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:3 | Major:Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS) | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$128,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$192,300 | % High Meaning:45% |
| Rank:12 | Major:Information & Computer Science | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$73,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$162,900 | % High Meaning:65% |
| Rank:23 | Major:Computer Science (CS) & Engineering | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$93,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$154,100 | % High Meaning:44% |
| Rank:42 | Major:Computer Science (CS) & Mathematics | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$82,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$144,900 | % High Meaning:46% |
| Rank:45 | Major:Computer Science (CS) | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$88,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$143,900 | % High Meaning:42% |
| Rank:143 | Major:Computer Science & Information Technology | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$76,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$122,500 | % High Meaning:49% |
| Rank:293 | Major:Applied Computer Science | Degree Type:Bachelors | Early Career Pay:$76,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$105,900 | % High Meaning:41% |
