Choosing to study engineering is a smart choice for long-term earning potential, according to a new ranking of degree majors in the United States.
All but one of the top 10 degrees ranked by mid-career salary are in an engineering discipline, with petroleum engineering coming out on top thanks to a median salary of $172,000 10 years after graduation.
Actuarial science is the only degree outside engineering where at least half of graduates will earn more than $115,000 after 10 years.
Graduates of computer science, mathematics and physics can also count on high earning potential, while graduates of government studies ultimately earn a similar salary to STEM graduates after 10 years, despite only earning an average salary of less than $50,000 in the first five years of work.
The 2016-2017 PayScale College Salary Report also reveals the proportion of alumni of each degree major who say that their work is meaningful or makes the world a better place.
Unsurprisingly, the degrees most conducive to a meaningful career are medical research and pastoral ministry; for both degrees, 93 per cent of alumni say that their work improves the world.
Most of the degrees that lead to meaningful careers for a majority of graduates are within the medical and health field or child education, including music teaching, child development and special education.
However, some of these education degrees – such as child development, early childhood and elementary education – are ranked the lowest for mid-career salary, with median salaries of less than $42,000.
The ranking was compiled using data from 983 colleges in the United States and 1.4 million graduates working full-time in the United States.
Best college degrees for earning a high salary
|
Rank |
Degree major |
Degree type |
Early career pay |
Mid-career pay |
% in meaningful work |
|
1 |
Petroleum engineering |
Bachelor's |
$96,700 |
$172,000 |
56% |
|
2 |
Systems engineering |
Bachelor's |
$66,400 |
$121,000 |
50% |
|
=3 |
Actuarial science |
Bachelor's |
$60,800 |
$119,000 |
43% |
|
=3 |
Chemical engineering |
Bachelor's |
$69,800 |
$119,000 |
56% |
|
=5 |
Computer science (CS) and engineering |
Bachelor's |
$71,200 |
$116,000 |
45% |
|
=5 |
Nuclear engineering |
Bachelor's |
$68,500 |
$116,000 |
55% |
|
7 |
Electronics and communications engineering |
Bachelor's |
$68,000 |
$115,000 |
54% |
|
8 |
Electrical and computer engineering (ECE) |
Bachelor's |
$68,100 |
$114,000 |
49% |
|
=9 |
Aeronautical engineering |
Bachelor's |
$63,000 |
$113,000 |
61% |
|
=9 |
Computer engineering (CE) |
Bachelor's |
$69,600 |
$113,000 |
46% |
|
=11 |
Computer science (CS) and mathematics |
Bachelor's |
$63,500 |
$111,000 |
36% |
|
=11 |
Physics and mathematics |
Bachelor's |
$56,200 |
$111,000 |
48% |
|
=13 |
Applied mathematics |
Bachelor's |
$56,100 |
$110,000 |
40% |
|
=13 |
Electrical engineering (EE) |
Bachelor's |
$67,000 |
$110,000 |
53% |
|
=15 |
Electrical and electronics engineering (EEE) |
Bachelor's |
$64,000 |
$108,000 |
61% |
|
=15 |
Industrial and systems engineering |
Bachelor's |
$63,800 |
$108,000 |
45% |
|
=15 |
Materials science and engineering |
Bachelor's |
$65,800 |
$108,000 |
45% |
|
=15 |
Physics |
Bachelor's |
$55,100 |
$108,000 |
47% |
|
=19 |
Computer science (CS) |
Bachelor's |
$65,300 |
$107,000 |
41% |
|
=19 |
Engineering |
Bachelor's |
$62,600 |
$107,000 |
62% |
|
=19 |
Industrial distribution |
Bachelor's |
$56,800 |
$107,000 |
51% |
|
=19 |
Mining engineering |
Bachelor's |
$70,200 |
$107,000 |
N/A |
|
23 |
Aerospace engineering |
Bachelor's |
$65,400 |
$106,000 |
48% |
|
24 |
Government |
Bachelor's |
$49,600 |
$105,000 |
48% |
|
=25 |
Biomedical engineering (BME) |
Bachelor's |
$62,700 |
$104,000 |
75% |
|
=25 |
Industrial engineering (IE) |
Bachelor's |
$63,800 |
$104,000 |
45% |
|
=25 |
Structural engineering (SE) |
Bachelor's |
$58,700 |
$104,000 |
71% |
|
=28 |
Mechanical engineering (ME) |
Bachelor's |
$63,500 |
$103,000 |
51% |
|
=28 |
Physician assistant studies |
Bachelor's |
$85,200 |
$103,000 |
86% |
|
30 |
Construction engineering management |
Bachelor's |
$59,500 |
$102,000 |
59% |
|
31 |
Finance and real estate |
Bachelor's |
$59,500 |
$101,000 |
36% |
|
32 |
Economics |
Bachelor's |
$53,900 |
$100,000 |
41% |
|
33 |
Electronics engineering |
Bachelor's |
$61,300 |
$99,600 |
51% |
|
34 |
Engineering management |
Bachelor's |
$62,800 |
$98,400 |
56% |
|
35 |
Finance and economics |
Bachelor's |
$56,700 |
$98,200 |
37% |
|
36 |
Software engineering |
Bachelor's |
$64,700 |
$98,100 |
42% |
|
=37 |
Biochemistry and molecular biology |
Bachelor's |
$46,000 |
$97,500 |
70% |
|
=37 |
Statistics |
Bachelor's |
$57,400 |
$97,500 |
32% |
|
39 |
Management information systems (MIS) |
Bachelor's |
$58,100 |
$97,400 |
41% |
|
40 |
Building construction management |
Bachelor's |
$54,400 |
$96,500 |
58% |
|
41 |
Civil engineering (CE) |
Bachelor's |
$57,200 |
$96,300 |
67% |
|
42 |
Mathematics |
Bachelor's |
$54,000 |
$95,700 |
43% |
|
43 |
Computing |
Bachelor's |
$51,400 |
$95,500 |
53% |
|
44 |
Mathematics and statistics |
Bachelor's |
$53,700 |
$95,300 |
56% |
|
45 |
Management science |
Bachelor's |
$57,200 |
$95,000 |
46% |
|
46 |
Marketing and international business |
Bachelor's |
$45,400 |
$94,800 |
39% |
|
47 |
Packaging science |
Bachelor's |
$61,100 |
$94,600 |
35% |
|
48 |
Construction management |
Bachelor's |
$57,400 |
$94,500 |
59% |
|
49 |
Building construction (BC) |
Bachelor's |
$56,000 |
$94,000 |
49% |
|
50 |
Manufacturing engineering |
Bachelor's |
$62,000 |
$93,200 |
39% |
|
51 |
Environmental engineering |
Bachelor's |
$53,900 |
$92,800 |
66% |
|
52 |
Business information systems |
Bachelor's |
$56,300 |
$92,600 |
29% |
|
=53 |
Information systems (IS) |
Bachelor's |
$56,300 |
$92,200 |
45% |
|
=53 |
Operations and supply chain management |
Bachelor's |
$52,600 |
$92,200 |
37% |
|
55 |
Civil and environmental engineering |
Bachelor's |
$57,200 |
$91,100 |
72% |
|
=56 |
Construction engineering |
Bachelor's |
$59,800 |
$91,000 |
55% |
|
=56 |
International business |
Bachelor's |
$48,800 |
$91,000 |
43% |
|
58 |
Engineering technology (ET) |
Bachelor's |
$52,500 |
$90,800 |
47% |
|
59 |
Agricultural engineering (AE) |
Bachelor's |
$55,000 |
$90,600 |
61% |
|
60 |
Government and politics |
Bachelor's |
$44,600 |
$90,400 |
43% |
|
61 |
Aviation management |
Bachelor's |
$41,900 |
$90,200 |
54% |
|
62 |
Molecular biology |
Bachelor's |
$45,500 |
$90,100 |
70% |
|
63 |
Electrical engineering technology (EET) |
Bachelor's |
$59,900 |
$89,900 |
51% |
|
=64 |
Architectural engineering |
Bachelor's |
$61,700 |
$89,800 |
48% |
|
=64 |
Environmental health and safety |
Bachelor's |
$51,200 |
$89,800 |
79% |
|
66 |
Finance |
Bachelor's |
$53,300 |
$89,600 |
39% |
|
67 |
Computer information systems (CIS) |
Bachelor's |
$54,300 |
$89,500 |
44% |
|
68 |
Informatics |
Bachelor's |
$60,100 |
$88,800 |
47% |
|
69 |
Industrial management |
Bachelor's |
$51,600 |
$88,200 |
54% |
|
=70 |
Business economics |
Bachelor's |
$52,100 |
$87,500 |
39% |
|
=70 |
Telecommunications management |
Bachelor's |
$50,000 |
$87,500 |
49% |
|
72 |
Mechanical engineering technology (MET) |
Bachelor's |
$57,600 |
$87,400 |
48% |
|
73 |
Information systems management |
Bachelor's |
$54,000 |
$87,200 |
51% |
|
=74 |
Information technology (IT) and systems |
Bachelor's |
$52,800 |
$87,100 |
41% |
|
=74 |
Telecommunications |
Bachelor's |
$40,800 |
$87,100 |
25% |
|
76 |
Information technology management |
Bachelor's |
$53,700 |
$86,800 |
47% |
|
77 |
Agricultural economics and business |
Bachelor's |
$44,600 |
$86,700 |
59% |
|
78 |
Physical therapy |
Bachelor's |
$60,300 |
$86,600 |
89% |
|
=79 |
Accounting and finance |
Bachelor's |
$52,800 |
$86,400 |
46% |
|
=79 |
International relations |
Bachelor's |
$46,500 |
$86,400 |
46% |
|
81 |
Operations management (OM) |
Bachelor's |
$54,800 |
$86,200 |
44% |
|
=82 |
Information security |
Bachelor's |
$58,300 |
$85,600 |
46% |
|
=82 |
Manufacturing engineering technology |
Bachelor's |
$59,100 |
$85,600 |
38% |
|
84 |
Business and marketing |
Bachelor's |
$45,800 |
$85,300 |
43% |
|
85 |
Construction project management |
Bachelor's |
$52,500 |
$85,200 |
53% |
|
86 |
Technical communication |
Bachelor's |
$45,300 |
$85,100 |
49% |
|
87 |
Electronics engineering technology (EET) |
Bachelor's |
$58,100 |
$84,900 |
51% |
|
88 |
Marketing and management |
Bachelor's |
$44,700 |
$84,800 |
46% |
|
89 |
Real estate |
Bachelor's |
$55,400 |
$84,500 |
37% |
|
=90 |
Organisational behaviour |
Bachelor's |
$47,000 |
$84,400 |
45% |
|
=90 |
Supply chain management |
Bachelor's |
$54,500 |
$84,400 |
36% |
|
=92 |
Civil engineering technology (CET) |
Bachelor's |
$51,300 |
$84,300 |
52% |
|
=92 |
Information technology (IT) |
Bachelor's |
$53,000 |
$84,300 |
46% |
|
=92 |
Politics |
Bachelor's |
$45,600 |
$84,300 |
45% |
|
95 |
Philosophy |
Bachelor's |
$44,700 |
$84,100 |
39% |
|
96 |
Industrial engineering technology |
Bachelor's |
$60,100 |
$83,600 |
62% |
|
97 |
Industrial technology (IT) |
Bachelor's |
$55,200 |
$83,400 |
51% |
|
=98 |
Agribusiness |
Bachelor's |
$43,200 |
$83,100 |
57% |
|
=98 |
Public affairs |
Bachelor's |
$46,800 |
$83,100 |
59% |
|
=100 |
Biochemistry (BCH) |
Bachelor's |
$44,700 |
$83,000 |
60% |
|
=100 |
Business management and marketing |
Bachelor's |
$45,000 |
$83,000 |
50% |
|
=100 |
Chemistry |
Bachelor's |
$45,700 |
$83,000 |
59% |
|
103 |
Computer information systems |
Bachelor's |
$47,100 |
$82,800 |
53% |
|
104 |
Meteorology |
Bachelor's |
$43,600 |
$82,700 |
54% |
|
105 |
Computer programming |
Bachelor's |
$50,500 |
$82,600 |
36% |
|
106 |
Marketing |
Bachelor's |
$45,300 |
$82,500 |
39% |
|
=107 |
Industrial design (ID) |
Bachelor's |
$48,600 |
$82,100 |
34% |
|
=107 |
Occupational health and safety |
Bachelor's |
$54,900 |
$82,100 |
72% |
|
109 |
Financial accounting |
Bachelor's |
$45,100 |
$82,000 |
42% |
|
110 |
Pre-medicine |
Bachelor's |
$42,700 |
$81,200 |
63% |
|
111 |
Food science |
Bachelor's |
$46,700 |
$81,100 |
46% |
|
112 |
Sales and marketing |
Bachelor's |
$45,400 |
$80,800 |
44% |
|
113 |
Risk management and insurance |
Bachelor's |
$52,300 |
$80,600 |
51% |
|
114 |
Food science and technology |
Bachelor's |
$49,000 |
$80,400 |
62% |
|
=115 |
Biology and chemistry |
Bachelor's |
$41,500 |
$79,900 |
64% |
|
=115 |
Political science (PolySci) |
Bachelor's |
$44,300 |
$79,900 |
48% |
|
=117 |
Advertising |
Bachelor's |
$41,400 |
$79,800 |
31% |
|
=117 |
Advertising and marketing communications |
Bachelor's |
$43,400 |
$79,800 |
36% |
|
=117 |
Geology |
Bachelor's |
$44,800 |
$79,800 |
55% |
|
=120 |
Architecture |
Bachelor's |
$45,100 |
$79,300 |
53% |
|
=120 |
Microbiology |
Bachelor's |
$44,600 |
$79,300 |
70% |
|
122 |
Biological sciences |
Bachelor's |
$42,900 |
$79,200 |
62% |
|
123 |
Marketing and communications |
Bachelor's |
$44,900 |
$79,000 |
38% |
|
124 |
Transportation and logistics management |
Bachelor's |
$47,800 |
$78,900 |
60% |
|
125 |
Marketing management |
Bachelor's |
$45,300 |
$78,500 |
37% |
|
126 |
Urban and regional planning |
Bachelor's |
$44,000 |
$78,100 |
44% |
|
=127 |
Fashion design |
Bachelor's |
$41,400 |
$77,700 |
28% |
|
=127 |
Project management |
Bachelor's |
$49,500 |
$77,700 |
60% |
|
129 |
Logistics and supply chain management |
Bachelor's |
$51,800 |
$77,400 |
39% |
|
=130 |
Financial management |
Bachelor's |
$49,300 |
$77,300 |
49% |
|
=130 |
Law |
Bachelor's |
$47,600 |
$77,300 |
40% |
|
=132 |
Accounting |
Bachelor's |
$48,300 |
$77,200 |
41% |
|
=132 |
Environmental design |
Bachelor's |
$42,900 |
$77,200 |
38% |
|
134 |
Organisational development |
Bachelor's |
$52,800 |
$77,100 |
48% |
|
135 |
Environmental science |
Bachelor's |
$43,300 |
$77,000 |
60% |
|
136 |
Business communication |
Bachelor's |
$44,400 |
$76,600 |
41% |
|
137 |
Logistics |
Bachelor's |
$51,500 |
$76,500 |
22% |
|
138 |
Technology management |
Bachelor's |
$52,500 |
$76,400 |
44% |
|
139 |
History and political science |
Bachelor's |
$44,500 |
$76,000 |
47% |
|
140 |
Finance and banking |
Bachelor's |
$48,600 |
$75,900 |
49% |
|
141 |
Technical management |
Bachelor's |
$46,300 |
$75,700 |
50% |
|
=142 |
Dental hygiene |
Bachelor's |
$65,400 |
$74,900 |
79% |
|
=142 |
Industrial psychology |
Bachelor's |
$44,000 |
$74,900 |
43% |
|
=144 |
Aeronautics |
Bachelor's |
$53,900 |
$74,600 |
61% |
|
=144 |
Entrepreneurship |
Bachelor's |
$48,000 |
$74,600 |
40% |
|
146 |
Agronomy |
Bachelor's |
$45,600 |
$74,400 |
68% |
|
147 |
English literature |
Bachelor's |
$41,100 |
$74,300 |
46% |
|
=148 |
Digital media |
Bachelor's |
$40,800 |
$74,200 |
39% |
|
=148 |
Environmental studies |
Bachelor's |
$41,500 |
$74,200 |
64% |
|
=148 |
Foreign languages |
Bachelor's |
$42,500 |
$74,200 |
55% |
|
=148 |
Information systems security |
Bachelor's |
$57,100 |
$74,200 |
41% |
|
152 |
Nursing |
Bachelor's |
$57,500 |
$74,100 |
83% |
|
153 |
Landscape architecture |
Bachelor's |
$44,400 |
$74,000 |
71% |
|
154 |
General business |
Bachelor's |
$45,000 |
$73,900 |
50% |
|
155 |
History |
Bachelor's |
$42,200 |
$73,600 |
46% |
|
=156 |
Film production |
Bachelor's |
$41,400 |
$73,500 |
33% |
|
=156 |
Literature |
Bachelor's |
$40,400 |
$73,500 |
41% |
|
158 |
Biology |
Bachelor's |
$40,800 |
$73,100 |
65% |
|
159 |
Management |
Bachelor's |
$45,000 |
$73,000 |
47% |
|
160 |
Computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) |
Bachelor's |
$43,300 |
$72,800 |
N/A |
|
161 |
Design |
Bachelor's |
$42,400 |
$72,700 |
33% |
|
162 |
General science |
Bachelor's |
$41,600 |
$72,600 |
68% |
|
163 |
Business management and human resources management (HRM) |
Bachelor's |
$42,100 |
$72,500 |
68% |
|
=164 |
American studies |
Bachelor's |
$45,100 |
$72,400 |
42% |
|
=164 |
Business administration |
Bachelor's |
$46,100 |
$72,400 |
50% |
|
=164 |
Professional and technical writing |
Bachelor's |
$42,700 |
$72,400 |
48% |
|
=167 |
Business management |
Bachelor's |
$45,800 |
$72,300 |
50% |
|
=167 |
Communication |
Bachelor's |
$42,100 |
$72,300 |
44% |
|
=167 |
Theatre and drama studies |
Bachelor's |
$40,400 |
$72,300 |
51% |
|
=167 |
Urban studies |
Bachelor's |
$44,500 |
$72,300 |
48% |
|
=171 |
Communication studies and journalism |
Bachelor's |
$39,800 |
$72,100 |
37% |
|
=171 |
Interior architecture |
Bachelor's |
$43,200 |
$72,100 |
39% |
|
173 |
Computer networking systems |
Bachelor's |
$46,900 |
$71,900 |
54% |
|
=174 |
German language and literature |
Bachelor's |
$44,400 |
$71,700 |
48% |
|
=174 |
International studies |
Bachelor's |
$43,300 |
$71,700 |
50% |
|
176 |
Pre-law |
Bachelor's |
$42,300 |
$71,300 |
41% |
|
177 |
Public relations and communication |
Bachelor's |
$39,800 |
$71,200 |
48% |
|
178 |
Diagnostic medical sonography |
Bachelor's |
$57,700 |
$71,100 |
83% |
|
=179 |
French language |
Bachelor's |
$43,900 |
$71,000 |
44% |
|
=179 |
Journalism and mass communication |
Bachelor's |
$41,100 |
$71,000 |
42% |
|
181 |
Accounting and management |
Bachelor's |
$48,700 |
$70,800 |
58% |
|
182 |
Public relations (PR) |
Bachelor's |
$40,100 |
$70,700 |
44% |
|
183 |
Speech communication |
Bachelor's |
$42,000 |
$70,600 |
59% |
|
184 |
Accounting and business |
Bachelor's |
$45,200 |
$70,500 |
45% |
|
185 |
Environmental biology |
Bachelor's |
$40,900 |
$70,400 |
73% |
|
186 |
Film studies |
Bachelor's |
$39,800 |
$70,000 |
41% |
|
187 |
American history (United States) |
Bachelor's |
$42,000 |
$69,600 |
50% |
|
188 |
Journalism |
Bachelor's |
$41,200 |
$69,400 |
45% |
|
189 |
Environmental management |
Bachelor's |
$47,400 |
$69,300 |
67% |
|
190 |
Marketing and mass communications |
Bachelor's |
$40,600 |
$69,000 |
42% |
|
=191 |
Broadcast communication |
Bachelor's |
$35,600 |
$68,700 |
27% |
|
=191 |
Geographic information systems (GIS) |
Bachelor's |
$44,900 |
$68,700 |
48% |
|
=191 |
Natural resource management |
Bachelor's |
$39,500 |
$68,700 |
56% |
|
=194 |
English language and literature |
Bachelor's |
$40,400 |
$68,200 |
46% |
|
=194 |
Geography |
Bachelor's |
$43,800 |
$68,200 |
50% |
|
196 |
Human resources management (HRM) |
Bachelor's |
$42,300 |
$68,100 |
52% |
|
197 |
Nuclear medicine technology |
Bachelor's |
$55,200 |
$67,900 |
N/A |
|
198 |
Linguistics |
Bachelor's |
$44,500 |
$67,800 |
45% |
|
199 |
Technical theatre |
Bachelor's |
$35,100 |
$67,700 |
27% |
|
200 |
Agriculture |
Bachelor's |
$40,800 |
$67,600 |
53% |
|
201 |
Business administration and accounting |
Bachelor's |
$44,900 |
$67,500 |
55% |
|
202 |
Forestry |
Bachelor's |
$41,500 |
$67,400 |
65% |
|
203 |
Zoology |
Bachelor's |
$35,600 |
$67,300 |
64% |
|
204 |
Advertising and graphic design |
Bachelor's |
$42,400 |
$67,100 |
34% |
|
205 |
Writing |
Bachelor's |
$38,000 |
$67,000 |
30% |
|
206 |
Computer and network administration |
Bachelor's |
$50,800 |
$66,900 |
40% |
|
207 |
Business management and administration |
Bachelor's |
$46,100 |
$66,700 |
52% |
|
208 |
International affairs |
Bachelor's |
$44,200 |
$66,600 |
53% |
|
209 |
Multimedia and web design |
Bachelor's |
$42,300 |
$66,500 |
33% |
|
=210 |
Film, video and media studies |
Bachelor's |
$39,600 |
$66,300 |
34% |
|
=210 |
Human resources (HR) |
Bachelor's |
$41,900 |
$66,300 |
56% |
|
=210 |
Mass communication |
Bachelor's |
$40,200 |
$66,300 |
48% |
|
=210 |
Organisational management |
Bachelor's |
$44,000 |
$66,300 |
60% |
|
214 |
Radio/television and film production |
Bachelor's |
$40,700 |
$66,200 |
34% |
|
215 |
Public administration |
Bachelor's |
$40,900 |
$66,100 |
52% |
|
216 |
Radiologic technology |
Bachelor's |
$45,100 |
$66,000 |
68% |
|
217 |
Creative writing |
Bachelor's |
$38,900 |
$65,900 |
42% |
|
218 |
Media communication |
Bachelor's |
$39,400 |
$65,500 |
46% |
|
=219 |
Leadership |
Bachelor's |
$47,100 |
$65,300 |
49% |
|
=219 |
Organisational leadership |
Bachelor's |
$43,900 |
$65,300 |
56% |
|
221 |
Sports management |
Bachelor's |
$39,100 |
$65,200 |
41% |
|
=222 |
Cultural anthropology |
Bachelor's |
$41,000 |
$65,000 |
45% |
|
=222 |
Music performance |
Bachelor's |
$39,900 |
$65,000 |
57% |
|
=222 |
Organisational communication |
Bachelor's |
$41,400 |
$65,000 |
48% |
|
225 |
Radio and television |
Bachelor's |
$38,000 |
$64,300 |
46% |
|
226 |
Broadcast journalism |
Bachelor's |
$38,400 |
$64,200 |
44% |
|
227 |
Medical laboratory technology |
Bachelor's |
$48,500 |
$64,000 |
78% |
|
228 |
Criminal justice administration |
Bachelor's |
$39,000 |
$63,900 |
53% |
|
=229 |
Health information management |
Bachelor's |
$41,700 |
$63,800 |
65% |
|
=229 |
Visual arts (VA) |
Bachelor's |
$39,600 |
$63,800 |
42% |
|
231 |
Secondary English teacher education |
Bachelor's |
$37,800 |
$63,700 |
61% |
|
=232 |
Criminology |
Bachelor's |
$39,500 |
$63,600 |
51% |
|
=232 |
Spanish language |
Bachelor's |
$40,300 |
$63,600 |
55% |
|
234 |
Art history |
Bachelor's |
$40,800 |
$63,300 |
44% |
|
235 |
Fashion merchandising |
Bachelor's |
$41,200 |
$63,000 |
30% |
|
236 |
Respiratory therapy |
Bachelor's |
$46,200 |
$62,900 |
83% |
|
=237 |
Hotel and restaurant management |
Bachelor's |
$41,000 |
$62,800 |
49% |
|
=237 |
Illustration |
Bachelor's |
$39,000 |
$62,800 |
33% |
|
=239 |
Clinical laboratory science |
Bachelor's |
$48,800 |
$62,700 |
75% |
|
=239 |
Hotel, restaurant and institutional management (HRIM) |
Bachelor's |
$50,500 |
$62,700 |
N/A |
|
=241 |
Art and design |
Bachelor's |
$39,500 |
$62,600 |
44% |
|
=241 |
Health sciences |
Bachelor's |
$38,300 |
$62,600 |
69% |
|
=243 |
Business and healthcare management |
Bachelor's |
$40,000 |
$62,500 |
68% |
|
=243 |
Fine arts |
Bachelor's |
$38,400 |
$62,500 |
41% |
|
=243 |
Visual communication design |
Bachelor's |
$40,700 |
$62,500 |
31% |
|
246 |
Visual communications |
Bachelor's |
$40,500 |
$62,400 |
39% |
|
=247 |
Liberal arts |
Bachelor's |
$39,100 |
$62,300 |
51% |
|
=247 |
Sociology |
Bachelor's |
$40,400 |
$62,300 |
53% |
|
249 |
Hospitality and tourism |
Bachelor's |
$37,900 |
$62,200 |
36% |
|
=250 |
Communication design |
Bachelor's |
$45,300 |
$62,100 |
37% |
|
=250 |
Psychology |
Bachelor's |
$38,300 |
$62,100 |
56% |
|
252 |
Kinesiology |
Bachelor's |
$37,800 |
$61,800 |
68% |
|
253 |
Nutrition |
Bachelor's |
$40,700 |
$61,600 |
65% |
|
254 |
Medical laboratory science |
Bachelor's |
$47,900 |
$61,500 |
93% |
|
255 |
Secondary education |
Bachelor's |
$40,200 |
$61,400 |
64% |
|
256 |
Interior design |
Bachelor's |
$39,600 |
$61,000 |
51% |
|
257 |
Health |
Bachelor's |
$35,700 |
$60,700 |
79% |
|
258 |
Studio art |
Bachelor's |
$36,700 |
$60,600 |
42% |
|
=259 |
Anthropology |
Bachelor's |
$39,900 |
$60,500 |
49% |
|
=259 |
Dietetics |
Bachelor's |
$44,300 |
$60,500 |
80% |
|
=259 |
Graphic design |
Bachelor's |
$40,000 |
$60,500 |
35% |
|
=259 |
Public health (PH) |
Bachelor's |
$38,300 |
$60,500 |
67% |
|
=263 |
Exercise physiology |
Bachelor's |
$38,400 |
$60,300 |
83% |
|
=263 |
Religious studies |
Bachelor's |
$38,500 |
$60,300 |
59% |
|
265 |
Hospitality management |
Bachelor's |
$40,500 |
$60,200 |
44% |
|
266 |
Health and physical education teaching |
Bachelor's |
$35,900 |
$60,100 |
67% |
|
=267 |
Music business |
Bachelor's |
$39,100 |
$60,000 |
35% |
|
=267 |
Social science |
Bachelor's |
$39,700 |
$60,000 |
55% |
|
=269 |
Health care administration |
Bachelor's |
$39,400 |
$59,900 |
68% |
|
=269 |
Theatre |
Bachelor's |
$39,500 |
$59,900 |
57% |
|
271 |
Interdisciplinary studies (IS) |
Bachelor's |
$39,800 |
$59,500 |
53% |
|
272 |
Human resources development |
Bachelor's |
$40,400 |
$59,400 |
51% |
|
273 |
Graphic design, illustration |
Bachelor's |
$36,800 |
$59,300 |
32% |
|
=274 |
Criminal justice |
Bachelor's |
$37,000 |
$59,100 |
53% |
|
=274 |
Nutrition and dietetics |
Bachelor's |
$44,000 |
$59,100 |
67% |
|
276 |
Health administration |
Bachelor's |
$36,600 |
$59,000 |
67% |
|
=277 |
Animal science |
Bachelor's |
$35,800 |
$58,900 |
60% |
|
=277 |
Exercise and sports science |
Bachelor's |
$36,800 |
$58,900 |
63% |
|
=279 |
Foods and nutrition |
Bachelor's |
$40,900 |
$58,700 |
79% |
|
=279 |
Painting |
Bachelor's |
$37,200 |
$58,700 |
42% |
|
=279 |
Photography |
Bachelor's |
$38,000 |
$58,700 |
33% |
|
282 |
Liberal studies |
Bachelor's |
$39,600 |
$58,600 |
54% |
|
283 |
Restaurant and food service management |
Bachelor's |
$40,600 |
$58,400 |
N/A |
|
=284 |
Music |
Bachelor's |
$38,300 |
$58,300 |
61% |
|
=284 |
Theatre |
Bachelor's |
$36,500 |
$58,300 |
51% |
|
=286 |
Practical nursing |
Bachelor's |
$45,300 |
$58,100 |
88% |
|
=286 |
Social and criminal justice |
Bachelor's |
$40,800 |
$58,100 |
43% |
|
288 |
English teacher education |
Bachelor's |
$35,900 |
$58,000 |
N/A |
|
=289 |
Education |
Bachelor's |
$38,700 |
$57,800 |
63% |
|
=289 |
Legal studies |
Bachelor's |
$40,200 |
$57,800 |
42% |
|
291 |
Administration |
Bachelor's |
$39,500 |
$57,600 |
51% |
|
=292 |
Graphic communication |
Bachelor's |
$40,500 |
$57,300 |
23% |
|
=292 |
Physical education teaching |
Bachelor's |
$39,500 |
$57,300 |
64% |
|
=294 |
Humanities |
Bachelor's |
$40,900 |
$57,200 |
55% |
|
=294 |
Psychology and sociology |
Bachelor's |
$37,800 |
$57,200 |
56% |
|
296 |
Media arts |
Bachelor's |
$39,600 |
$57,100 |
23% |
|
297 |
Family and consumer science |
Bachelor's |
$35,900 |
$56,500 |
54% |
|
=298 |
Art |
Bachelor's |
$36,500 |
$56,400 |
45% |
|
=298 |
Religion |
Bachelor's |
$37,800 |
$56,400 |
57% |
|
=300 |
Behavioural science |
Bachelor's |
$35,800 |
$56,200 |
59% |
|
=300 |
Recreation management |
Bachelor's |
$37,800 |
$56,200 |
49% |
|
302 |
Human development |
Bachelor's |
$36,700 |
$55,900 |
67% |
|
303 |
Communication arts |
Bachelor's |
$40,000 |
$55,800 |
27% |
|
304 |
Music teacher education |
Bachelor's |
$36,800 |
$55,600 |
75% |
|
305 |
Healthcare management |
Bachelor's |
$37,800 |
$55,500 |
70% |
|
306 |
Culinary arts |
Bachelor's |
$33,100 |
$55,300 |
48% |
|
=307 |
Community health education |
Bachelor's |
$37,200 |
$55,200 |
80% |
|
=307 |
Culinary arts and culinary management |
Bachelor's |
$33,600 |
$55,200 |
53% |
|
=309 |
Paralegal studies |
Bachelor's |
$35,200 |
$54,900 |
49% |
|
=309 |
Theatre arts |
Bachelor's |
$37,200 |
$54,900 |
53% |
|
=311 |
Dance |
Bachelor's |
$38,200 |
$54,800 |
60% |
|
=311 |
Women’s studies |
Bachelor's |
$40,400 |
$54,800 |
64% |
|
313 |
Exercise science |
Bachelor's |
$35,900 |
$54,700 |
73% |
|
=314 |
General studies |
Bachelor's |
$38,700 |
$54,300 |
60% |
|
=314 |
Recreation and leisure studies |
Bachelor's |
$39,000 |
$54,300 |
65% |
|
316 |
Athletic training |
Bachelor's |
$36,000 |
$51,900 |
76% |
|
317 |
Parks and recreation management |
Bachelor's |
$38,200 |
$51,700 |
54% |
|
=318 |
Health services administration |
Bachelor's |
$36,300 |
$51,500 |
62% |
|
=318 |
Special education |
Bachelor's |
$35,000 |
$51,500 |
74% |
|
320 |
Art teacher education |
Bachelor's |
$35,300 |
$51,300 |
62% |
|
321 |
Theology |
Bachelor's |
$37,600 |
$51,200 |
68% |
|
=322 |
Culinary arts and food service management |
Bachelor's |
$34,700 |
$50,500 |
48% |
|
=322 |
Horticulture |
Bachelor's |
$37,600 |
$50,500 |
63% |
|
=322 |
Pastoral ministry |
Bachelor's |
$32,800 |
$50,500 |
93% |
|
325 |
Bible studies and theology |
Bachelor's |
$34,900 |
$50,400 |
68% |
|
326 |
Biblical studies |
Bachelor's |
$36,200 |
$49,400 |
70% |
|
327 |
Elementary education |
Bachelor's |
$34,700 |
$48,900 |
72% |
|
328 |
Youth ministry |
Bachelor's |
$32,900 |
$48,400 |
71% |
|
329 |
Human development and family studies |
Bachelor's |
$34,300 |
$47,800 |
65% |
|
330 |
Therapeutic recreation |
Bachelor's |
$35,200 |
$47,700 |
81% |
|
331 |
Social work (SW) |
Bachelor's |
$33,800 |
$46,700 |
78% |
|
332 |
Human services (HS) |
Bachelor's |
$34,000 |
$44,600 |
78% |
|
333 |
Child development |
Bachelor's |
$32,000 |
$42,500 |
75% |
|
334 |
Early childhood and elementary education |
Bachelor's |
$34,800 |
$41,900 |
73% |
|
335 |
Child and family studies |
Bachelor's |
$31,400 |
$40,700 |
59% |
|
336 |
Early childhood education |
Bachelor's |
$30,700 |
$37,500 |
75% |
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