Top Majors at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

IL · Ranked by 5-year median salary · 76 majors with data

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#	Major	Year 1	Year 5 Median	Year 10
41	Plant Sciences	$43,047	$55,625	$69,154
42	Geography and Cartography	$43,820	$55,464	$61,969
43	Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$35,207	$54,485	$68,911
44	Special Education and Teaching	$43,820	$54,237	$62,022
45	Nutrition Sciences	$29,866	$54,208	$62,158
46	Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$35,826	$54,051	$71,168
47	Social Sciences, General	$26,134	$53,696	$57,471
48	Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	$38,996	$53,545	$60,442
49	Political Science and Government	$32,588	$53,505	$69,808
50	Journalism	$34,017	$52,100	$66,118
51	Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$30,966	$51,627	$67,936
52	Forestry	$36,019	$51,589	$62,742
53	Botany/Plant Biology	$35,528	$51,223	$48,487
54	Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$36,437	$50,858	$60,618
55	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$35,739	$50,296	$62,119
56	Hospitality Administration/Management	$35,153	$49,946	$57,208
57	Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods	$32,344	$49,076	$55,664
58	History	$30,567	$48,695	$60,703
59	English Language and Literature, General	$29,373	$48,512	$59,182
60	Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	$33,556	$48,449	$63,259

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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.