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Top 10 Highest-paying College/University majors
Majors that pay the most four years after graduation

Deciding your College/University major can be challenging, however choosing the right major could have a positive impact on your expected post-graduation income. Below is a list of the top ten highest-paying degrees within four years of graduation, according to the HEA Group and data collected from the U.S Department of Education from more than 2 million students.
Top 10 Median Salaries (Earnings were measured in 2019 and 2020)
Nuclear Engineering $131,454
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology $116,918
Operations Research $112,097
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering $109,121
Computer Science $104,799
Marine Transportation $103,626
Computer Engineering $ 99,063
Veterinary Medicine $ 97,533
Petroleum Engineering $ 96,957
Systems Engineering $ 95,224
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