Top-Paying College Degrees

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:

1. Aerospace engineering, $109,000
2. Chemical engineering, $107,000
3. Computer engineering, $105,000
4. Electrical engineering, $102,000
5. Economics, $101,000

6. Physics, $98,800
7. Mechanical engineering, $98,300
8. Computer science, $97,400
9. Industrial engineering, $95,000
10.  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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