Learn Data Exploration with Pandas by Analysing the Post-University Salaries of Graduates by Major

College degrees are very expensive. But, do they pay you back? Choosing Philosophy or International Relations as a major may have worried your parents, but does the data back up their fears? PayScale Inc. did a year-long survey of 1.2 million Americans with only a bachelor's degree. We'll be digging into this data and use Pandas to answer these questions:


  • Which degrees have the highest starting salaries? 

  • Which majors have the lowest earnings after college?

  • Which degrees have the highest earning potential?

  • What are the lowest risk college majors from an earnings standpoint?

  • Do business, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) or HASS (Humanities, Arts, Social Science) degrees earn more on average?


Today you'll learn

  • How to explore a Pandas DataFrame

  • How to detect NaN (not a number) values and clean your data

  • How to select particular columns, rows, and individual cells

  • How to sort your data

  • How to group data by category

and so much more! Let's get started!