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:Police Science% High Meaning:57%Early Career Pay:$43,300Mid-Career Pay:$65,500
Major:Accounting & Finance% High Meaning:57%Early Career Pay:$45,500Mid-Career Pay:$66,700
Major:Culinary Arts & Food Service Management% High Meaning:57%Early Career Pay:$43,400Mid-Career Pay:$62,600
Major:Marketing & Management% High Meaning:57%Early Career Pay:$46,100Mid-Career Pay:$55,900
Major:Administration% High Meaning:57%Early Career Pay:$39,400Mid-Career Pay:$60,000
Major:Human Resources (HR)% High Meaning:57%Early Career Pay:$45,200Mid-Career Pay:$60,100
Major:Wildlife Biology% High Meaning:57%Early Career Pay:$50,200Mid-Career Pay:$70,400
Major:SocialStudies% High Meaning:57%Early Career Pay:$54,200Mid-Career Pay:$83,900
Major:Psychology% High Meaning:57%Early Career Pay:$52,800Mid-Career Pay:$85,700
Major:Natural Resources% High Meaning:57%Early Career Pay:$56,000Mid-Career Pay:$86,800
Major:Romance Languages% High Meaning:57%Early Career Pay:$59,100Mid-Career Pay:$87,900
Major:Finance & Banking% High Meaning:57%Early Career Pay:$51,200Mid-Career Pay:$75,900
Major:Management & Leadership% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$60,900Mid-Career Pay:$89,800
Major:Music Performance% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$53,400Mid-Career Pay:$91,500
Major:Atmospheric Science% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$57,300Mid-Career Pay:$93,600
Major:Speech Communication% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$54,500Mid-Career Pay:$93,200
Major:Horticulture% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$49,900Mid-Career Pay:$70,100
Major:Culinary Arts% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$47,800Mid-Career Pay:$74,900
Major:Recording Arts% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$53,400Mid-Career Pay:$69,200
Major:Secondary Education% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$42,000Mid-Career Pay:$55,000
Major:Psychology% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$39,100Mid-Career Pay:$58,200
Major:Interior Design% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$44,900Mid-Career Pay:$63,800
Major:Law Enforcement% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$47,700Mid-Career Pay:$65,100
Major:Manufacturing Engineering Technology% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$57,800Mid-Career Pay:$82,500
Major:Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$55,600Mid-Career Pay:$87,500

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