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College & Degree Rankings

We averaged the median 5-year post-graduation salaries for every major across thousands of institutions. Here are the most lucrative bachelor's degrees in the US.

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Rank Degree Major National Avg Salary (5-Yr)
#1 Petroleum Engineering

Data from 14 schools

 $136,564
#2 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

Data from 13 schools

 $125,789
#3 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

Data from 5 schools

 $109,728
#4 Systems Engineering

Data from 5 schools

 $109,337
#5 Mining and Mineral Engineering

Data from 10 schools

 $108,833
#6 Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies

Data from 5 schools

 $107,723
#7 Mathematics and Computer Science

Data from 5 schools

 $105,944
#8 Computer Engineering

Data from 76 schools

 $105,670
#9 Chemical Engineering

Data from 64 schools

 $102,100
#10 Physical Science Technologies/Technicians

Data from 27 schools

 $102,034
#11 Nuclear Engineering

Data from 11 schools

 $101,646
#12 Metallurgical Engineering

Data from 6 schools

 $101,299
#13 Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering

Data from 24 schools

 $100,526
#14 Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Data from 116 schools

 $100,522
#15 Construction Engineering

Data from 10 schools

 $96,927
#16 Industrial Engineering

Data from 56 schools

 $96,643
#17 Mechanical Engineering

Data from 116 schools

 $94,907
#18 Engineering, Other

Data from 11 schools

 $93,783
#19 Computer Science

Data from 158 schools

 $90,590
#20 Manufacturing Engineering

Data from 6 schools

 $90,575
#21 Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Data from 45 schools

 $88,517
#22 Statistics

Data from 24 schools

 $88,425
#23 Engineering Physics

Data from 8 schools

 $88,164
#24 Construction Management

Data from 30 schools

 $87,062
#25 Engineering Science

Data from 8 schools

 $85,974
#26 Materials Engineering

Data from 19 schools

 $85,914
#27 Engineering-Related Fields

Data from 18 schools

 $85,890
#28 Civil Engineering

Data from 95 schools

 $85,565
#29 Mining and Petroleum Technologies

Data from 15 schools

 $85,429
#30 Agricultural Engineering

Data from 15 schools

 $84,784
#31 Architectural Engineering

Data from 8 schools

 $84,351
#32 Quality Control and Safety Technologies

Data from 32 schools

 $84,101
#33 Mechanic and Repair Technologies, Other

Data from 6 schools

 $83,393
#34 Geological/Geophysical Engineering

Data from 6 schools

 $83,136
#35 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

Data from 22 schools

 $83,108
#36 Applied Mathematics

Data from 28 schools

 $82,913
#37 Electromechanical Technologies

Data from 63 schools

 $82,701
#38 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

Data from 53 schools

 $82,389
#39 Engineering, General

Data from 80 schools

 $80,319
#40 Insurance

Data from 17 schools

 $79,863
#41 Fire Protection

Data from 156 schools

 $79,080
#42 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research

Data from 724 schools

 $78,457
#43 Energy Systems Technologies

Data from 18 schools

 $77,554
#44 Engineering Technologies, General

Data from 25 schools

 $77,479
#45 Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

Data from 94 schools

 $76,743
#46 Computer Systems Analysis

Data from 15 schools

 $76,693
#47 Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services

Data from 30 schools

 $76,210
#48 Computer and Information Sciences, General

Data from 336 schools

 $75,755
#49 Industrial Production Technologies

Data from 163 schools

 $75,748
#50 Physics

Data from 128 schools

 $75,112