13 Best Paying College Majors

girl_graduate_waving_md_clr The Huffington Post recently published an article on the 13 best-paying college majors.  Note that 12 of the 13 require a strong physics and science background, and all 13 require strong math skills.  Thanks to Louis Carusone of Eastridge High School for sharing this article and link.  You can find the entire article online at the Huffington Post.  I have summarized their data below:

 

Major

Median Starting Pay

Mid-Career Median Pay

Petroleum Engineering

$97,900

$155,000

Chemical Engineering

$64,500

$109,000

Electrical Engineering

$61,300

$103,000

Materials Science / Eng

$60,400

$103,000

Aerospace Engineering

$60,700

$102,000

Computer Engineering

$61,800

$101,000

Physics

$49,800

$101,000

Applied Mathematics

$52,600

$98,600

Computer Science

$56,600

$97,900

Nuclear Engineering

$65,100

$97,800

Biomedical Engineering

$53,800

$97,800

Economics

$47,300

$94,700

Mechanical Engineering

$58,400

$94,500