The 10 Highest Paying Majors – 10 Years After Graduation
Do your students ever ask you what career choices you would recommend? Many students have no idea yet what career path they might want to pursue? CNBC took a look at which careers paid the most 5 years after graduation. 8 of the 10 were engineering related. Here is their list:
College majors that pay the most right after college
Top 10 majors by median salary within five years of graduation
The table shows the top 10 college majors that pay the most within the first five years of graduation.
| Chemical engineering | $75K |
|---|---|
| Computer engineering | $74K |
| Computer science | $73K |
| Aerospace engineering | $72K |
| Electrical engineering | $70K |
| Industrial engineering | $70K |
| Mechanical engineering | $70K |
| Miscellaneous engineering | $68K |
| Business analytics | $66K |
| Civil engineering | $65K |
Here is the link to the article which careers continue to pay off later in life as well: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/20/highest-paying-college-majors.html
