Ranked by how many students complete them each year, with what those graduates go on to earn.
| # | Major | Level | Grade | Median earnings | Typical range | Graduates/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | International Relations | Bachelor's | C | $38,889 | $30,305–$40,467 | 8,079 |
| 82 | Rehabilitation | Master's | C | $63,600 | $46,087–$66,941 | 8,046 |
| 83 | Hospitality Management | Bachelor's | C | $38,634 | $33,192–$40,140 | 7,940 |
| 84 | Allied Health Diagnostic | Bachelor's | B | $53,858 | $36,848–$57,318 | 7,919 |
| 85 | Management Information Systems | Bachelor's | B | $58,985 | $46,478–$61,303 | 7,889 |
| 86 | Biology | Master's | F | $35,416 | $28,212–$46,087 | 7,761 |
| 87 | Physics | Bachelor's | C | $43,240 | $34,847–$48,432 | 7,710 |
| 88 | Mechanical Engineering | Master's | B | $82,882 | $75,518–$86,129 | 7,395 |
| 89 | Physiology | Bachelor's | F | $26,121 | $25,194–$31,305 | 7,361 |
| 90 | Animal Sciences | Bachelor's | D | $30,616 | $25,967–$32,925 | 7,296 |
| 91 | Psychology | Master's | D | $41,681 | $38,289–$48,265 | 6,941 |
| 92 | Education | Bachelor's | C | $33,993 | $29,374–$37,671 | 6,888 |
| 93 | Criminal Justice | Master's | D | $47,729 | $39,009–$52,289 | 6,816 |
| 94 | Educational Leadership | Master's | C | $53,699 | $46,478–$57,860 | 6,788 |
| 95 | Applied Mathematics | Master's | A | $97,071 | $70,456–$86,689 | 6,541 |
| 96 | Air Transportation | Bachelor's | B | $46,869 | $39,950–$47,650 | 6,478 |
| 97 | Music | Master's | F | $25,194 | $24,228–$33,993 | 6,242 |
| 98 | Aerospace Engineering | Bachelor's | A | $65,029 | $61,380–$67,995 | 6,195 |
| 99 | Rhetoric and Composition & Writing Studies | Bachelor's | D | $31,585 | $22,872–$33,993 | 5,997 |
| 100 | Computer Engineering | Master's | A | $109,095 | $84,653–$104,192 | 5,898 |
| 101 | Library Science and Administration | Master's | D | $43,872 | $40,461–$45,696 | 5,568 |
| 102 | Social Sciences | Bachelor's | C | $34,704 | $29,565–$37,568 | 5,560 |
| 103 | Religion & Religious Studies | Bachelor's | F | $28,598 | $19,794–$31,127 | 5,540 |
| 104 | Statistics | Bachelor's | B | $54,435 | $47,650–$61,516 | 5,318 |
| 105 | Economics | Master's | B | $70,596 | $57,318–$70,596 | 5,317 |
| 106 | International Relations | Master's | C | $65,995 | $47,963–$64,493 | 5,256 |
| 107 | Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's | A | $69,710 | $63,005–$71,643 | 5,205 |
| 108 | International & Globalization Studies | Bachelor's | C | $34,660 | $27,822–$36,049 | 5,169 |
| 109 | International Business | Bachelor's | C | $44,189 | $38,289–$52,107 | 5,159 |
| 110 | Geological | Bachelor's | C | $34,259 | $31,081–$39,369 | 5,018 |
| 111 | Civil Engineering | Master's | B | $71,823 | $66,169–$74,200 | 4,960 |
| 112 | Linguistic, Comparative | Bachelor's | F | $26,933 | $23,649–$31,848 | 4,816 |
| 113 | Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's | C | $45,149 | $38,289–$46,087 | 4,791 |
| 114 | Communications | Master's | C | $51,899 | $40,728–$53,775 | 4,685 |
| 115 | Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's | B | $55,151 | $45,919–$65,387 | 4,620 |
| 116 | Cell & Cellular Biology | Bachelor's | D | $33,043 | $27,494–$37,208 | 4,605 |
| 117 | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics | Bachelor's | F | $24,904 | $21,964–$28,598 | 4,476 |
| 118 | Clinical, Counseling | Bachelor's | D | $32,925 | $28,417–$36,077 | 4,401 |
| 119 | Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's | C | $37,424 | $29,887–$44,170 | 4,223 |
| 120 | Finance | Master's | B | $82,993 | $64,196–$87,973 | 4,158 |
The most-awarded degrees in the US are not the best-paying ones. Business, psychology and nursing dominate on volume for reasons of interest, access and licensing rather than salary — check the earnings column beside each row.
A field with tens of thousands of graduates a year has a deep, competitive job market and plenty of programmes to choose between, which usually means more scholarship money in circulation and more places where you can study it affordably.
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study earnings, measured two years after completion. Majors with too few programmes publishing earnings are left out rather than estimated.