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:Organizational Psychology% High Meaning:52%Early Career Pay:$58,100Mid-Career Pay:$106,300
Major:Business Management% High Meaning:52%Early Career Pay:$60,800Mid-Career Pay:$98,600
Major:Automotive Technology% High Meaning:52%Early Career Pay:$57,300Mid-Career Pay:$99,300
Major:Agricultural Science% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$55,100Mid-Career Pay:$99,700
Major:American History (United States)% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$60,700Mid-Career Pay:$99,200
Major:Music Production & Engineering% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$55,100Mid-Career Pay:$112,600
Major:Computer Aided Drafting & Design (CADD)% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$58,000Mid-Career Pay:$98,400
Major:Business Administration% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$62,100Mid-Career Pay:$99,000
Major:Public Affairs% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$61,100Mid-Career Pay:$97,500
Major:Insurance% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$66,100Mid-Career Pay:$106,200
Major:Information Systems Security% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$66,200Mid-Career Pay:$102,100
Major:International Affairs% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$60,300Mid-Career Pay:$102,100
Major:Industrial Management% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$67,800Mid-Career Pay:$113,900
Major:Government & Politics% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$62,100Mid-Career Pay:$110,000
Major:Hospital Administration% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$60,100Mid-Career Pay:$83,300
Major:Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$85,300Mid-Career Pay:$147,000
Major:Network Engineering% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$71,500Mid-Career Pay:$118,000
Major:Information Technology (IT)% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$51,200Mid-Career Pay:$81,200
Major:Mechanical Engineering (ME)% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$52,800Mid-Career Pay:$87,300
Major:Management Information Systems (MIS)% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$53,900Mid-Career Pay:$95,000
Major:Mechanical Design% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$54,800Mid-Career Pay:$82,200
Major:Instrumentation & Control Engineering% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$63,300Mid-Career Pay:$101,900
Major:Manufacturing Technology% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$51,000Mid-Career Pay:$71,300
Major:Industrial Engineering (IE)% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$57,100Mid-Career Pay:$78,400
Major:Business & Marketing% High Meaning:51%Early Career Pay:$45,000Mid-Career Pay:$63,500

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