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:4Major:Applied Economics and ManagementDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$76,500Mid-Career Pay:$164,400% High Meaning:54%
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:21Major:Political EconomyDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$73,100Mid-Career Pay:$150,600% High Meaning:31%
Rank:76Major:Economics and MathematicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$77,100Mid-Career Pay:$132,700% High Meaning:38%
Rank:79Major:Business & EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$66,500Mid-Career Pay:$131,700% High Meaning:44%
Rank:84Major:International EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$66,200Mid-Career Pay:$130,600% High Meaning:54%
Rank:88Major:EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$70,500Mid-Career Pay:$130,200% High Meaning:41%
Rank:105Major:Accounting & EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$74,500Mid-Career Pay:$125,400% High Meaning:48%
Rank:107Major:Finance & EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$70,300Mid-Career Pay:$124,800% High Meaning:42%
Rank:114Major:Financial EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$70,500Mid-Career Pay:$123,100% High Meaning:36%
Rank:117Major:Business EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$66,500Mid-Career Pay:$122,800% High Meaning:45%
Rank:124Major:Applied EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$69,200Mid-Career Pay:$122,000% High Meaning:41%
Rank:126Major:Economics & Political ScienceDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$64,200Mid-Career Pay:$121,900% High Meaning:46%
Rank:146Major:Agricultural EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$61,700Mid-Career Pay:$119,400% High Meaning:57%
Rank:190Major:Economics & ManagementDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$61,500Mid-Career Pay:$113,800% High Meaning:47%
Rank:198Major:Agricultural Economics & BusinessDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$62,100Mid-Career Pay:$112,500% High Meaning:56%
Rank:214Major:Consumer EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$60,600Mid-Career Pay:$111,300% High Meaning:46%
Rank:412Major:Environmental & Natural Resource EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$58,600Mid-Career Pay:$93,700% High Meaning:66%
Rank:608Major:Secondary EducationDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$50,700Mid-Career Pay:$80,800% High Meaning:58%
Rank:701Major:Secondary English Teacher EducationDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$49,800Mid-Career Pay:$72,100% High Meaning:62%
Rank:739Major:Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL)Degree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$48,800Mid-Career Pay:$68,800% High Meaning:67%
Rank:771Major:Home EconomicsDegree Type:BachelorsEarly Career Pay:$47,700Mid-Career Pay:$62,800% High Meaning:69%

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