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Top Majors at University of Virginia

VA · Ranked by 5-year median salary · 48 majors with data

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# Major Year 1 Year 5 Median Year 10
1 Computer and Information Sciences, General $106,169 $144,468 $175,217
2 Computer Engineering $94,309 $133,882 $164,724
3 Business/Commerce, General $88,813 $129,779 $191,636
4 Systems Engineering $89,937 $128,583 $183,990
5 Electrical and Electronics Engineering $85,137 $112,304 $157,649
6 Mathematics $75,366 $110,293 $141,539
7 Economics $73,110 $108,346 $158,071
8 Chemical Engineering $83,397 $108,167 $145,997
9 Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering $79,284 $103,464 $141,620
10 Public Policy Analysis $69,306 $102,218
11 Mechanical Engineering $78,713 $100,217 $130,971
12 Physics $69,890 $99,096 $136,719
13 Civil Engineering $71,639 $93,319 $117,043
14 Biomedical/Medical Engineering $74,301 $93,219 $133,875
15 Engineering, General $61,273 $87,772 $119,554
16 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $59,035 $83,184 $112,132
17 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research $69,971 $81,258 $99,425
18 International Relations and National Security Studies $52,967 $80,816 $122,958
19 Political Science and Government $51,004 $80,624 $117,586
20 Health and Physical Education/Fitness $29,720 $74,791 $83,018

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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.