Best Undergrad College Degrees By Salary
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Methodology Annual pay for Bachelors graduates without higher degrees. Typical starting graduates have 2 years of experience; mid-career have 15 years. See full methodology for more. |
| Best Undergrad College Degrees By Salary – Full List | ||
| STARTING MEDIAN PAY | MID-CAREER MEDIAN PAY | |
| Petroleum Engineering | $97,900 | $155,000 |
| Chemical Engineering | $64,500 | $109,000 |
| Electrical Engineering (EE) | $61,300 | $103,000 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | $60,400 | $103,000 |
| Aerospace Engineering | $60,700 | $102,000 |
| Computer Engineering (CE) | $61,800 | $101,000 |
| Physics | $49,800 | $101,000 |
| Applied Mathematics | $52,600 | $98,600 |
| Computer Science (CS) | $56,600 | $97,900 |
| Nuclear Engineering | $65,100 | $97,800 |
| Biomedical Engineering (BME) | $53,800 | $97,800 |
| Economics | $47,300 | $94,700 |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | $58,400 | $94,500 |
| Statistics | $49,000 | $93,800 |
| Industrial Engineering (IE) | $57,400 | $93,100 |
| Civil Engineering (CE) | $53,100 | $90,200 |
| Mathematics | $47,000 | $89,900 |
| Environmental Engineering | $51,700 | $88,600 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | $51,000 | $88,200 |
| Software Engineering | $54,900 | $87,800 |
| Finance | $46,500 | $87,300 |
| Government | $41,400 | $87,300 |
| Construction Management | $50,200 | $85,200 |
| Supply Chain Management | $50,200 | $84,700 |
| Biochemistry (BCH) | $41,700 | $84,700 |
| Industrial Design (ID) | $44,400 | $84,400 |
| Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) | $55,100 | $84,300 |
| Food Science | $43,300 | $83,700 |
| International Business | $41,600 | $83,700 |
| Civil Engineering Technology (CET) | $46,600 | $83,300 |
| Geology | $45,300 | $83,300 |
| Computer Information Systems (CIS) | $47,900 | $83,100 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) | $51,600 | $81,200 |
| Molecular Biology | $40,500 | $81,200 |
| Chemistry | $42,000 | $80,900 |
| Film Production | $41,600 | $80,700 |
| Political Science (PolySci) | $39,900 | $80,100 |
| Biotechnology | $40,800 | $79,900 |
| International Relations | $40,500 | $79,400 |
| Occupational Health and Safety | $46,400 | $79,000 |
| American Studies | $43,400 | $78,600 |
| Information Technology (IT) | $48,300 | $78,500 |
| Industrial Technology (IT) | $48,100 | $78,400 |
| Information Systems (IS) | $48,300 | $78,100 |
| Telecommunications | $37,300 | $78,100 |
| Urban Planning | $41,500 | $78,000 |
| Accounting | $44,700 | $75,700 |
| Philosophy | $39,800 | $75,600 |
| Zoology | $38,000 | $75,200 |
| Advertising | $37,700 | $74,700 |
| Architecture | $41,500 | $74,400 |
| Marketing & Communications | $38,200 | $73,500 |
| Literature | $39,100 | $73,200 |
| Fashion Design | $36,300 | $72,400 |
| Global & International Studies | $37,800 | $72,000 |
| Biology | $37,900 | $71,900 |
| Environmental Science | $40,200 | $71,200 |
| Linguistics | $39,800 | $70,700 |
| Business | $41,000 | $70,500 |
| Microbiology | $38,500 | $70,100 |
| Nursing | $52,700 | $69,300 |
| History | $37,800 | $69,000 |
| Public Administration | $40,400 | $68,900 |
| Hotel Management | $36,100 | $68,700 |
| Forestry | $41,500 | $67,200 |
| Communications | $38,000 | $66,900 |
| Landscape Architecture | $41,900 | $66,700 |
| Geography | $39,600 | $66,700 |
| Journalism | $36,100 | $66,400 |
| Health Sciences | $35,800 | $66,200 |
| English | $37,100 | $65,800 |
| Public Relations (PR) | $35,500 | $65,700 |
| French | $38,400 | $65,500 |
| Sports Management | $35,400 | $65,100 |
| Liberal Arts | $37,800 | $63,200 |
| Anthropology | $35,600 | $63,200 |
| Human Resources (HR) | $37,900 | $62,600 |
| Organizational Management (OM) | $42,300 | $61,900 |
| Agriculture | $38,600 | $61,500 |
| Psychology | $35,000 | $61,300 |
| Medical Technology | $45,100 | $60,900 |
| Health Care Administration | $36,700 | $60,900 |
| Sociology | $36,100 | $60,500 |
| Radio & Television | $35,000 | $60,000 |
| Hospitality & Tourism | $35,900 | $59,500 |
| Visual Communication | $35,600 | $59,000 |
| Criminal Justice | $35,300 | $58,900 |
| Fine Arts | $35,900 | $58,600 |
| Spanish | $36,400 | $58,400 |
| Interior Design | $34,300 | $58,200 |
| Humanities | $34,900 | $57,800 |
| Horticulture | $39,600 | $57,300 |
| Theater | $34,700 | $57,300 |
| Music | $36,800 | $57,200 |
| Graphic Design | $35,600 | $56,500 |
| Fashion Merchandising | $36,800 | $56,300 |
| Dietetics | $41,500 | $56,100 |
| Education | $36,800 | $54,700 |
| Kinesiology | $34,200 | $54,600 |
| Photography | $32,900 | $54,500 |
| Nutrition | $38,600 | $54,400 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) | $36,300 | $54,400 |
| Exercise Science | $33,100 | $54,400 |
| Social Science | $36,600 | $54,300 |
| Drama | $37,800 | $54,200 |
| Multimedia and Web Design | $40,400 | $53,900 |
| Animal Science | $33,800 | $53,700 |
| Paralegal/Law | $35,300 | $53,500 |
| Art History | $38,300 | $53,300 |
| Art | $35,300 | $52,400 |
| Theology | $35,600 | $52,000 |
| Public Health (PH) | $35,500 | $51,700 |
| Athletic Training | $34,600 | $50,200 |
| Religious Studies | $32,900 | $49,700 |
| Recreation & Leisure Studies | $34,500 | $49,100 |
| Special Education | $34,300 | $47,800 |
| Culinary Arts | $29,900 | $46,800 |
| Social Work (SW) | $32,200 | $44,300 |
| Elementary Education | $32,400 | $44,000 |
| Child and Family Studies | $29,600 | $40,500 |