This list, compiled by Business Insider, is based solely on people that have received a bachelor's degree and nothing else (sorry doctors, lawyers, and people from ITT Tech). It also accounts for EVERYONE in a major. So while you plan on joining a hedge fund with billions of dollars under management in New York after graduation, remember that some other guy with a finance degree, living in Iowa and working as a bookkeeper for a used car dealership, is destroying Finance's chances of ever making this list. Anyway, here are the 10 highest paying college majors.
10. Statistics
Median Starting Salary: $49,300
Median Mid-career Salary: $99,500
9. Computer Science
Median Starting Salary: $58,400
Median Mid-career Salary: $100,000
8. Applied Mathematics
Median Starting Salary: $50,800
Median Mid-career Salary: $102,000
7. Computer Engineering
Median Starting Salary: $62,700
Median Mid-career Salary: $105,000
6. Electrical Engineering
Median Starting Salary: $63,400
Median Mid-career Salary: $106,000
5. Nuclear Engineering
Median Starting Salary: $66,800
Median Mid-career Salary: $107,000
4. Chemical Engineering
Median Starting Salary: $67,500
Median Mid-career Salary: $111,000
3. Actuarial Mathematics
Median Starting Salary: $56,100
Median Mid-career Salary: $112,000
2. Aerospace Engineering
Median Starting Salary: $62,500
Median Mid-career Salary: $118,000
1. Petroleum Engineering
Median Starting Salary: $98,000
Median Mid-career Salary: $163,000
[H/T Business Insider]





























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