Top Majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

VA · Ranked by 5-year median salary · 70 majors with data

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#	Major	Year 1	Year 5 Median	Year 10
41	Public Policy Analysis	$44,431	$67,165	$86,054
42	Communication and Media Studies	$43,417	$66,443	$88,628
43	Philosophy	$33,772	$66,438	$90,837
44	Hospitality Administration/Management	$46,915	$66,353	$82,300
45	Family and Consumer Sciences Business Services	$48,658	$66,285	$89,110
46	Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology	$38,892	$65,642	$105,599
47	Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$42,023	$65,113	$78,466
48	Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$39,272	$64,845	$84,083
49	Geography and Cartography	$43,455	$64,670	$82,929
50	Linguistics and Comparative Language Studies	$43,047	$64,459	$80,815
51	Biology, General	$33,899	$64,423	$92,488
52	Agricultural Business and Management	$46,024	$64,212	$80,301
53	Landscape Architecture	$57,216	$63,105	$76,015
54	Apparel and Textiles	$44,549	$62,818	$75,525
55	Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods	$49,126	$62,719	$69,814
56	Neuroscience and Neurobiology	$34,170	$62,158	—
57	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$38,614	$59,624	$73,442
58	Fine and Studio Arts	$38,158	$59,458	$73,313
59	Sociology	$39,108	$59,131	$74,229
60	Psychology, General	$34,746	$58,917	$76,078

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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.