Here's an interesting data analysis that I did.

https://preview.redd.it/o0o2s94h7yhe1.png?width=1659&format=png&auto=webp&s=a145cc58b3be3d4f2e99ad0093cc675751557dd6

This kind of reaffirms an empirical observation that I've always had, men are much more likely to major in majors that have a better return of investment as compared to women, and this is also I believe a great factor when it comes to the "wage gap."

This is also one of the main reasons why I sometimes roll my eyes when people say that women are now over 60% of the college undergraduates, and how they are now "surpassing" men, because it does not tell the entire picture on which majors these women are getting into.

The data I had was based on 2021[1], and I found that the median salary in the United States was $45,760 for the year 2021[2], which was used for the threshold.

Edit: The correlation between Median Salary and Female-to-Male Ratio is: -0.6698247582581918.

References

[1]A. Gailey, “78% of Those Who Hold the 20 Most Lucrative College Degrees are Men,” Bankrate, Sep. 05, 2023. https://www.bankrate.com/loans/student-loans/top-paying-college-majors-gender-gap/

[2]J. Cattanach, “Average Salary in US, by State, Profession, Age, Sex and More,” LendingTree, May 22, 2024. https://www.lendingtree.com/debt-consolidation/average-salary-in-us/

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