Percent of majors in each area who say their current job is related to their major in college or graduate school
College majors matter. Among all grads, science or engineering majors are the most likely to say their current job is very closely related to their field of study and the least likely to say that a different major would have better prepared them for the job they really wanted.
Percent of majors in each area who say their current job is related to their major in  | college or graduate school  | SOMEWHAT  | NOT ATALL  | NOT VERY  | VERY CLOSELY  | CLOSELY  | CLOSELY  | Science/  | 15  | 18  | 60%  | Engin eering  | Business  | 12  | 29  | 15  | 43  | Social Science/  | 28  | 12 17  | 43  | Liberal Arts/ Education  | Source: Pew Research Center survey, Oct. 7-27 2013, N=2,002  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 