OBSERVED EARNINGS · LIKE-FOR-LIKE CATEGORIES Highest-paying majors National median earnings four years after completion, keeping field and credential level visible.
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91 Computer Science Associate's Degree · 33 programs $64,221 92 Information Science/Studies Associate's Degree · 26 programs $63,006 93 Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 63 programs $62,163 94 Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree · 120 programs $61,799 95 Mathematics Associate's Degree · 13 programs $61,557 96 Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree · 151 programs $60,453 97 Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Bachelor's Degree · 78 programs $60,152 98 Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Bachelor's Degree · 20 programs $59,760 99 Computer Programming Associate's Degree · 57 programs $59,646 100 Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's Degree · 43 programs $59,496 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.
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