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:Natural Sciences% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$41,400Mid-Career Pay:$72,600
Major:Architectural Drafting% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$48,900Mid-Career Pay:$71,900
Major:Agricultural Economics & Business% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$63,700Mid-Career Pay:$115,800
Major:Computing% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$73,400Mid-Career Pay:$119,800
Major:Operations Research% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$94,900Mid-Career Pay:$164,900
Major:Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$86,300Mid-Career Pay:$146,400
Major:Cybersecurity% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$74,800Mid-Career Pay:$124,400
Major:Plant Sciences% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$57,400Mid-Career Pay:$80,900
Major:Interdisciplinary Studies (IS)% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$52,200Mid-Career Pay:$81,200
Major:Religion% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$51,900Mid-Career Pay:$80,600
Major:Criminal Justice% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$50,000Mid-Career Pay:$80,000
Major:Urban Planning% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$57,600Mid-Career Pay:$107,300
Major:Crop Science% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$56,400Mid-Career Pay:$104,800
Major:Business & Finance% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$63,400Mid-Career Pay:$112,400
Major:Chemistry% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$60,200Mid-Career Pay:$112,300
Major:Project Management% High Meaning:56%Early Career Pay:$66,500Mid-Career Pay:$106,400
Major:Geology% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$57,800Mid-Career Pay:$105,900
Major:Industrial Hygiene% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$66,700Mid-Career Pay:$138,500
Major:Accounting & Management% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$63,900Mid-Career Pay:$107,000
Major:Liberal Studies% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$52,800Mid-Career Pay:$80,700
Major:Humanities% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$58,100Mid-Career Pay:$81,800
Major:Culture Studies% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$53,500Mid-Career Pay:$79,000
Major:Interaction Design% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$77,400Mid-Career Pay:$178,800
Major:Global & International Studies% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$62,300Mid-Career Pay:$135,100
Major:Business Management% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$45,900Mid-Career Pay:$68,600

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