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May 15, 2015
Engineering majors top the list of highest-paid majors for the class of 2015, according to a report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Petroleum engineering ranked as the highest-paid college major for this year’s grads.
The projected median starting salary for bachelor’s degree-level petroleum engineering graduates stands at $93,750. Engineering majors represented all of the 10 highest-paid bachelor’s level degrees.
The top-paid majors for the class of 2015 bachelor’s degree graduates:
- Petroleum engineering: $93,750
- Chemical engineering: $66,500
- Electrical engineering: $65,000
- Nuclear engineering: $65,000
- Computer engineering: $63,000
- Mechanical engineering: $63,000
- Systems engineering: $63,000
- Aerospace/aeronautical engineering: $62,750
- Materials engineering/science: $62,750
- Industrial/manufacturing engineering: $62,500