The pay advantage of graduates with technical degrees often persists throughout their careers, said Fort Collins, Colo.-based career counselor Katy Piotrowski.

科罗拉多州职业咨询师皮奥特罗斯基说，技术专业毕业生相较于文科毕业生的薪水优势通常会贯穿于整个职业生涯。

Although liberal arts majors have a wide range of salaries, Ms. Piotrowski said that mid-career liberal arts majors she works with in northern Colorado make between $60,000 and $70,000.

她说，尽管不同的文科专业，薪水差别也比较大，但她在北科罗拉多州接触到的处于职业生涯中期的文科专业毕业生的年薪在6万到7万美元之间。