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:105 | Major:International Business & Finance | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$71,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$128,100 | % High Meaning:27% |
| Rank:602 | Major:Commercial Photography | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$81,300 | % High Meaning:26% |
| Rank:410 | Major:Retail & Consumer Science | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$61,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$95,800 | % High Meaning:26% |
| Rank:340 | Major:Textile & Apparel Studies | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$55,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$100,300 | % High Meaning:24% |
| Rank:340 | Major:International Trade & Business | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$62,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$100,300 | % High Meaning:23% |
| Rank:138 | Major:International Marketing | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$67,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$123,700 | % High Meaning:21% |
| Rank:2 | Major:Operations Research & Industrial Engineering | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$101,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$202,600 | % High Meaning:21% |
| Rank:177 | Major:Japanese Studies | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$59,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$118,100 | % High Meaning:18% |
| Rank:148 | Major:Organic Chemistry | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$51,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$122,200 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:180 | Major:Accounting & Taxation | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$60,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$117,500 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:161 | Major:Economics & Management | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$62,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$120,100 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:24 | Major:Corporate Accounting & Finance | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$79,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$154,000 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:21 | Major:Marine Transportation Management | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$78,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$156,100 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:44 | Major:Bioscience | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$61,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$144,400 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:57 | Major:Materials Science | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$79,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$140,200 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:16 | Major:Aerospace Studies | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$64,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$158,400 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:88 | Major:Ceramic Engineering | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$78,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$133,200 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:120 | Major:International Management | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$67,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$125,700 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:119 | Major:Polymer Science & Engineering | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$86,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$125,800 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:98 | Major:Mechanical | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$82,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$129,900 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:628 | Major:Pastoral Studies | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$60,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$79,100 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:640 | Major:Arts & Science | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$53,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$77,900 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:600 | Major:Psychiatry | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$65,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$81,500 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:615 | Major:Missions | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$46,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$80,300 | % High Meaning:- |
| Rank:576 | Major:Spanish Language Teacher Education | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$56,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$83,600 | % High Meaning:- |
