OBSERVED EARNINGS · LIKE-FOR-LIKE CATEGORIESHighest-paying majors
National median earnings four years after completion, keeping field and credential level visible.
Business & Management10 ranked field-and-credential categories with at least 10 earnings observations
1Management Information Systems and ServicesAssociate's Degree · 22 programs$57,4242Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree · 223 programs$52,6283Human Resources Management and ServicesAssociate's Degree · 35 programs$51,1184Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree · 250 programs$49,1385Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · 592 programs$48,6856Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsAssociate's Degree · 11 programs$46,0987MarketingAssociate's Degree · 34 programs$45,6208Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate's Degree · 36 programs$40,7889General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate's Degree · 12 programs$39,48610Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's Degree · 73 programs$37,383Field 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.