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Which US college majors lead to the biggest graduate salaries?

The degrees with the highest earning potential
Joint 19th: Accounting – $54,000
Joint 19th: Information Systems and Management – $54,000
Joint 17th: Nursing – $55,000
Joint 17th: Pharmacy – $55,000
16th: Mathematics – $59,000
Joint 12th: Finance – $60,000
Joint 12th: Construction Services – $60,000
Joint 12th: Economics – $60,000
Joint 12th: General Engineering – $60,000
11th: Engineering Technologies – $62,000
10th: Civil Engineering – $65,000
9th: Business Analytics – $66,000
8th: Miscellaneous Engineering – $68,000
Joint 5th: Mechanical Engineering – $70,000
Joint 5th: Industrial Engineering – $70,000
Joint 5th: Electrical Engineering – $70,000
4th: Aerospace Engineering – $72,000
3rd: Computer Science – $73,000
2nd: Computer Engineering – $74,000
1st: Chemical Engineering – $75,000
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The degrees with the highest earning potential

Move over arts and languages. The college degrees that can bag you the biggest post-school salaries are all heavyweight STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects, with a particular focus on specialist engineering and computer sciences. 

Graduates who major in these disciplines tend to take home hefty salaries and have little trouble paying off their student loans.

Read on to discover the top 20 majors that guarantee the fattest paychecks, as calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. 

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Daniel Coughlin

19 May 2023

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