, 2013–2018

Unemployment among College Graduates, by Field of Bachelor’s and Highest Degree, 2018

Satisfaction of College Graduates with Monetary Aspects of Their Job, by Field of Bachelor’s Degree, 2019

Occupational Distribution of Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Holders, by Highest Degree, 2018

Share and Number of College Graduates in Various Occupations Who Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in the Humanities, 2018

Employer Assessment of Importance of Humanities Skills and Recent College Graduates’ Preparation, 2020

Adult Workers’ Use of Humanities-Related Skills on the Job (Self-Reported), 2019

Share of College Graduates Who Are Generally Satisfied with Their Job, by Field of Bachelor’s and Highest Degree, 2019

Share of College Graduates with Positive Perceptions of Their Job, by Field of Bachelor’s Degree, 2019

Satisfaction of Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Holders with Nonmonetary Aspects of Their Job, by Field of Bachelor’s Degree, 2019

Satisfaction of Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Holders with Aspects of Their Job, by Highest Degree, 2019

Terminal Bachelor’s Degree Holders’ Perception of How Related Their Job Is to Their Degree, by Field of Degree, 2019

College Graduates’ Perception of the Value of Their Undergraduate Education, 2018/2019

College Graduates’ Assessment of Their Current and Future Progress Toward “My Best Possible Life,” by Field of Degree, 2019

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Arts & Humanities

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Norman Marshall Bradburn and Robert B. Townsend