“Bachelor’s degree holders in some majors earn more than many graduate degree holders,” the report stated. It went on to note that graduates with architecture and engineering bachelor's degrees earned an average of $83,000 annually, while education majors with graduate degrees still trailed them, with average incomes of $60,000 annually.

The difference in pay is evident right after graduation. The average college graduate earned $37,000 at the entry-level, the report found. But those with STEM degrees averaged $43,000, while their classmates with arts, humanities, and liberal arts degrees averaged $29,000. Both figures far outpaced the entry-level pay of recent high school graduates, who averaged $22,000 annually.