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)

  1. Nuclear Engineering $131,454

  2. Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology $116,918

  3. Operations Research $112,097

  4. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering $109,121

  5. Computer Science $104,799

  6. Marine Transportation $103,626

  7. Computer Engineering $ 99,063

  8. Veterinary Medicine $ 97,533

  9. Petroleum Engineering $ 96,957

  10. Systems Engineering $ 95,224

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