The 10 best-paid college majors in the U.S. in 2011 | Statista

This statistic shows the 10 best-paid college majors in the United States in 2011, ranked by median earnings per year in the corresponding industry. Petroleum engineering is the leading major with annual earnings of about 120,000 U.S. dollars in 2011.

The 10 best-paid college majors in the United States in 2011 (in U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Median earnings per year in U.S. dollars
Petroleum Engineering	120,000$
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration	105,000$
Mathematics and Computer Sciences	98,000$
Aerospace Engineering	87,000$
Chemical Engineering	86,000$
Electrical Engineering	85,000$
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	82,000$
Metallurgical Engineering	80,000$
Mining and Mineral Engineering	80,000$
Mechanical Engineering	80,000$

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May 2011

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