A new study found that graduates with STEM degrees typically earn a lot more and are less likely to be unemployed, that’s according to Bankrate. For example, electrical engineering majors earn a median salary of $99,000, while fine arts majors make $37,000.
Mathematics fan? Mathematics majors typically earn $65,000.
Majors Matter
The most valuable college majors include naval architecture marine; nuclear engineering; Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences And Administration; Genetics; and Electrical Engineering.
People who study naval architecture and marine engineering pick up a median income of $90,000, and their unemployment rate is just 1.6 percent.
The least valuable college majors include Drama And Theater Arts; Visual And Performing Arts; Composition And Rhetoric; Linguistics And Comparative Language And Literature; and Fine Arts.
People who study drama and theater arts pick up a median income of $35,500, and their unemployment rate is just 5.2 percent.
Rank Declared degree Median income Unemployment rate Percent with advanced degree
1 Naval Architecture And Marine Engineering $90,000 1.6% 0.29
2 Nuclear Engineering $98,100 1.8% 0.56
3 Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences And Administration $100,000 2.2% 0.58
4 Genetics $85,000 1.2% 0.76
5 Electrical Engineering $99,000 2.7% 0.46
6 Architectural Engineering $74,000 1.5% 0.29
7 Aerospace Engineering $90,000 2.3% 0.49
8 Computer Engineering $92,000 2.8% 0.4
8 Electrical Engineering Technology $76,000 1.8% 0.3
10 Materials Science $90,000 2.0% 0.66
11 Engineering And Industrial Management $72,600 1.3% 0.34
12 General Engineering $80,000 2.4% 0.37
13 Applied Mathematics $78,200 1.8% 0.49
14 Construction Services $70,000 1.9% 0.11
14 Transportation Sciences And Technologies $72,000 2.2% 0.2
16 Mechanical Engineering $88,000 3.0% 0.39
17 Management Information Systems And Statistics $80,000 2.9% 0.25
18 Computer Science $87,000 3.1% 0.32
19 Atmospheric Sciences And Meteorology $70,100 0.6% 0.45
20 Civil Engineering $80,000 2.7% 0.39
21 Chemical Engineering $88,000 3.0% 0.46
22 Miscellaneous Engineering Technologies $70,000 2.1% 0.21
23 Finance $75,000 2.9% 0.29
24 Mathematics And Computer Science $99,000 4.5% 0.4
25 Health And Medical Preparatory Programs $74,000 1.7% 0.78
26 Industrial And Manufacturing Engineering $80,000 3.1% 0.37
27 Nursing $64,000 1.5% 0.26
28 Geosciences $69,700 0.9% 0.56
29 Statistics And Decision Science $78,700 2.8% 0.51
30 Engineering Mechanics Physics And Science $84,300 3.3% 0.55
31 Actuarial Science $80,000 5.1% 0.16
32 Petroleum Engineering $87,600 7.5% 0.3
33 Information Sciences $75,600 3.3% 0.29
34 Miscellaneous Engineering $72,000 2.9% 0.33
35 Biological Engineering $65,000 1.6% 0.44
36 Computer And Information Systems $71,000 3.1% 0.25
37 Zoology $67,000 1.5% 0.66
38 Business Economics $68,000 2.7% 0.29
39 Chemistry $72,000 2.6% 0.63
40 Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies $65,800 3.0% 0.21
41 Operations Logistics And E-Commerce $64,000 2.8% 0.22
42 Biochemical Sciences $68,000 2.2% 0.64
43 Economics $74,000 3.4% 0.43
44 Accounting $63,000 2.5% 0.29
45 Medical Technologies Technicians $60,000 1.8% 0.25
46 Industrial Production Technologies $71,000 4.2% 0.21
47 Physics $80,000 3.6% 0.66
48 Environmental Engineering $70,000 3.0% 0.48
49 Materials Engineering And Materials Science $78,800 6.6% 0.47
50 Computer Programming And Data Processing $66,700 3.5% 0.21
51 Agricultural Economics $55,000 0.7% 0.25
52 Political Science And Government $65,000 2.6% 0.51
53 Molecular Biology $63,000 2.1% 0.64
54 Mathematics $65,000 2.9% 0.51
55 Food Science $60,000 2.1% 0.41
56 Computer Networking And Telecommunications $60,000 2.9% 0.2
57 General Business $60,000 2.7% 0.23
58 Biomedical Engineering $68,000 3.4% 0.55
59 Engineering Technologies $60,000 3.0% 0.25
60 Forestry $55,000 2.1% 0.27
61 Educational Administration And Supervision $60,000 1.8% 0.9
62 Architecture $60,000 2.9% 0.36
63 Public Administration $58,000 2.3% 0.49
64 Marketing And Marketing Research $55,000 2.7% 0.17
65 Treatment Therapy Professions $55,000 1.9% 0.44
66 Physiology $60,000 2.3% 0.6
67 Business Management And Administration $58,000 3.2% 0.24
68 Miscellaneous Business & Medical Administration $52,000 2.5% 0.2
69 Microbiology $63,000 3.3% 0.58
70 Biology $60,000 2.7% 0.59
71 Communication Disorders Sciences And Services $52,000 1.1% 0.77
72 Computer Administration Management And Security $60,000 3.8% 0.2
73 International Business $55,000 2.7% 0.32
74 Multi-Disciplinary Or General Science $57,000 3.1% 0.36
75 Oceanography $60,000 3.3% 0.41
76 Miscellaneous Biology $52,000 2.4% 0.52
77 Human Resources And Personnel Management $55,000 3.3% 0.3
78 Geology And Earth Science $60,000 3.8% 0.46
79 Medical Assisting Services $50,000 2.1% 0.26
80 Agriculture Production And Management $50,000 2.4% 0.12
81 History $52,000 3.0% 0.49
82 International Relations $60,000 3.9% 0.52
83 Miscellaneous Education $50,000 1.8% 0.45
84 Miscellaneous Social Sciences $55,000 3.2% 0.5
85 Physical And Health Education Teaching $50,000 2.0% 0.42
86 Mathematics Teacher Education $50,000 1.6% 0.54
87 Public Policy $60,000 5.1% 0.55
88 Animal Sciences $47,500 1.5% 0.38
89 Neuroscience $50,000 1.9% 0.53
90 Geography $52,000 3.9% 0.33
91 Secondary Teacher Education $48,000 1.4% 0.49
92 Special Needs Education $49,000 1.8% 0.6
93 Cognitive Science And Biopsychology $56,000 6.7% 0.54
94 Advertising And Public Relations $50,000 3.1% 0.17
95 Criminal Justice And Fire Protection $50,000 3.1% 0.21
96 Electrical, Mechanical, And Precision Technologies And Production $45,000 1.6% 0.1
97 Journalism $50,000 3.1% 0.26
98 United States History $55,000 4.6% 0.51
99 Science And Computer Teacher Education $48,000 1.8% 0.53
100 Communications $50,000 3.3% 0.22
100 French German Latin And Other Common Foreign Language Studies $50,000 2.5% 0.52
102 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies $48,000 2.7% 0.26
103 Educational Psychology $50,000 2.5% 0.71
104 School Student Counseling $50,000 2.5% 0.88
105 General Agriculture $47,000 2.7% 0.26
106 Environmental Science $50,000 3.3% 0.31
107 Miscellaneous Agriculture $42,700 1.3% 0.3
108 General Education $46,000 1.9% 0.47
109 Plant Science And Agronomy $50,000 3.5% 0.27
110 Natural Resources Management $50,000 3.4% 0.3
111 Criminology $45,000 2.2% 0.24
112 Health And Medical Administrative Services $50,000 3.6% 0.3
113 Humanities $50,000 3.3% 0.42
114 Elementary Education $44,200 1.5% 0.46
115 Social Science Or History Teacher Education $48,000 2.5% 0.51
116 Community And Public Health $46,000 2.5% 0.38
117 Philosophy And Religious Studies $50,000 3.1% 0.57
118 Teacher Education: Multiple Levels $43,000 1.2% 0.47
119 Nutrition Sciences $45,000 2.0% 0.43
120 Pre-Law And Legal Studies $49,000 3.5% 0.34
121 General Social Sciences $48,000 3.3% 0.37
122 Clinical Psychology $43,100 1.2% 0.71
123 Area Ethnic And Civilization Studies $49,400 3.7% 0.47
124 Industrial And Organizational Psychology $50,000 4.3% 0.43
125 Language And Drama Education $45,000 2.1% 0.54
126 Botany $50,000 3.4% 0.64
127 Intercultural And International Studies $48,000 3.3% 0.39
128 Hospitality Management $44,000 3.1% 0.12
129 Miscellaneous Health Medical Professions $45,000 2.4% 0.49
130 Sociology $46,000 3.2% 0.35
131 Liberal Arts $47,000 3.9% 0.26
132 English Language And Literature $47,800 3.4% 0.46
133 Ecology $42,000 2.3% 0.38
134 Early Childhood Education $39,000 1.7% 0.37
135 Art And Music Education $42,000 2.1% 0.46
136 General Medical And Health Services $47,000 3.6% 0.38
137 Library Science $48,000 3.3% 0.77
138 Theology And Religious Vocations $38,000 1.7% 0.43
139 Social Work $42,000 2.4% 0.51
140 Psychology $45,000 3.1% 0.47
141 Family And Consumer Sciences $40,000 2.6% 0.31
142 Counseling Psychology $41,800 2.1% 0.75
143 Physical Fitness Parks Recreation And Leisure $41,400 3.0% 0.3
144 Interdisciplinary Social Sciences $43,300 3.4% 0.36
145 Art History And Criticism $42,000 3.0% 0.4
146 Commercial Art And Graphic Design $41,800 4.1% 0.11
147 Anthropology And Archeology $45,000 3.9% 0.46
148 Other Foreign Languages $45,000 4.2% 0.46
149 Human Services And Community Organization $40,000 3.2% 0.29
150 Studio Arts $35,000 3.0% 0.27
151 Miscellaneous Psychology $42,100 3.7% 0.46
152 Communication Technologies $40,000 4.9% 0.11
153 Cosmetology Services And Culinary Arts $35,000 3.3% 0.12
154 Mass Media $40,000 6.0% 0.16
155 Music $36,000 3.1% 0.42
156 Miscellaneous Fine Arts $38,000 5.7% 0.2
157 Film Video And Photographic Arts $37,000 6.5% 0.15
158 Fine Arts $37,000 4.8% 0.24
159 Linguistics And Comparative Language And Literature $40,000 3.9% 0.45
160 Composition And Rhetoric $37,800 4.4% 0.29
161 Visual And Performing Arts $32,000 4.1% 0.23
162 Drama And Theater Arts $35,500 5.2% 0.26
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