College Salary Report

Updated 2024

College Salary Report

Most Meaningful College Majors

Money isn’t everything. Some majors lead to more meaningful jobs than others. If you want to change the world with your education, check out the most meaningful college majors (and we’ll tell you the earning potential as well).

Major% High Meaning
Early Career Pay
Mid-Career Pay
Major:Environmental Health & Safety Management% High Meaning:60%Early Career Pay:$69,500Mid-Career Pay:$134,200
Major:African American & African Studies% High Meaning:60%Early Career Pay:$55,900Mid-Career Pay:$78,400
Major:Women's Studies% High Meaning:60%Early Career Pay:$52,500Mid-Career Pay:$78,900
Major:Recreation Management% High Meaning:60%Early Career Pay:$50,300Mid-Career Pay:$81,900
Major:Neuroscience% High Meaning:60%Early Career Pay:$60,900Mid-Career Pay:$98,700
Major:Architectural Technology% High Meaning:60%Early Career Pay:$57,400Mid-Career Pay:$99,200
Major:Urban Studies% High Meaning:60%Early Career Pay:$59,500Mid-Career Pay:$99,700
Major:Civil Engineering Technology (CET)% High Meaning:60%Early Career Pay:$67,900Mid-Career Pay:$112,400
Major:Urban & Regional Planning% High Meaning:60%Early Career Pay:$61,700Mid-Career Pay:$103,800
Major:Construction Engineering Technology% High Meaning:60%Early Career Pay:$65,700Mid-Career Pay:$102,700
Major:Latin American Studies% High Meaning:60%Early Career Pay:$54,900Mid-Career Pay:$105,600
Major:Information Assurance% High Meaning:60%Early Career Pay:$63,500Mid-Career Pay:$115,300
Major:Personal Financial Planning% High Meaning:59%Early Career Pay:$62,700Mid-Career Pay:$101,900
Major:History & Politics% High Meaning:59%Early Career Pay:$56,500Mid-Career Pay:$99,400
Major:Cell Biology% High Meaning:59%Early Career Pay:$58,500Mid-Career Pay:$111,300
Major:Applied Sociology% High Meaning:59%Early Career Pay:$48,900Mid-Career Pay:$80,100
Major:Secondary Education% High Meaning:59%Early Career Pay:$52,100Mid-Career Pay:$83,400
Major:Family Studies% High Meaning:59%Early Career Pay:$46,300Mid-Career Pay:$66,100
Major:General Science% High Meaning:59%Early Career Pay:$58,300Mid-Career Pay:$97,400
Major:Materials Engineering% High Meaning:59%Early Career Pay:$83,700Mid-Career Pay:$134,500
Major:Construction Management% High Meaning:59%Early Career Pay:$74,200Mid-Career Pay:$125,900
Major:Agricultural Economics% High Meaning:59%Early Career Pay:$62,400Mid-Career Pay:$122,400
Major:Financial Planning% High Meaning:59%Early Career Pay:$63,300Mid-Career Pay:$121,900
Major:Kinesiology% High Meaning:59%Early Career Pay:$37,900Mid-Career Pay:$68,200
Major:Applied Computer Science% High Meaning:59%Early Career Pay:$45,400Mid-Career Pay:$87,400

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