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. 2018 Spring;17(1):rm1. doi: 10.1187/cbe.17-06-0114

TABLE 3.

Benefits in potential earnings per student by outcome in 2014 U.S. dollars

Leave college STEM graduate Non-STEM graduate
Initial annual earnings $12,200 $31,300 $23,400
Lifetime earningsa $720,000 $1,425,000 $1,010,000

aLifetime earnings are discounted annually at a rate of 3%.