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:International Business% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$43,800Mid-Career Pay:$74,000
Major:Pre-law% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$41,700Mid-Career Pay:$55,300
Major:Law% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$45,900Mid-Career Pay:$65,200
Major:Business Administration% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$44,100Mid-Career Pay:$66,300
Major:General Science% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$43,900Mid-Career Pay:$61,200
Major:SocialStudies% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$40,800Mid-Career Pay:$60,300
Major:Geology% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$39,000Mid-Career Pay:$59,800
Major:General Education (Teaching)% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$42,600Mid-Career Pay:$52,800
Major:Photojournalism% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$48,200Mid-Career Pay:$72,400
Major:Foreign Languages% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$56,200Mid-Career Pay:$92,500
Major:Human Resources Management (HRM)% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$56,100Mid-Career Pay:$91,600
Major:Network Administration% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$56,000Mid-Career Pay:$94,400
Major:Drafting Technology% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$45,600Mid-Career Pay:$74,800
Major:Sociology% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$54,700Mid-Career Pay:$84,300
Major:Music% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$52,700Mid-Career Pay:$84,400
Major:Human Resources (HR)% High Meaning:55%Early Career Pay:$55,500Mid-Career Pay:$87,700
Major:Criminology% High Meaning:54%Early Career Pay:$52,200Mid-Career Pay:$85,000
Major:Religious Studies% High Meaning:54%Early Career Pay:$53,000Mid-Career Pay:$90,300
Major:Information & Communication Technology% High Meaning:54%Early Career Pay:$55,500Mid-Career Pay:$90,100
Major:Leadership% High Meaning:54%Early Career Pay:$55,600Mid-Career Pay:$92,100
Major:Gender Studies% High Meaning:54%Early Career Pay:$52,700Mid-Career Pay:$70,000
Major:English Language & Literature% High Meaning:54%Early Career Pay:$42,300Mid-Career Pay:$61,900
Major:General Studies% High Meaning:54%Early Career Pay:$41,000Mid-Career Pay:$62,500
Major:Hospitality Management% High Meaning:54%Early Career Pay:$43,300Mid-Career Pay:$62,400
Major:General Business% High Meaning:54%Early Career Pay:$43,900Mid-Career Pay:$66,000

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