Wage Outcomes for Dallas College Graduates

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Annual Wage Explorer Diagram

The diagram below shows the estimated annual wages for all matched graduates of Dallas College since 2010. Wages are in the form of a ratio compared to every dollar earned by male, Pell-ineligible, multi-generation, White students. Find where relevant circles overlap for gender, Pell eligibility, race, and/or first-generation status to discover estimated wages at the intersection of those student characteristics. Two examples are noted to the right of the diagram. You can also visit the online interactive dashboard to select variables of your choice.

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The image is a Venn diagram that shows estimated annual wages for a variety of combinations of student characteristics, which are:

Intersection of Demographic Variables
Estimated Annual Wage Gap
Female, Pell-Ineligible, Multi-Generation, White $0.89
Female, Pell-Eligible, Multi-Generation, White $0.90
Male, Pell-Eligible, Multi-Generation, White $0.98
Female, Pell-Eligible, First-Generation, White
$0.93
Female, Pell-Eligible, Multi-Generation, Non-White
$0.80
Female, Pell-Ineligible, First-Generation, Non-White $0.79
Female, Pell-Eligible, First-Generation, Non-White
$0.78
Male, Pell-Eligible, Multi-Generation, Non-White
$0.88
Female, Pell-Ineligible, First-Generation, Non-White
$0.79
Male, Pell-Eligible, First-Generation, Non-White
$0.90
Male, Pell-Ineligible, First-Generation, White $1.00
Male, Pell-Ineligible, First-Generation, Non-White
$0.91
Male, Pell-Ineligible, Multi-Generation, Non-White
$0.90

  • Includes matched graduates in the Emsi dataset. Source: Emsi - economicmodeling.com
  • Includes completers of associate, certificate, and skills achievement programs from 2010 to 2021 (not exhaustive)
  • All averages have more than 10 completers included in the analysis.
  • Estimated annual wage is the average wage for the position/Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) and county in which a person is employed, adjusted for age and with associate degree as the highest level of attainment.
  • Due to graphical limitations, the intersection of female, Pell-ineligible, multi-generation, and non-White is not included in the figure. Average wage for that combination of characteristics is $0.83 for every $1.00 earned by male, Pell-ineligible, multi-generation, White graduates.