Top Majors at Purdue University

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#	Major	Year 1	Year 5 Median	Year 10
61	Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$38,015	$58,609	$58,065
62	Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$43,588	$58,150	$71,338
63	Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$38,967	$57,978	$72,585
64	Plant Sciences	$44,230	$57,912	$71,707
65	Animal Sciences	$37,770	$56,959	$74,581
66	Botany/Plant Biology	$34,630	$55,699	$78,529
67	Sociology	$35,707	$55,181	$68,550
68	History	$34,390	$54,304	$69,427
69	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$31,024	$54,051	$72,273
70	Forestry	$43,111	$53,711	$70,090
71	Education, General	$39,804	$52,251	$59,372
72	English Language and Literature, General	$35,288	$51,890	$65,524
73	Linguistics and Comparative Language Studies	$37,493	$51,418	$69,291
74	Anthropology	$32,088	$51,223	$60,442
75	Research and Experimental Psychology	$33,295	$50,866	$68,208
76	Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods	$37,963	$50,493	$56,907
77	Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies	$42,922	$49,342	$55,935
78	Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$30,227	$49,269	$57,867
79	Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$28,969	$49,171	$70,298
80	Fine and Studio Arts	$33,386	$48,449	$58,275

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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.