Highest Paying Jobs With a Bachelor’s Degree
Your major can have an even bigger impact on future earnings than choice of school. Find out which majors pay you back, and which make it hard to pay back student loans.
| Rank | Major | Degree Type | Early Career Pay | Mid-Career Pay | % High Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank:669 | Major:Restaurant & Food Service Management | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$75,500 | % High Meaning:40% |
| Rank:735 | Major:Health and Human Services | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$65,100 | % High Meaning:65% |
| Rank:518 | Major:Applied Management | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$88,000 | % High Meaning:62% |
| Rank:577 | Major:Child Psychology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,500 | % High Meaning:61% |
| Rank:609 | Major:Fine Arts | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$80,800 | % High Meaning:45% |
| Rank:602 | Major:Commercial Photography | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$81,300 | % High Meaning:26% |
| Rank:597 | Major:Recreation Management | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$81,900 | % High Meaning:60% |
| Rank:693 | Major:English Teacher Education | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$72,900 | % High Meaning:58% |
| Rank:708 | Major:Wildlife Biology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,400 | % High Meaning:57% |
| Rank:592 | Major:Hotel & Restaurant Tourism | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$82,400 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:596 | Major:Radio & Television | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$82,100 | % High Meaning:39% |
| Rank:661 | Major:Health Services Administration | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$75,900 | % High Meaning:64% |
| Rank:717 | Major:Community Health Education | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$69,200 | % High Meaning:69% |
| Rank:651 | Major:Dramatic Art | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$76,700 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:619 | Major:Criminal Justice | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$80,000 | % High Meaning:56% |
| Rank:659 | Major:Vocal Performance | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$49,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$76,100 | % High Meaning:63% |
| Rank:752 | Major:Middle School Education | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$49,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$60,200 | % High Meaning:76% |
| Rank:706 | Major:Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$49,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,900 | % High Meaning:65% |
| Rank:711 | Major:Horticulture | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$49,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,100 | % High Meaning:56% |
| Rank:447 | Major:Professional Studies | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$49,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$92,600 | % High Meaning:67% |
| Rank:676 | Major:Graphic Arts | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$49,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,600 | % High Meaning:45% |
| Rank:679 | Major:Event Management | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$49,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$74,100 | % High Meaning:41% |
| Rank:687 | Major:Culinary Arts & Food Service Management | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$49,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$73,700 | % High Meaning:47% |
| Rank:481 | Major:Marine Biology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$49,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$90,300 | % High Meaning:63% |
| Rank:542 | Major:Administration | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$49,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$85,800 | % High Meaning:60% |
