Top Majors at Western Carolina University

NC · Ranked by 5-year median salary · 51 majors with data

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#	Major	Year 1	Year 5 Median	Year 10
1	Engineering, General	$63,563	$88,474	—
2	Computer Science	$56,116	$86,297	$113,369
3	Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies	$62,158	$81,907	$96,422
4	Engineering Technologies, General	$65,319	$79,484	$92,715
5	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research	$65,785	$78,004	$90,311
6	Public Administration	$63,029	$77,241	$86,717
7	Industrial Production Technologies	$59,848	$77,021	$84,962
8	Construction Engineering Technology	$54,522	$70,276	$91,685
9	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$60,612	$67,993	$74,604
10	Management Information Systems and Services	$43,788	$66,585	$76,823
11	Finance and Financial Management Services	$42,966	$62,206	$78,372
12	Accounting and Related Services	$40,759	$60,472	$71,048
13	Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions	$58,734	$60,243	$73,872
14	Public Health	$41,778	$59,300	$65,743
15	Health and Medical Administrative Services	$39,842	$58,363	$80,205
16	Chemistry	$35,986	$57,663	$74,805
17	Marketing	$40,951	$57,434	$66,870
18	Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$28,969	$55,956	$60,021
19	Business Administration and Management	$40,508	$55,354	$68,412
20	Criminal Justice and Corrections	$42,025	$53,866	$61,198

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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.