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Highest-paying majors

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
Trades & Applied Fields68 ranked field-and-credential categories with at least 10 earnings observations
1Veterinary MedicineFirst Professional Degree · 26 programs$127,9742Air TransportationBachelor's Degree · 59 programs$83,2833City/Urban, Community, and Regional PlanningMaster's Degree · 36 programs$81,9584Architectural Sciences and TechnologyMaster's Degree · 30 programs$77,1275Air TransportationAssociate's Degree · 18 programs$75,6376Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · 34 programs$74,6667ArchitectureMaster's Degree · 51 programs$73,4968Agricultural MechanizationBachelor's Degree · 11 programs$73,3939Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchMaster's Degree · 58 programs$72,80510Food Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree · 30 programs$70,53711Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's Degree · 31 programs$69,10812Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyMaster's Degree · 16 programs$68,96813City/Urban, Community, and Regional PlanningBachelor's Degree · 19 programs$68,16314ArchitectureBachelor's Degree · 82 programs$67,39915Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's Degree · 63 programs$66,10816Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree · 80 programs$65,88217Landscape ArchitectureBachelor's Degree · 21 programs$65,86318Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 61 programs$65,61119Agricultural MechanizationAssociate's Degree · 10 programs$62,05820Interior ArchitectureBachelor's Degree · 17 programs$61,42121Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate's Degree · 13 programs$60,94822Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree · 165 programs$60,64523Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · 28 programs$59,98724Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · 180 programs$59,97725Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate's Degree · 42 programs$58,60826ForestryBachelor's Degree · 33 programs$58,49927Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesBachelor's Degree · 14 programs$56,93728Environmental DesignBachelor's Degree · 13 programs$56,56129Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's Degree · 74 programs$56,47930Plant SciencesBachelor's Degree · 49 programs$56,265

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.