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National median earnings four years after completion, keeping field and credential level visible.

Field familyAll fieldsSTEM & ComputingHealth & ClinicalBusiness & ManagementSocial & Behavioral SciencesEducationArts, Media & HumanitiesLaw & Public ServiceTrades & Applied Fields
Degree levelAll credentialsAssociateBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
All fields100 ranked field-and-credential categories with at least 10 earnings observations
1Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesGraduate/Professional Certificate · 13 programs$221,8092Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMaster's Degree · 12 programs$201,7183Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesMaster's Degree · 17 programs$201,5474DentistryFirst Professional Degree · 59 programs$175,0485Computer ScienceMaster's Degree · 48 programs$152,7706Real EstateMaster's Degree · 15 programs$147,7707Systems EngineeringMaster's Degree · 27 programs$144,3078Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationMaster's Degree · 15 programs$142,5129Computer EngineeringMaster's Degree · 23 programs$140,39310Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral Degree · 45 programs$137,49611Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree · 90 programs$136,21112Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree · 127 programs$135,56013Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingFirst Professional Degree · 31 programs$135,34014Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree · 62 programs$134,28715Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesMaster's Degree · 14 programs$133,18916OptometryFirst Professional Degree · 18 programs$131,49717StatisticsMaster's Degree · 18 programs$129,76218Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate/Professional Certificate · 38 programs$128,51819Veterinary MedicineFirst Professional Degree · 26 programs$127,97420Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree · 219 programs$127,29721Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's Degree · 40 programs$127,03222Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree · 78 programs$125,90223Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringMaster's Degree · 25 programs$125,84324Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree · 92 programs$124,72925Engineering, GeneralMaster's Degree · 29 programs$123,83426Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree · 34 programs$122,16927Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree · 447 programs$120,33828Computer Software and Media ApplicationsMaster's Degree · 26 programs$119,84029Industrial EngineeringMaster's Degree · 19 programs$117,33830ChemistryDoctoral Degree · 38 programs$116,12231Engineering, OtherMaster's Degree · 16 programs$115,69032Applied MathematicsMaster's Degree · 17 programs$115,62933MedicineDoctoral Degree · 28 programs$115,29834Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree · 84 programs$115,23135Systems EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 12 programs$114,81536Chemical EngineeringMaster's Degree · 11 programs$114,03737BiotechnologyMaster's Degree · 15 programs$113,23138Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyMaster's Degree · 13 programs$111,72539TaxationMaster's Degree · 30 programs$111,70240Public HealthDoctoral Degree · 10 programs$111,41141Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral Degree · 18 programs$109,68942Biomedical/Medical EngineeringMaster's Degree · 40 programs$109,39443Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's Degree · 72 programs$109,13744Biology, GeneralDoctoral Degree · 14 programs$108,20645Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's Degree · 43 programs$107,54046Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's Degree · 75 programs$106,83147Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree · 77 programs$106,81248MedicineFirst Professional Degree · 148 programs$106,46949Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 198 programs$105,64050EconomicsMaster's Degree · 22 programs$104,08551Medical Illustration and InformaticsMaster's Degree · 27 programs$103,08952Petroleum EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 20 programs$102,59453Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansMaster's Degree · 12 programs$101,91054International BusinessMaster's Degree · 15 programs$101,44955Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesMaster's Degree · 41 programs$101,30056Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree · 151 programs$101,19457Construction EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 13 programs$101,10858LawDoctoral Degree · 26 programs$100,38359Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral Degree · 97 programs$100,22260Information Science/StudiesMaster's Degree · 72 programs$99,83861Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 373 programs$98,88262Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 268 programs$98,64063Management Information Systems and ServicesMaster's Degree · 55 programs$98,17064LawFirst Professional Degree · 176 programs$97,85465Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 98 programs$97,79066Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherMaster's Degree · 10 programs$97,36267Civil EngineeringMaster's Degree · 82 programs$96,80568Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 159 programs$96,79869Nuclear EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 13 programs$96,75270Psychology, GeneralDoctoral Degree · 39 programs$96,53471Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 60 programs$96,51072Education, GeneralDoctoral Degree · 36 programs$95,54373Engineering, OtherBachelor's Degree · 21 programs$94,27874Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 131 programs$94,13675Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate/Professional Certificate · 46 programs$94,09976Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesMaster's Degree · 14 programs$94,04877Homeland SecurityMaster's Degree · 28 programs$93,68678Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree · 58 programs$93,43179Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree · 890 programs$93,36980Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree · 362 programs$93,04781Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherMaster's Degree · 19 programs$93,02482Applied MathematicsBachelor's Degree · 47 programs$92,80383Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsMaster's Degree · 13 programs$92,60984Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's Degree · 45 programs$92,52485Materials EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 37 programs$91,79986Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · 16 programs$91,55787Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsGraduate/Professional Certificate · 10 programs$91,27188Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 326 programs$91,13189International Relations and National Security StudiesMaster's Degree · 40 programs$91,05290Engineering-Related FieldsBachelor's Degree · 34 programs$90,27591InsuranceBachelor's Degree · 22 programs$89,34392Public Policy AnalysisMaster's Degree · 50 programs$89,11193Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · 27 programs$88,91194Manufacturing EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 15 programs$88,69095Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate/Professional Certificate · 42 programs$88,59496Engineering PhysicsBachelor's Degree · 12 programs$88,58997Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesDoctoral Degree · 25 programs$88,32698Engineering, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 59 programs$88,06399Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree · 218 programs$87,932100Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherMaster's Degree · 14 programs$87,918

Field families are reproducible groupings of federal two-digit CIP subject codes. Rankings require at least 10 programs with reported year-4 earnings; missing or suppressed values are not replaced with zero.