Top Majors at University of Massachusetts at Boston

MA · Ranked by 5-year median salary · 22 majors with data

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#	Major	Year 1	Year 5 Median	Year 10
1	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research	$78,153	$99,939	$117,434
2	Computer and Information Sciences, General	$63,011	$97,005	$136,460
3	Business Administration and Management	$51,419	$76,247	$94,364
4	Economics	$50,050	$75,722	$93,187
5	Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology	$45,390	$72,384	$110,004
6	Biology, General	$42,120	$71,148	$100,550
7	Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$39,163	$69,644	—
8	Criminal Justice and Corrections	$47,092	$69,484	$89,225
9	Communication and Media Studies	$48,829	$66,946	$86,367
10	Political Science and Government	$42,938	$66,850	$88,299
11	Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas	$39,900	$65,762	$74,986
12	Philosophy	$37,341	$64,798	$71,441
13	Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$42,006	$63,610	$86,717
14	History	$40,793	$61,789	$83,940
15	Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$40,627	$61,663	$85,430
16	Social Work	$45,049	$61,009	$74,301
17	Sociology	$43,784	$60,095	$71,605
18	Psychology, General	$40,646	$58,133	$73,751
19	English Language and Literature, General	$38,438	$57,229	$74,401
20	Area Studies	$44,173	$56,029	$74,301

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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.