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Men dominate most lucrative college degrees, Bankrate study reveals

Despite efforts to improve gender equality, women are less likely to hold highest earning degrees.

As the new academic year gets underway, a new report reveals a gender gap among the most lucrative degrees.

Of those who hold the top 20 highest-earning bachelor’s degrees, 78% are men and 22% are women according to the analysis from Bankrate.com which looked at the median income of 151 majors.

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