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Table 1. Performance in the 2006-2007 GRE (combined verbal and quantitative) by major. [See Ref. 2]
| |
Major |
Average GRE |
Difference from Mean |
| 1 |
Physics
|
1269 |
+211 |
| 2 |
Mathematics
|
1235 |
+177 |
3
|
Philosophy
|
1228 |
+170 |
4
|
Economics
|
1209 |
+151 |
5
|
Engineering
|
1187 |
+129 |
6
|
Finance
|
1178 |
+120 |
7
|
Computer Science
|
1167 |
+109 |
8
|
Chemistry
|
1166 |
+108 |
9
|
Biology
|
1122 |
+64 |
| 10 |
English |
1113 |
+55 |
| 11 |
Political Science
|
1112 |
+54 |
| 12 |
Foreign Languages
|
1105 |
+47 |
| 13 |
Anthropology |
1102 |
+44 |
| 14 |
History |
1099 |
+41 |
| 15 |
Social Science
|
1052 |
-6
|
| 16 |
Sociology
|
1033 |
-25
|
| 17 |
Psychology |
1017 |
-41
|
| 18 |
Business |
999
|
-59
|
| 19 |
Accounting
|
993 |
-65
|
| 20 |
Education |
983 |
-75 |
| |
Overall Mean
|
1269 |
|
Table 2. Performance in the 1991-1992 and 1994-1995 LSAT by major. [See Ref. 3]
| |
Major |
Average LSAT |
Difference from Mean |
| 1 |
Mathematics/Physics |
157.4 |
+5.7 |
| 2 |
Philosophy |
156.0
|
+4.2 |
3
|
Economics |
155.5 |
+3.8 |
4
|
Anthropology
|
154.6 |
+2.8 |
4
|
Chemistry |
154.6 |
+2.8 |
6
|
History
|
154.2 |
+2.4 |
7
|
English
|
153.8 |
+2.1 |
8
|
Engineering
|
153.7 |
+1.9 |
9
|
Biology
|
153.6 |
+1.8 |
9
|
Social Science
|
153.6 |
+1.8 |
| 11 |
Finance
|
152.7 |
+0.9 |
| 12 |
Foreign Languages
|
152.4 |
+0.7 |
| 13 |
Accounting |
152.2 |
+0.4 |
| 13 |
Computer Science
|
152.2 |
+0.4 |
| 15 |
Psychology |
152.0 |
+0.2
|
| 16 |
Political Science
|
151.7 |
-0.1 |
| 17 |
Sociology
|
149.3 |
-2.5 |
| 18 |
Business |
149.1
|
-2.7 |
| 19 |
Education
|
148.5
|
-3.3 |
| 20 |
Prelaw |
147.6
|
-4.2 |
| |
Overall Mean |
151.8 |
|
Table 3. Performance in the 2006-2007 MCAT (combined VR, BS, and PS scores) by major. [See Ref. 4]
| |
Major |
Average MCAT |
Difference from Mean |
| 1 |
Physical Science |
29.2 |
+1.6 |
| 2 |
Humanities |
28.7 |
+1.1 |
3
|
Mathematics/Statistics |
28.6
|
+1.0 |
4
|
Other
|
27.6
|
+0.0 |
5
|
Social Science |
27.3
|
-0.3 |
6
|
Biological Science
|
27.2
|
-0.4 |
7
|
Health Science
|
24.7
|
-2.9 |
| |
Overall Mean
|
27.6
|
|
Table 4. Performance in the 2001-2005 GMAT by major. [See Ref. 5]
| |
Major |
Average GMAT |
Difference from Mean |
| 1 |
Physics
|
609.8 |
+81.4 |
| 2 |
Mathematics
|
592.8 |
+64.4 |
3
|
Engineering |
584.2
|
+55.8 |
4
|
Philosophy
|
573.8
|
+45.4 |
| 5 |
Chemistry |
567.6 |
+39.2 |
6
|
Economics |
566.2
|
+37.8 |
7
|
Computer Science
|
565.8
|
+37.4 |
8
|
History |
564.6
|
+36.2 |
9
|
Anthropology |
557.2
|
+28.8 |
| 10 |
Biology |
556.4
|
+28.0 |
| 11 |
English
|
555.8
|
+27.4 |
| 12 |
Foreign Languages
|
542.4
|
+14.0 |
| 13 |
Prelaw
|
538.8
|
+10.4 |
| 14 |
Political Science |
538.6
|
+10.2 |
| 15 |
Finance |
534.0 |
+5.6 |
| 16 |
Social Science
|
531.4 |
+3.0 |
| 17 |
Psychology |
523.8
|
-4.6 |
| 18 |
Accounting |
507.4
|
-21.0 |
| 19 |
Sociology
|
505.0
|
-23.4 |
| 20 |
Business |
504.0 |
-24.4 |
| 21 |
Education |
490.8 |
-37.6 |
| |
Overall Mean
|
528.4 |
|
Table 5. Top twenty ranked jobs in 2002. Note that the titles displayed in bold font are closely related to mathematics. [See Ref. 6]
Ranking
|
Job |
| 1 |
Biologist |
| 2 |
Actuary |
| 3 |
Financial Planner |
| 4 |
Computer System Analyst |
| 5 |
Accountant |
| 6 |
Software Engineer |
| 7 |
Meteorologist |
| 8 |
Paralegal Assistant |
| 9 |
Statistician |
| 10 |
Astronomer |
| 11 |
Mathematician |
| 12 |
Parole Officer |
| 13 |
Hospital Administrator |
| 14 |
Architechtural Drafter |
| 15 |
Physiologist |
| 16 |
Dietician |
| 17 |
Website Manager |
| 18 |
Physicist |
| 19 |
Audiologist |
| 20 |
Nonprofit Agency Director |
|