Top Majors at Pennsylvania State University (The)

PA · Ranked by 5-year median salary · 114 majors with data

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#	Major	Year 1	Year 5 Median	Year 10
1	Petroleum Engineering	$94,851	$116,440	$223,702
2	Computer and Information Sciences, General	$83,436	$115,495	$146,638
3	Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$76,335	$115,004	—
4	Mining and Mineral Engineering	$90,454	$114,734	$133,464
5	Computer Engineering	$80,420	$114,727	$138,651
6	Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting, Other	$75,940	$109,506	$141,116
7	Finance and Financial Management Services	$70,194	$109,392	$157,645
8	Chemical Engineering	$82,659	$106,531	$132,620
9	Electrical and Electronics Engineering	$76,917	$105,113	$132,482
10	Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering	$76,607	$102,941	$127,903
11	Nuclear Engineering	$79,571	$102,472	$131,115
12	Industrial Engineering	$75,395	$101,143	$130,426
13	Engineering Science	$73,347	$101,141	$137,045
14	Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$67,835	$100,908	—
15	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$69,037	$100,694	$137,553
16	Mechanical Engineering	$77,398	$100,162	$125,234
17	Engineering, Other	$70,108	$99,629	$127,147
18	Information Science/Studies	$70,964	$99,349	$131,598
19	Architectural Engineering	$74,321	$98,036	$122,476
20	Statistics	$65,319	$97,859	$129,828

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.