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College & Degree Rankings

We averaged the median 5-year post-graduation salaries for every major across thousands of institutions. Here are the most lucrative bachelor's degrees in the US.

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Rank Degree Major National Avg Salary (5-Yr)
#1 Petroleum Engineering

Data from 14 schools

 $136,564
#2 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

Data from 12 schools

 $132,594
#3 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

Data from 5 schools

 $109,728
#4 Systems Engineering

Data from 5 schools

 $109,337
#5 Mining and Mineral Engineering

Data from 10 schools

 $108,833
#6 Mathematics and Computer Science

Data from 5 schools

 $105,944
#7 Computer Engineering

Data from 76 schools

 $105,670
#8 Fire Protection

Data from 17 schools

 $103,055
#9 Chemical Engineering

Data from 64 schools

 $102,100
#10 Nuclear Engineering

Data from 11 schools

 $101,646
#11 Metallurgical Engineering

Data from 6 schools

 $101,299
#12 Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Data from 115 schools

 $100,869
#13 Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering

Data from 24 schools

 $100,526
#14 Engineering, Other

Data from 9 schools

 $97,665
#15 Industrial Engineering

Data from 52 schools

 $97,112
#16 Construction Engineering

Data from 10 schools

 $96,927
#17 Mechanical Engineering

Data from 113 schools

 $95,630
#18 Computer Science

Data from 136 schools

 $94,155
#19 Materials Engineering

Data from 16 schools

 $93,890
#20 Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Data from 6 schools

 $92,667
#21 Engineering, General

Data from 25 schools

 $91,472
#22 Manufacturing Engineering

Data from 6 schools

 $90,575
#23 Construction Management

Data from 25 schools

 $90,423
#24 Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

Data from 26 schools

 $89,562
#25 Computer and Information Sciences, General

Data from 205 schools

 $88,627
#26 Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Data from 45 schools

 $88,517
#27 Statistics

Data from 24 schools

 $88,425
#28 Engineering Physics

Data from 8 schools

 $88,164
#29 Computer Systems Analysis

Data from 9 schools

 $87,416
#30 Engineering-Related Fields

Data from 17 schools

 $87,197
#31 Computer Programming

Data from 10 schools

 $86,490
#32 Construction Engineering Technology

Data from 27 schools

 $86,419
#33 Civil Engineering

Data from 94 schools

 $85,777
#34 Quality Control and Safety Technologies

Data from 11 schools

 $85,323
#35 Mechanical Engineering Technologies

Data from 46 schools

 $85,277
#36 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research

Data from 274 schools

 $85,107
#37 Agricultural Engineering

Data from 15 schools

 $84,784
#38 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

Data from 50 schools

 $84,581
#39 Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

Data from 9 schools

 $84,425
#40 Architectural Engineering

Data from 8 schools

 $84,351
#41 Applied Mathematics

Data from 27 schools

 $83,195
#42 Geological/Geophysical Engineering

Data from 6 schools

 $83,136
#43 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

Data from 22 schools

 $83,108
#44 Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies

Data from 51 schools

 $82,880
#45 Insurance

Data from 16 schools

 $81,824
#46 Architectural Engineering Technologies

Data from 10 schools

 $81,120
#47 Management Information Systems and Services

Data from 126 schools

 $80,923
#48 Industrial Production Technologies

Data from 58 schools

 $80,818
#49 Engineering Technologies, General

Data from 16 schools

 $80,509
#50 Computer Engineering Technologies

Data from 19 schools

 $80,462