The 10 highest- and lowest-earning college majors

Good news for engineering majors; statistics say you’ll probably be out-earning your peers when you graduate. Based on data analysis from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, Forbes has compiled a list of the top 10 highest- and lowest-earning majors.

Highest-earning majors:

1. Petroleum engineering - $136,000
2. Pharmaceutical sciences and administration - $136,000
3. Metallurgical engineering - $98,000
4. Mining and mineral engineering - $97,000
5. Chemical engineering - $96,000
6. Electric engineering - $93,000
7. Aerospace engineering - $90,000
8. Mechanical engineering - $87,000
9. Computer engineering - $87,000
10. Geological and geophysical engineering - $87,000

Lowest-earning majors:

1. Early childhood education - $39,000
2. Human services and community organization - $41,000
3. Studio arts - $42,000
4. Social work - $42,000
5. Teacher education - $42,000
6. Visual and performing arts - $42,000
7. Theology and religious vocations - $43,000
8. Elementary education - $43,000
9. Drama and theater arts - $45,000
10. Family and consumer sciences - $45,000

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