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BLS 2025–35 projections · bachelor’s fields

Degrees linked to fast-growing careers

This list combines reported degree earnings with the average projected growth of officially linked occupations. It does not turn occupation demand into a promise of employment.

Degree fieldGraduate earningsRelated-career growthAnnual openings
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing1,021 programs · 6 linked occupations$86,259reported year 4+18.2%283.8kacross linked occupations2Communication Disorders Sciences and Services220 programs · 3 linked occupations$58,557reported year 4+15.2%38kacross linked occupations3Public Health217 programs · 13 linked occupations$57,499reported year 4+12.3%176kacross linked occupations4Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians12 programs · 3 linked occupations$41,690reported year 4+12.1%61.5kacross linked occupations5Microbiological Sciences and Immunology53 programs · 10 linked occupations$65,366reported year 4+11.2%130.6kacross linked occupations6Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences64 programs · 7 linked occupations$60,152reported year 4+10.8%57.9kacross linked occupations7Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services15 programs · 9 linked occupations$79,657reported year 4+10.7%240.9kacross linked occupations8Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences35 programs · 9 linked occupations$68,042reported year 4+10.6%68.2kacross linked occupations9Information Science/Studies149 programs · 7 linked occupations$83,331reported year 4+10.5%194.1kacross linked occupations10Computer and Information Sciences, General470 programs · 14 linked occupations$84,860reported year 4+10.4%302.9kacross linked occupations11Computer Science354 programs · 13 linked occupations$98,882reported year 4+10.2%262.4kacross linked occupations12Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions85 programs · 11 linked occupations$54,558reported year 4+9.4%74.1kacross linked occupations13Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians19 programs · 5 linked occupations$84,705reported year 4+9.3%95.3kacross linked occupations14Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications48 programs · 10 linked occupations$73,884reported year 4+9.3%228.8kacross linked occupations15Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General156 programs · 2 linked occupations$59,778reported year 4+9.1%13.9kacross linked occupations16Mathematics309 programs · 7 linked occupations$70,257reported year 4+9.0%103.6kacross linked occupations17Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions264 programs · 19 linked occupations$67,676reported year 4+9.0%118.4kacross linked occupations18Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering59 programs · 5 linked occupations$96,510reported year 4+8.6%25.4kacross linked occupations19Statistics50 programs · 7 linked occupations$87,335reported year 4+8.6%42kacross linked occupations20Chemistry213 programs · 14 linked occupations$66,171reported year 4+8.5%162.7kacross linked occupations21Applied Mathematics45 programs · 12 linked occupations$92,803reported year 4+8.4%85.9kacross linked occupations22Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology63 programs · 13 linked occupations$50,106reported year 4+8.3%70.3kacross linked occupations23Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration29 programs · 14 linked occupations$122,169reported year 4+8.2%331.2kacross linked occupations24Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions50 programs · 17 linked occupations$51,435reported year 4+8.2%182.4kacross linked occupations25Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions93 programs · 6 linked occupations$74,831reported year 4+8.1%75.3kacross linked occupations26Neurobiology and Neurosciences67 programs · 5 linked occupations$61,799reported year 4+8.0%38.1kacross linked occupations27Computer Engineering192 programs · 7 linked occupations$105,640reported year 4+7.9%142.4kacross linked occupations28Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology110 programs · 8 linked occupations$65,097reported year 4+7.9%45.5kacross linked occupations29Systems Engineering11 programs · 5 linked occupations$114,815reported year 4+7.8%54.6kacross linked occupations30Research and Experimental Psychology82 programs · 11 linked occupations$56,830reported year 4+7.7%193kacross linked occupations

Growth is the unweighted average across distinct occupations in the official CIP–SOC crosswalk. Openings are summed within each degree field and should not be compared across fields as unique jobs because one occupation can connect to several degrees. BLS projections are national and occupation-level.