College Majors: The Highest Starting Wages
If you want to earn serious money in your very first job after university, you should major in architecture or engineering. According to Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, students in architecture and engineering can expect to earn an impressive annual salary of $50,000 in their first job after college, more than any other major.
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This chart shows median annual wages of college-educated workers by major group.
Salary expectations of college graduates in the United States in 2019, by major (in U.S. dollars)
Ranking of average starting salaries for bachelor's degree recipients in the United States in 2014, by major (in U.S. dollars)
Median income of architecture and engineering majors, by focus of study in the United States in 2013 (in 2013 U.S. dollars)
The 10 best-paid college majors in the United States in 2011 (in U.S. dollars)
Median income by college major groups in the United States in 2013 (in U.S. dollars)
College majors with the highest median earnings for Hispanic students in the U.S. in 2015 (in U.S. dollars)
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