OBSERVED EARNINGS · LIKE-FOR-LIKE CATEGORIESHighest-paying majors
National median earnings four years after completion, keeping field and credential level visible.
Business & Management13 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$111,7024Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's Degree · 72 programs$109,1375Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree · 77 programs$106,8126International BusinessMaster's Degree · 15 programs$101,4497Management Information Systems and ServicesMaster's Degree · 55 programs$98,1708Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree · 890 programs$93,3699Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree · 362 programs$93,04710Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherMaster's Degree · 19 programs$93,02411Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree · 178 programs$81,09112Hospitality Administration/ManagementMaster's Degree · 12 programs$79,79913MarketingMaster's Degree · 42 programs$78,491Field 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.