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:137 | Major:Plastics Engineering Technology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$75,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$124,000 | % High Meaning:30% |
| Rank:139 | Major:Biosystems Engineering | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$74,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$123,000 | % High Meaning:70% |
| Rank:153 | Major:Construction Engineering | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$78,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$121,300 | % High Meaning:61% |
| Rank:163 | Major:Agricultural Engineering (AE) | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$73,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$119,900 | % High Meaning:60% |
| Rank:164 | Major:Architectural Engineering | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$76,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$119,800 | % High Meaning:58% |
| Rank:168 | Major:Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$76,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$119,600 | % High Meaning:49% |
| Rank:175 | Major:Computer Engineering Technology (CET) | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$72,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$118,800 | % High Meaning:44% |
| Rank:178 | Major:Network Engineering | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$71,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$118,000 | % High Meaning:51% |
| Rank:179 | Major:Environmental Engineering | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$72,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$117,700 | % High Meaning:61% |
| Rank:184 | Major:Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$74,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$116,500 | % High Meaning:49% |
| Rank:201 | Major:Electromechanical Engineering | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$82,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$114,500 | % High Meaning:62% |
| Rank:216 | Major:Engineering Technology (ET) | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$67,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$113,400 | % High Meaning:50% |
| Rank:222 | Major:Music Production & Engineering | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$55,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$112,600 | % High Meaning:51% |
| Rank:224 | Major:Civil Engineering Technology (CET) | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$67,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$112,400 | % High Meaning:60% |
| Rank:238 | Major:Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$74,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$110,800 | % High Meaning:50% |
| Rank:241 | Major:Geological Engineering | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$70,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$110,600 | % High Meaning:50% |
| Rank:250 | Major:Industrial Engineering Technology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$77,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$110,100 | % High Meaning:50% |
| Rank:258 | Major:Welding Engineering Technology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$83,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$109,600 | % High Meaning:44% |
| Rank:287 | Major:Manufacturing Engineering Technology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$76,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$106,500 | % High Meaning:50% |
| Rank:323 | Major:Product Design Engineering | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$75,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$102,900 | % High Meaning:41% |
| Rank:324 | Major:Construction Engineering Technology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$65,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$102,700 | % High Meaning:60% |
| Rank:424 | Major:Architectural Engineering Technology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$55,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$94,900 | % High Meaning:50% |
| Rank:512 | Major:Audio Engineering | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$55,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$88,400 | % High Meaning:40% |
