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)
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Time. (May 24, 2011). The 10 best-paid college majors in the United States in 2011 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/224409/the-10-best-paid-college-majors-in-the-us/
Time. "The 10 best-paid college majors in the United States in 2011 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 24, 2011. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/224409/the-10-best-paid-college-majors-in-the-us/
Time. (2011). The 10 best-paid college majors in the United States in 2011 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/224409/the-10-best-paid-college-majors-in-the-us/
Time. "The 10 Best-paid College Majors in The United States in 2011 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/224409/the-10-best-paid-college-majors-in-the-us/
Time, The 10 best-paid college majors in the United States in 2011 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/224409/the-10-best-paid-college-majors-in-the-us/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
The 10 best-paid college majors in the United States in 2011 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Time, May 24, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/224409/the-10-best-paid-college-majors-in-the-us/