The 13 Best-Paying College Majors: PayScale List
The highest-earning college degrees all have one thing in common -- math skills.
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Petroleum engineering
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Starting Median Pay: $97,900
Mid-Career Median Pay: $155,000
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Chemical engineering
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Starting Median Pay: $64,500
Mid-Career Median Pay: $109,000
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Electrical engineering
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Starting Median Pay: $61,300
Mid-Career Median Pay: $103,000
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Material science & engineering
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Starting Median Pay: $60,400
Mid-Career Median Pay: $103,000
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Aerospace engineering
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Starting Median Pay: $60,700
Mid-Career Median Pay: $102,000
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Computer engineering
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Starting Median Pay: $61,800
Mid-Career Median Pay: $101,000
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Physics
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Starting Median Pay: $49,800
Mid-Career Median Pay: $101,000
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Applied Mathematics
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Starting Median Pay: $52,600
Mid-Career Median Pay: $98,600
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Computer Science
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Starting Median Pay: $56,600
Mid-Career Median Pay: $97,900
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Nuclear engineering
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Starting Median Pay: $65,100
Mid-Career Median Pay: $97,800
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Biomedical engineering
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$Starting Median Pay: $53,800
Mid-Career Median Pay: $97,800
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12
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Economics
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Starting Median Pay: $47,300
Mid-Career Median Pay: $94,700
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Mechanical engineering
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Starting Median Pay: $58,400
Mid-Career Median Pay: $94,500
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| Huffington Post 7/26/2011
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