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Highest-paying majors

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

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Degree levelAll credentialsAssociateBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
Business & Management58 ranked field-and-credential categories with at least 10 earnings observations
1Real EstateMaster's Degree · 15 programs$147,7702Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree · 92 programs$124,7293TaxationMaster's Degree · 30 programs$111,7024Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral Degree · 18 programs$109,6895Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's Degree · 72 programs$109,1376Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree · 77 programs$106,8127International BusinessMaster's Degree · 15 programs$101,4498Management Information Systems and ServicesMaster's Degree · 55 programs$98,1709Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree · 58 programs$93,43110Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree · 890 programs$93,36911Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree · 362 programs$93,04712Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherMaster's Degree · 19 programs$93,02413InsuranceBachelor's Degree · 22 programs$89,34314Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate/Professional Certificate · 42 programs$88,59415Accounting and Related ServicesGraduate/Professional Certificate · 26 programs$84,38616Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 134 programs$84,09617Real EstateBachelor's Degree · 28 programs$83,59218Management Information Systems and ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 23 programs$81,79419Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree · 178 programs$81,09120Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 181 programs$80,82221Hospitality Administration/ManagementMaster's Degree · 12 programs$79,79922Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 96 programs$78,90623MarketingMaster's Degree · 42 programs$78,49124Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 472 programs$77,50425General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 12 programs$75,33226General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree · 30 programs$74,55727International BusinessBachelor's Degree · 119 programs$73,64028Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 856 programs$72,45729Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's Degree · 44 programs$70,32830MarketingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 11 programs$69,299

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.