As the school year begins, students seek out fulfilling and enlightening majors—that will hopefully bring in the big bucks down the road. PayScale lists the highest-paying undergrad degrees and their mid-career median salaries:
- Aerospace engineering, $109,000
- Chemical engineering, $107,000
- Computer engineering, $105,000
- Electrical engineering, $102,000
- Economics, $101,000
- Physics, $98,800
- Mechanical engineering, $98,300
- Computer science, $97,400
- Industrial engineering, $95,000
- Environmental engineering, $94,500
Click the link below to see the full list, which ranks journalism below agriculture but above fashion design.
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