The 25 Best-Paying College Majors
Job and recruiting website Glassdoor used salary data and 500,000 resumes submitted by employees to determine which college major pays the most in the first five years after graduation. Science, technology, engineering and math majors dominate the list with only a few liberal arts sneaking in the top 25 spots.
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Median base salary: $45,000
Entry-level jobs: law clerk, paralegal, consultant
Median base salary: $45,000
Entry-level jobs: English teacher, editor, copywriter
Median base salary: $45,475
Entry-level jobs: marketing coordinator, account executive, marketing analyst
Median base salary: $45,846
Entry-level jobs: graphic designer, web designer, art manager
Median base salary: $45,880
Entry-level jobs: marketing associate, English teacher, research assistant
Median base salary: $47,850
Entry-level jobs: account manager, marketing manager, market research analyst
Median base salary: $50,000
Entry-level jobs: fashion designer, textile designer, stylist
Median base salary: $50,000
Entry-level jobs: architect, CAD designer, project designer
Median base salary: $50,000
Entry-level jobs: laboratory technician, quality control analyst, research associate
Median base salary: $50,000
Entry-level jobs: physicist, research fellow, computer programmer
Median base salary: $52,000
Entry-level jobs: financial analyst, management analyst, accountant
Median base salary: $52,000
Entry-level jobs: accountant, auditor, financial analyst
Median base salary: $52,814
Entry-level jobs: biomedical engineer, service engineer, clinical research associate
Median base salary: $54,018
Entry-level jobs: math teacher, software engineer, data analyst
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Median base salary: $54,900
Entry-level jobs: financial analyst, investment banking analyst, accountant
Median base salary: $58,000
Entry-level jobs: network administrator, help desk analyst, business analyst
Median base salary: $58,928
Entry-level jobs: registered nurse, licensed vocational nurse, case manager
Median base salary: $60,000
Entry-level jobs: data analyst, statistician, data scientist
Median base salary: $61,500
Entry-level jobs: civil engineer, structural engineer, field engineer
Median base salary: $64,008
Entry-level jobs: programmer analyst, technical support, systems engineer
Median base salary: $64,381
Entry-level jobs: industrial engineer, quality engineer, production planner
Median base salary: $65,000
Entry-level jobs: chemical engineer, process engineer, project engineer
Median base salary: $68,000
Entry-level jobs: mechanical engineer, design engineer, project engineer
Median base salary: $68,438
Entry-level jobs: electrical engineer, systems engineer, software engineer
Median base salary: $70,000
Entry-level jobs: software engineer, systems engineer, web developer