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# Major Year 1 Year 5 Median Year 10
1 Computer and Information Sciences, General $80,683 $100,874 $129,686
2 Electrical and Electronics Engineering $75,822 $99,315 $120,518
3 Mechanical Engineering $70,893 $95,004 $113,905
4 Computer Science $74,729 $88,374 $101,906
5 Civil Engineering $66,394 $85,564 $105,232
6 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research $64,858 $77,168 $89,616
7 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions $78,655 $75,035 $68,363
8 Business Administration and Management $50,823 $73,780 $91,589
9 Mathematics $47,916 $67,343 $96,791
10 Economics $44,634 $67,185 $86,211
11 Physics $39,163 $65,986 $103,464
12 Architecture $44,129 $65,710
13 Chemistry $40,493 $65,458 $91,518
14 Biology, General $36,525 $60,798 $86,852
15 Criminal Justice and Corrections $45,292 $60,738 $70,870
16 Geography and Cartography $39,253 $60,458 $80,183
17 Research and Experimental Psychology $34,777 $59,793 $77,491
18 Communication and Media Studies $41,652 $59,311 $71,140
19 Political Science and Government $40,408 $58,689 $77,072
20 Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies $32,883 $56,877

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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.