The 10 highest- and lowest-earning college majors

07/14/15

By Unigo

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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