College Salary Report

Updated 2024

College Salary Report

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.

RankMajorDegree TypeEarly Career Pay
Mid-Career Pay
% High Meaning
Rank:101Major:Accounting & EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$76,700Mid-Career Pay:$129,100% High Meaning:50%
Rank:102Major:PsychobiologyDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$60,500Mid-Career Pay:$128,600% High Meaning:67%
Rank:103Major:AstrophysicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$81,600Mid-Career Pay:$128,300% High Meaning:60%
Rank:103Major:Financial EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$73,200Mid-Career Pay:$128,300% High Meaning:34%
Rank:105Major:International Business & FinanceDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$71,500Mid-Career Pay:$128,100% High Meaning:27%
Rank:106Major:Computing & Information Systems (CIS)Degree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$70,900Mid-Career Pay:$127,700% High Meaning:47%
Rank:107Major:Asian StudiesDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$54,800Mid-Career Pay:$127,500% High Meaning:44%
Rank:108Major:GovernmentDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$65,800Mid-Career Pay:$127,400% High Meaning:44%
Rank:108Major:Nuclear Engineering Technology (NET)Degree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$96,500Mid-Career Pay:$127,400% High Meaning:53%
Rank:108Major:Finance & EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$72,400Mid-Career Pay:$127,400% High Meaning:42%
Rank:111Major:Marketing & International BusinessDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$62,100Mid-Career Pay:$127,200% High Meaning:40%
Rank:112Major:Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$64,000Mid-Career Pay:$127,000% High Meaning:71%
Rank:112Major:Information Systems ManagementDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$72,600Mid-Career Pay:$127,000% High Meaning:49%
Rank:114Major:Business Information SystemsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$75,500Mid-Career Pay:$126,600% High Meaning:45%
Rank:114Major:MathematicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$74,900Mid-Career Pay:$126,600% High Meaning:44%
Rank:116Major:Information Security & AssuranceDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$70,600Mid-Career Pay:$126,400% High Meaning:46%
Rank:117Major:Civil Engineering (CE)Degree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$75,800Mid-Career Pay:$126,100% High Meaning:65%
Rank:118Major:Construction ManagementDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$74,200Mid-Career Pay:$125,900% High Meaning:59%
Rank:119Major:Polymer Science & EngineeringDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$86,100Mid-Career Pay:$125,800% High Meaning:-
Rank:120Major:International ManagementDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$67,500Mid-Career Pay:$125,700% High Meaning:-
Rank:121Major:Applied EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$71,900Mid-Career Pay:$125,600% High Meaning:41%
Rank:121Major:Construction ScienceDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$79,800Mid-Career Pay:$125,600% High Meaning:69%
Rank:121Major:Economics & Political ScienceDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$66,100Mid-Career Pay:$125,600% High Meaning:49%
Rank:124Major:Political CommunicationDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$59,300Mid-Career Pay:$125,500% High Meaning:52%
Rank:125Major:Aeronautical ScienceDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$64,900Mid-Career Pay:$125,300% High Meaning:64%

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