Highest Paying Jobs With a Bachelor’s Degree

Your major can have an even bigger impact on future earnings than choice of school. Find out which majors pay you back, and which make it hard to pay back student loans.

RankMajorDegree TypeEarly Career Pay
Mid-Career Pay
% High Meaning
Rank:1Major:Petroleum EngineeringDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$97,500Mid-Career Pay:$212,500% High Meaning:61%
Rank:2Major:Operations Research & Industrial EngineeringDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$98,300Mid-Career Pay:$191,800% High Meaning:21%
Rank:3Major:Interaction DesignDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$74,700Mid-Career Pay:$173,600% High Meaning:54%
Rank:4Major:Applied Economics and ManagementDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$76,500Mid-Career Pay:$164,400% High Meaning:54%
Rank:5Major:Building ScienceDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$69,000Mid-Career Pay:$163,100% High Meaning:47%
Rank:6Major:Actuarial MathematicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$70,700Mid-Career Pay:$160,000% High Meaning:52%
Rank:6Major:Operations ResearchDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$92,200Mid-Career Pay:$160,000% High Meaning:57%
Rank:8Major:Systems EngineeringDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$87,000Mid-Career Pay:$159,100% High Meaning:58%
Rank:9Major:Optical Science & EngineeringDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$79,600Mid-Career Pay:$158,300% High Meaning:73%
Rank:10Major:Information & Computer ScienceDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$76,000Mid-Career Pay:$157,800% High Meaning:63%
Rank:11Major:Aeronautics & AstronauticsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$88,200Mid-Career Pay:$156,900% High Meaning:56%
Rank:12Major:Aerospace StudiesDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$62,600Mid-Career Pay:$154,300% High Meaning:-
Rank:13Major:PharmacyDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$69,400Mid-Career Pay:$154,000% High Meaning:79%
Rank:14Major:Cognitive ScienceDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$78,000Mid-Career Pay:$153,800% High Meaning:43%
Rank:15Major:Managerial EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$74,700Mid-Career Pay:$153,300% High Meaning:38%
Rank:16Major:Quantitative EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$74,500Mid-Career Pay:$152,700% High Meaning:43%
Rank:17Major:EconometricsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$72,000Mid-Career Pay:$152,100% High Meaning:35%
Rank:18Major:Foreign AffairsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$62,900Mid-Career Pay:$152,000% High Meaning:32%
Rank:19Major:Chemical EngineeringDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$85,600Mid-Career Pay:$151,800% High Meaning:55%
Rank:20Major:Public AccountingDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$69,700Mid-Career Pay:$151,200% High Meaning:47%
Rank:21Major:Political EconomyDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$73,100Mid-Career Pay:$150,600% High Meaning:31%
Rank:22Major:Corporate Accounting & FinanceDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$76,800Mid-Career Pay:$149,600% High Meaning:50%
Rank:23Major:Actuarial ScienceDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$76,700Mid-Career Pay:$149,000% High Meaning:42%
Rank:24Major:Computer Engineering (CE)Degree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$89,100Mid-Career Pay:$148,500% High Meaning:46%
Rank:25Major:Electrical Power EngineeringDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$84,700Mid-Career Pay:$148,300% High Meaning:72%

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