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:102 | Major:Psychobiology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$60,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$128,600 | % High Meaning:67% |
| Rank:112 | Major:Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$64,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$127,000 | % High Meaning:71% |
| Rank:155 | Major:Molecular Biology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$64,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$121,100 | % High Meaning:67% |
| Rank:236 | Major:Cell Biology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$58,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$111,300 | % High Meaning:59% |
| Rank:252 | Major:Microbiology & Immunology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$65,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$110,000 | % High Meaning:75% |
| Rank:282 | Major:Cell & Molecular Biology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$59,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$107,000 | % High Meaning:66% |
| Rank:305 | Major:Microbiology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$56,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$104,800 | % High Meaning:69% |
| Rank:351 | Major:Human Biology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$59,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$99,400 | % High Meaning:72% |
| Rank:383 | Major:Biology & Chemistry | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$57,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$97,300 | % High Meaning:66% |
| Rank:406 | Major:Biology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$55,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$96,000 | % High Meaning:66% |
| Rank:415 | Major:Environmental Biology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$52,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$95,500 | % High Meaning:68% |
| Rank:481 | Major:Marine Biology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$49,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$90,300 | % High Meaning:63% |
| Rank:701 | Major:Conservation Biology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$49,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$71,600 | % High Meaning:53% |
| Rank:708 | Major:Wildlife Biology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$50,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$70,400 | % High Meaning:57% |
