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Top Majors at Lamar University

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# Major Year 1 Year 5 Median Year 10
1 Chemical Engineering $92,496 $125,110 $164,664
2 Mechanical Engineering $81,563 $116,446 $150,342
3 Electrical and Electronics Engineering $85,209 $111,289 $152,776
4 Industrial Engineering $72,286 $103,573 $111,561
5 Industrial Production Technologies $86,330 $103,197 $122,505
6 Civil Engineering $71,406 $93,834 $131,474
7 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research $76,232 $90,501 $100,633
8 Computer and Information Sciences, General $60,095 $87,772 $115,618
9 Natural Resources Conservation and Research $49,118 $76,015 $80,729
10 Accounting and Related Services $50,864 $75,548 $91,851
11 Chemistry $41,424 $72,014 $112,807
12 Business/Managerial Economics $56,170 $71,605 $95,990
13 Management Information Systems and Services $47,802 $70,441 $85,664
14 Finance and Financial Management Services $43,768 $69,593 $91,328
15 Business Administration and Management $47,574 $67,611 $88,097
16 Political Science and Government $39,579 $65,377 $75,771
17 Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences $49,979 $64,085 $80,540
18 Marketing $43,986 $63,529 $81,213
19 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $33,419 $62,648 $74,524
20 Mathematics $49,095 $62,487 $76,015

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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.