College degrees with the highest salary potential
Engineering graduates earn the most after 10 years while those in children’s education earn the least, according to a 2016-2017 College Salary Report
- Careers
Carly Minsky
December 8 2016
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Choosing to study engineering is a smart choice for long-term earning potential, according to a new ranking of degree majors in the United States.
All but one of the top 10 degrees ranked by mid-career salary are in an engineering discipline, with petroleum engineering coming out on top thanks to a median salary of $172,000 10 years after graduation.
Actuarial science is the only degree outside engineering where at least half of graduates will earn more than $115,000 after 10 years.
Graduates of computer science, mathematics and physics can also count on high earning potential, while graduates of government studies ultimately earn a similar salary to STEM graduates after 10 years, despite only earning an average salary of less than $50,000 in the first five years of work.
The 2016-2017 PayScale College Salary Report also reveals the proportion of alumni of each degree major who say that their work is meaningful or makes the world a better place.
Unsurprisingly, the degrees most conducive to a meaningful career are medical research and pastoral ministry; for both degrees, 93 per cent of alumni say that their work improves the world.
Most of the degrees that lead to meaningful careers for a majority of graduates are within the medical and health field or child education, including music teaching, child development and special education.
However, some of these education degrees – such as child development, early childhood and elementary education – are ranked the lowest for mid-career salary, with median salaries of less than $42,000.
The ranking was compiled using data from 983 colleges in the United States and 1.4 million graduates working full-time in the United States.
Best college degrees for earning a high salary
| Rank | Degree major | Degree type | Early career pay | Mid-career pay | % in meaningful work |
| 1 | Petroleum engineering | Bachelor's | $96,700 | $172,000 | 56% |
| 2 | Systems engineering | Bachelor's | $66,400 | $121,000 | 50% |
| =3 | Actuarial science | Bachelor's | $60,800 | $119,000 | 43% |
| =3 | Chemical engineering | Bachelor's | $69,800 | $119,000 | 56% |
| =5 | Computer science (CS) and engineering | Bachelor's | $71,200 | $116,000 | 45% |
| =5 | Nuclear engineering | Bachelor's | $68,500 | $116,000 | 55% |
| 7 | Electronics and communications engineering | Bachelor's | $68,000 | $115,000 | 54% |
| 8 | Electrical and computer engineering (ECE) | Bachelor's | $68,100 | $114,000 | 49% |
| =9 | Aeronautical engineering | Bachelor's | $63,000 | $113,000 | 61% |
| =9 | Computer engineering (CE) | Bachelor's | $69,600 | $113,000 | 46% |
| =11 | Computer science (CS) and mathematics | Bachelor's | $63,500 | $111,000 | 36% |
| =11 | Physics and mathematics | Bachelor's | $56,200 | $111,000 | 48% |
| =13 | Applied mathematics | Bachelor's | $56,100 | $110,000 | 40% |
| =13 | Electrical engineering (EE) | Bachelor's | $67,000 | $110,000 | 53% |
| =15 | Electrical and electronics engineering (EEE) | Bachelor's | $64,000 | $108,000 | 61% |
| =15 | Industrial and systems engineering | Bachelor's | $63,800 | $108,000 | 45% |
| =15 | Materials science and engineering | Bachelor's | $65,800 | $108,000 | 45% |
| =15 | Physics | Bachelor's | $55,100 | $108,000 | 47% |
| =19 | Computer science (CS) | Bachelor's | $65,300 | $107,000 | 41% |
| =19 | Engineering | Bachelor's | $62,600 | $107,000 | 62% |
| =19 | Industrial distribution | Bachelor's | $56,800 | $107,000 | 51% |
| =19 | Mining engineering | Bachelor's | $70,200 | $107,000 | N/A |
| 23 | Aerospace engineering | Bachelor's | $65,400 | $106,000 | 48% |
| 24 | Government | Bachelor's | $49,600 | $105,000 | 48% |
| =25 | Biomedical engineering (BME) | Bachelor's | $62,700 | $104,000 | 75% |
| =25 | Industrial engineering (IE) | Bachelor's | $63,800 | $104,000 | 45% |
| =25 | Structural engineering (SE) | Bachelor's | $58,700 | $104,000 | 71% |
| =28 | Mechanical engineering (ME) | Bachelor's | $63,500 | $103,000 | 51% |
| =28 | Physician assistant studies | Bachelor's | $85,200 | $103,000 | 86% |
| 30 | Construction engineering management | Bachelor's | $59,500 | $102,000 | 59% |
| 31 | Finance and real estate | Bachelor's | $59,500 | $101,000 | 36% |
| 32 | Economics | Bachelor's | $53,900 | $100,000 | 41% |
| 33 | Electronics engineering | Bachelor's | $61,300 | $99,600 | 51% |
| 34 | Engineering management | Bachelor's | $62,800 | $98,400 | 56% |
| 35 | Finance and economics | Bachelor's | $56,700 | $98,200 | 37% |
| 36 | Software engineering | Bachelor's | $64,700 | $98,100 | 42% |
| =37 | Biochemistry and molecular biology | Bachelor's | $46,000 | $97,500 | 70% |
| =37 | Statistics | Bachelor's | $57,400 | $97,500 | 32% |
| 39 | Management information systems (MIS) | Bachelor's | $58,100 | $97,400 | 41% |
| 40 | Building construction management | Bachelor's | $54,400 | $96,500 | 58% |
| 41 | Civil engineering (CE) | Bachelor's | $57,200 | $96,300 | 67% |
| 42 | Mathematics | Bachelor's | $54,000 | $95,700 | 43% |
| 43 | Computing | Bachelor's | $51,400 | $95,500 | 53% |
| 44 | Mathematics and statistics | Bachelor's | $53,700 | $95,300 | 56% |
| 45 | Management science | Bachelor's | $57,200 | $95,000 | 46% |
| 46 | Marketing and international business | Bachelor's | $45,400 | $94,800 | 39% |
| 47 | Packaging science | Bachelor's | $61,100 | $94,600 | 35% |
| 48 | Construction management | Bachelor's | $57,400 | $94,500 | 59% |
| 49 | Building construction (BC) | Bachelor's | $56,000 | $94,000 | 49% |
| 50 | Manufacturing engineering | Bachelor's | $62,000 | $93,200 | 39% |
| 51 | Environmental engineering | Bachelor's | $53,900 | $92,800 | 66% |
| 52 | Business information systems | Bachelor's | $56,300 | $92,600 | 29% |
| =53 | Information systems (IS) | Bachelor's | $56,300 | $92,200 | 45% |
| =53 | Operations and supply chain management | Bachelor's | $52,600 | $92,200 | 37% |
| 55 | Civil and environmental engineering | Bachelor's | $57,200 | $91,100 | 72% |
| =56 | Construction engineering | Bachelor's | $59,800 | $91,000 | 55% |
| =56 | International business | Bachelor's | $48,800 | $91,000 | 43% |
| 58 | Engineering technology (ET) | Bachelor's | $52,500 | $90,800 | 47% |
| 59 | Agricultural engineering (AE) | Bachelor's | $55,000 | $90,600 | 61% |
| 60 | Government and politics | Bachelor's | $44,600 | $90,400 | 43% |
| 61 | Aviation management | Bachelor's | $41,900 | $90,200 | 54% |
| 62 | Molecular biology | Bachelor's | $45,500 | $90,100 | 70% |
| 63 | Electrical engineering technology (EET) | Bachelor's | $59,900 | $89,900 | 51% |
| =64 | Architectural engineering | Bachelor's | $61,700 | $89,800 | 48% |
| =64 | Environmental health and safety | Bachelor's | $51,200 | $89,800 | 79% |
| 66 | Finance | Bachelor's | $53,300 | $89,600 | 39% |
| 67 | Computer information systems (CIS) | Bachelor's | $54,300 | $89,500 | 44% |
| 68 | Informatics | Bachelor's | $60,100 | $88,800 | 47% |
| 69 | Industrial management | Bachelor's | $51,600 | $88,200 | 54% |
| =70 | Business economics | Bachelor's | $52,100 | $87,500 | 39% |
| =70 | Telecommunications management | Bachelor's | $50,000 | $87,500 | 49% |
| 72 | Mechanical engineering technology (MET) | Bachelor's | $57,600 | $87,400 | 48% |
| 73 | Information systems management | Bachelor's | $54,000 | $87,200 | 51% |
| =74 | Information technology (IT) and systems | Bachelor's | $52,800 | $87,100 | 41% |
| =74 | Telecommunications | Bachelor's | $40,800 | $87,100 | 25% |
| 76 | Information technology management | Bachelor's | $53,700 | $86,800 | 47% |
| 77 | Agricultural economics and business | Bachelor's | $44,600 | $86,700 | 59% |
| 78 | Physical therapy | Bachelor's | $60,300 | $86,600 | 89% |
| =79 | Accounting and finance | Bachelor's | $52,800 | $86,400 | 46% |
| =79 | International relations | Bachelor's | $46,500 | $86,400 | 46% |
| 81 | Operations management (OM) | Bachelor's | $54,800 | $86,200 | 44% |
| =82 | Information security | Bachelor's | $58,300 | $85,600 | 46% |
| =82 | Manufacturing engineering technology | Bachelor's | $59,100 | $85,600 | 38% |
| 84 | Business and marketing | Bachelor's | $45,800 | $85,300 | 43% |
| 85 | Construction project management | Bachelor's | $52,500 | $85,200 | 53% |
| 86 | Technical communication | Bachelor's | $45,300 | $85,100 | 49% |
| 87 | Electronics engineering technology (EET) | Bachelor's | $58,100 | $84,900 | 51% |
| 88 | Marketing and management | Bachelor's | $44,700 | $84,800 | 46% |
| 89 | Real estate | Bachelor's | $55,400 | $84,500 | 37% |
| =90 | Organisational behaviour | Bachelor's | $47,000 | $84,400 | 45% |
| =90 | Supply chain management | Bachelor's | $54,500 | $84,400 | 36% |
| =92 | Civil engineering technology (CET) | Bachelor's | $51,300 | $84,300 | 52% |
| =92 | Information technology (IT) | Bachelor's | $53,000 | $84,300 | 46% |
| =92 | Politics | Bachelor's | $45,600 | $84,300 | 45% |
| 95 | Philosophy | Bachelor's | $44,700 | $84,100 | 39% |
| 96 | Industrial engineering technology | Bachelor's | $60,100 | $83,600 | 62% |
| 97 | Industrial technology (IT) | Bachelor's | $55,200 | $83,400 | 51% |
| =98 | Agribusiness | Bachelor's | $43,200 | $83,100 | 57% |
| =98 | Public affairs | Bachelor's | $46,800 | $83,100 | 59% |
| =100 | Biochemistry (BCH) | Bachelor's | $44,700 | $83,000 | 60% |
| =100 | Business management and marketing | Bachelor's | $45,000 | $83,000 | 50% |
| =100 | Chemistry | Bachelor's | $45,700 | $83,000 | 59% |
| 103 | Computer information systems | Bachelor's | $47,100 | $82,800 | 53% |
| 104 | Meteorology | Bachelor's | $43,600 | $82,700 | 54% |
| 105 | Computer programming | Bachelor's | $50,500 | $82,600 | 36% |
| 106 | Marketing | Bachelor's | $45,300 | $82,500 | 39% |
| =107 | Industrial design (ID) | Bachelor's | $48,600 | $82,100 | 34% |
| =107 | Occupational health and safety | Bachelor's | $54,900 | $82,100 | 72% |
| 109 | Financial accounting | Bachelor's | $45,100 | $82,000 | 42% |
| 110 | Pre-medicine | Bachelor's | $42,700 | $81,200 | 63% |
| 111 | Food science | Bachelor's | $46,700 | $81,100 | 46% |
| 112 | Sales and marketing | Bachelor's | $45,400 | $80,800 | 44% |
| 113 | Risk management and insurance | Bachelor's | $52,300 | $80,600 | 51% |
| 114 | Food science and technology | Bachelor's | $49,000 | $80,400 | 62% |
| =115 | Biology and chemistry | Bachelor's | $41,500 | $79,900 | 64% |
| =115 | Political science (PolySci) | Bachelor's | $44,300 | $79,900 | 48% |
| =117 | Advertising | Bachelor's | $41,400 | $79,800 | 31% |
| =117 | Advertising and marketing communications | Bachelor's | $43,400 | $79,800 | 36% |
| =117 | Geology | Bachelor's | $44,800 | $79,800 | 55% |
| =120 | Architecture | Bachelor's | $45,100 | $79,300 | 53% |
| =120 | Microbiology | Bachelor's | $44,600 | $79,300 | 70% |
| 122 | Biological sciences | Bachelor's | $42,900 | $79,200 | 62% |
| 123 | Marketing and communications | Bachelor's | $44,900 | $79,000 | 38% |
| 124 | Transportation and logistics management | Bachelor's | $47,800 | $78,900 | 60% |
| 125 | Marketing management | Bachelor's | $45,300 | $78,500 | 37% |
| 126 | Urban and regional planning | Bachelor's | $44,000 | $78,100 | 44% |
| =127 | Fashion design | Bachelor's | $41,400 | $77,700 | 28% |
| =127 | Project management | Bachelor's | $49,500 | $77,700 | 60% |
| 129 | Logistics and supply chain management | Bachelor's | $51,800 | $77,400 | 39% |
| =130 | Financial management | Bachelor's | $49,300 | $77,300 | 49% |
| =130 | Law | Bachelor's | $47,600 | $77,300 | 40% |
| =132 | Accounting | Bachelor's | $48,300 | $77,200 | 41% |
| =132 | Environmental design | Bachelor's | $42,900 | $77,200 | 38% |
| 134 | Organisational development | Bachelor's | $52,800 | $77,100 | 48% |
| 135 | Environmental science | Bachelor's | $43,300 | $77,000 | 60% |
| 136 | Business communication | Bachelor's | $44,400 | $76,600 | 41% |
| 137 | Logistics | Bachelor's | $51,500 | $76,500 | 22% |
| 138 | Technology management | Bachelor's | $52,500 | $76,400 | 44% |
| 139 | History and political science | Bachelor's | $44,500 | $76,000 | 47% |
| 140 | Finance and banking | Bachelor's | $48,600 | $75,900 | 49% |
| 141 | Technical management | Bachelor's | $46,300 | $75,700 | 50% |
| =142 | Dental hygiene | Bachelor's | $65,400 | $74,900 | 79% |
| =142 | Industrial psychology | Bachelor's | $44,000 | $74,900 | 43% |
| =144 | Aeronautics | Bachelor's | $53,900 | $74,600 | 61% |
| =144 | Entrepreneurship | Bachelor's | $48,000 | $74,600 | 40% |
| 146 | Agronomy | Bachelor's | $45,600 | $74,400 | 68% |
| 147 | English literature | Bachelor's | $41,100 | $74,300 | 46% |
| =148 | Digital media | Bachelor's | $40,800 | $74,200 | 39% |
| =148 | Environmental studies | Bachelor's | $41,500 | $74,200 | 64% |
| =148 | Foreign languages | Bachelor's | $42,500 | $74,200 | 55% |
| =148 | Information systems security | Bachelor's | $57,100 | $74,200 | 41% |
| 152 | Nursing | Bachelor's | $57,500 | $74,100 | 83% |
| 153 | Landscape architecture | Bachelor's | $44,400 | $74,000 | 71% |
| 154 | General business | Bachelor's | $45,000 | $73,900 | 50% |
| 155 | History | Bachelor's | $42,200 | $73,600 | 46% |
| =156 | Film production | Bachelor's | $41,400 | $73,500 | 33% |
| =156 | Literature | Bachelor's | $40,400 | $73,500 | 41% |
| 158 | Biology | Bachelor's | $40,800 | $73,100 | 65% |
| 159 | Management | Bachelor's | $45,000 | $73,000 | 47% |
| 160 | Computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) | Bachelor's | $43,300 | $72,800 | N/A |
| 161 | Design | Bachelor's | $42,400 | $72,700 | 33% |
| 162 | General science | Bachelor's | $41,600 | $72,600 | 68% |
| 163 | Business management and human resources management (HRM) | Bachelor's | $42,100 | $72,500 | 68% |
| =164 | American studies | Bachelor's | $45,100 | $72,400 | 42% |
| =164 | Business administration | Bachelor's | $46,100 | $72,400 | 50% |
| =164 | Professional and technical writing | Bachelor's | $42,700 | $72,400 | 48% |
| =167 | Business management | Bachelor's | $45,800 | $72,300 | 50% |
| =167 | Communication | Bachelor's | $42,100 | $72,300 | 44% |
| =167 | Theatre and drama studies | Bachelor's | $40,400 | $72,300 | 51% |
| =167 | Urban studies | Bachelor's | $44,500 | $72,300 | 48% |
| =171 | Communication studies and journalism | Bachelor's | $39,800 | $72,100 | 37% |
| =171 | Interior architecture | Bachelor's | $43,200 | $72,100 | 39% |
| 173 | Computer networking systems | Bachelor's | $46,900 | $71,900 | 54% |
| =174 | German language and literature | Bachelor's | $44,400 | $71,700 | 48% |
| =174 | International studies | Bachelor's | $43,300 | $71,700 | 50% |
| 176 | Pre-law | Bachelor's | $42,300 | $71,300 | 41% |
| 177 | Public relations and communication | Bachelor's | $39,800 | $71,200 | 48% |
| 178 | Diagnostic medical sonography | Bachelor's | $57,700 | $71,100 | 83% |
| =179 | French language | Bachelor's | $43,900 | $71,000 | 44% |
| =179 | Journalism and mass communication | Bachelor's | $41,100 | $71,000 | 42% |
| 181 | Accounting and management | Bachelor's | $48,700 | $70,800 | 58% |
| 182 | Public relations (PR) | Bachelor's | $40,100 | $70,700 | 44% |
| 183 | Speech communication | Bachelor's | $42,000 | $70,600 | 59% |
| 184 | Accounting and business | Bachelor's | $45,200 | $70,500 | 45% |
| 185 | Environmental biology | Bachelor's | $40,900 | $70,400 | 73% |
| 186 | Film studies | Bachelor's | $39,800 | $70,000 | 41% |
| 187 | American history (United States) | Bachelor's | $42,000 | $69,600 | 50% |
| 188 | Journalism | Bachelor's | $41,200 | $69,400 | 45% |
| 189 | Environmental management | Bachelor's | $47,400 | $69,300 | 67% |
| 190 | Marketing and mass communications | Bachelor's | $40,600 | $69,000 | 42% |
| =191 | Broadcast communication | Bachelor's | $35,600 | $68,700 | 27% |
| =191 | Geographic information systems (GIS) | Bachelor's | $44,900 | $68,700 | 48% |
| =191 | Natural resource management | Bachelor's | $39,500 | $68,700 | 56% |
| =194 | English language and literature | Bachelor's | $40,400 | $68,200 | 46% |
| =194 | Geography | Bachelor's | $43,800 | $68,200 | 50% |
| 196 | Human resources management (HRM) | Bachelor's | $42,300 | $68,100 | 52% |
| 197 | Nuclear medicine technology | Bachelor's | $55,200 | $67,900 | N/A |
| 198 | Linguistics | Bachelor's | $44,500 | $67,800 | 45% |
| 199 | Technical theatre | Bachelor's | $35,100 | $67,700 | 27% |
| 200 | Agriculture | Bachelor's | $40,800 | $67,600 | 53% |
| 201 | Business administration and accounting | Bachelor's | $44,900 | $67,500 | 55% |
| 202 | Forestry | Bachelor's | $41,500 | $67,400 | 65% |
| 203 | Zoology | Bachelor's | $35,600 | $67,300 | 64% |
| 204 | Advertising and graphic design | Bachelor's | $42,400 | $67,100 | 34% |
| 205 | Writing | Bachelor's | $38,000 | $67,000 | 30% |
| 206 | Computer and network administration | Bachelor's | $50,800 | $66,900 | 40% |
| 207 | Business management and administration | Bachelor's | $46,100 | $66,700 | 52% |
| 208 | International affairs | Bachelor's | $44,200 | $66,600 | 53% |
| 209 | Multimedia and web design | Bachelor's | $42,300 | $66,500 | 33% |
| =210 | Film, video and media studies | Bachelor's | $39,600 | $66,300 | 34% |
| =210 | Human resources (HR) | Bachelor's | $41,900 | $66,300 | 56% |
| =210 | Mass communication | Bachelor's | $40,200 | $66,300 | 48% |
| =210 | Organisational management | Bachelor's | $44,000 | $66,300 | 60% |
| 214 | Radio/television and film production | Bachelor's | $40,700 | $66,200 | 34% |
| 215 | Public administration | Bachelor's | $40,900 | $66,100 | 52% |
| 216 | Radiologic technology | Bachelor's | $45,100 | $66,000 | 68% |
| 217 | Creative writing | Bachelor's | $38,900 | $65,900 | 42% |
| 218 | Media communication | Bachelor's | $39,400 | $65,500 | 46% |
| =219 | Leadership | Bachelor's | $47,100 | $65,300 | 49% |
| =219 | Organisational leadership | Bachelor's | $43,900 | $65,300 | 56% |
| 221 | Sports management | Bachelor's | $39,100 | $65,200 | 41% |
| =222 | Cultural anthropology | Bachelor's | $41,000 | $65,000 | 45% |
| =222 | Music performance | Bachelor's | $39,900 | $65,000 | 57% |
| =222 | Organisational communication | Bachelor's | $41,400 | $65,000 | 48% |
| 225 | Radio and television | Bachelor's | $38,000 | $64,300 | 46% |
| 226 | Broadcast journalism | Bachelor's | $38,400 | $64,200 | 44% |
| 227 | Medical laboratory technology | Bachelor's | $48,500 | $64,000 | 78% |
| 228 | Criminal justice administration | Bachelor's | $39,000 | $63,900 | 53% |
| =229 | Health information management | Bachelor's | $41,700 | $63,800 | 65% |
| =229 | Visual arts (VA) | Bachelor's | $39,600 | $63,800 | 42% |
| 231 | Secondary English teacher education | Bachelor's | $37,800 | $63,700 | 61% |
| =232 | Criminology | Bachelor's | $39,500 | $63,600 | 51% |
| =232 | Spanish language | Bachelor's | $40,300 | $63,600 | 55% |
| 234 | Art history | Bachelor's | $40,800 | $63,300 | 44% |
| 235 | Fashion merchandising | Bachelor's | $41,200 | $63,000 | 30% |
| 236 | Respiratory therapy | Bachelor's | $46,200 | $62,900 | 83% |
| =237 | Hotel and restaurant management | Bachelor's | $41,000 | $62,800 | 49% |
| =237 | Illustration | Bachelor's | $39,000 | $62,800 | 33% |
| =239 | Clinical laboratory science | Bachelor's | $48,800 | $62,700 | 75% |
| =239 | Hotel, restaurant and institutional management (HRIM) | Bachelor's | $50,500 | $62,700 | N/A |
| =241 | Art and design | Bachelor's | $39,500 | $62,600 | 44% |
| =241 | Health sciences | Bachelor's | $38,300 | $62,600 | 69% |
| =243 | Business and healthcare management | Bachelor's | $40,000 | $62,500 | 68% |
| =243 | Fine arts | Bachelor's | $38,400 | $62,500 | 41% |
| =243 | Visual communication design | Bachelor's | $40,700 | $62,500 | 31% |
| 246 | Visual communications | Bachelor's | $40,500 | $62,400 | 39% |
| =247 | Liberal arts | Bachelor's | $39,100 | $62,300 | 51% |
| =247 | Sociology | Bachelor's | $40,400 | $62,300 | 53% |
| 249 | Hospitality and tourism | Bachelor's | $37,900 | $62,200 | 36% |
| =250 | Communication design | Bachelor's | $45,300 | $62,100 | 37% |
| =250 | Psychology | Bachelor's | $38,300 | $62,100 | 56% |
| 252 | Kinesiology | Bachelor's | $37,800 | $61,800 | 68% |
| 253 | Nutrition | Bachelor's | $40,700 | $61,600 | 65% |
| 254 | Medical laboratory science | Bachelor's | $47,900 | $61,500 | 93% |
| 255 | Secondary education | Bachelor's | $40,200 | $61,400 | 64% |
| 256 | Interior design | Bachelor's | $39,600 | $61,000 | 51% |
| 257 | Health | Bachelor's | $35,700 | $60,700 | 79% |
| 258 | Studio art | Bachelor's | $36,700 | $60,600 | 42% |
| =259 | Anthropology | Bachelor's | $39,900 | $60,500 | 49% |
| =259 | Dietetics | Bachelor's | $44,300 | $60,500 | 80% |
| =259 | Graphic design | Bachelor's | $40,000 | $60,500 | 35% |
| =259 | Public health (PH) | Bachelor's | $38,300 | $60,500 | 67% |
| =263 | Exercise physiology | Bachelor's | $38,400 | $60,300 | 83% |
| =263 | Religious studies | Bachelor's | $38,500 | $60,300 | 59% |
| 265 | Hospitality management | Bachelor's | $40,500 | $60,200 | 44% |
| 266 | Health and physical education teaching | Bachelor's | $35,900 | $60,100 | 67% |
| =267 | Music business | Bachelor's | $39,100 | $60,000 | 35% |
| =267 | Social science | Bachelor's | $39,700 | $60,000 | 55% |
| =269 | Health care administration | Bachelor's | $39,400 | $59,900 | 68% |
| =269 | Theatre | Bachelor's | $39,500 | $59,900 | 57% |
| 271 | Interdisciplinary studies (IS) | Bachelor's | $39,800 | $59,500 | 53% |
| 272 | Human resources development | Bachelor's | $40,400 | $59,400 | 51% |
| 273 | Graphic design, illustration | Bachelor's | $36,800 | $59,300 | 32% |
| =274 | Criminal justice | Bachelor's | $37,000 | $59,100 | 53% |
| =274 | Nutrition and dietetics | Bachelor's | $44,000 | $59,100 | 67% |
| 276 | Health administration | Bachelor's | $36,600 | $59,000 | 67% |
| =277 | Animal science | Bachelor's | $35,800 | $58,900 | 60% |
| =277 | Exercise and sports science | Bachelor's | $36,800 | $58,900 | 63% |
| =279 | Foods and nutrition | Bachelor's | $40,900 | $58,700 | 79% |
| =279 | Painting | Bachelor's | $37,200 | $58,700 | 42% |
| =279 | Photography | Bachelor's | $38,000 | $58,700 | 33% |
| 282 | Liberal studies | Bachelor's | $39,600 | $58,600 | 54% |
| 283 | Restaurant and food service management | Bachelor's | $40,600 | $58,400 | N/A |
| =284 | Music | Bachelor's | $38,300 | $58,300 | 61% |
| =284 | Theatre | Bachelor's | $36,500 | $58,300 | 51% |
| =286 | Practical nursing | Bachelor's | $45,300 | $58,100 | 88% |
| =286 | Social and criminal justice | Bachelor's | $40,800 | $58,100 | 43% |
| 288 | English teacher education | Bachelor's | $35,900 | $58,000 | N/A |
| =289 | Education | Bachelor's | $38,700 | $57,800 | 63% |
| =289 | Legal studies | Bachelor's | $40,200 | $57,800 | 42% |
| 291 | Administration | Bachelor's | $39,500 | $57,600 | 51% |
| =292 | Graphic communication | Bachelor's | $40,500 | $57,300 | 23% |
| =292 | Physical education teaching | Bachelor's | $39,500 | $57,300 | 64% |
| =294 | Humanities | Bachelor's | $40,900 | $57,200 | 55% |
| =294 | Psychology and sociology | Bachelor's | $37,800 | $57,200 | 56% |
| 296 | Media arts | Bachelor's | $39,600 | $57,100 | 23% |
| 297 | Family and consumer science | Bachelor's | $35,900 | $56,500 | 54% |
| =298 | Art | Bachelor's | $36,500 | $56,400 | 45% |
| =298 | Religion | Bachelor's | $37,800 | $56,400 | 57% |
| =300 | Behavioural science | Bachelor's | $35,800 | $56,200 | 59% |
| =300 | Recreation management | Bachelor's | $37,800 | $56,200 | 49% |
| 302 | Human development | Bachelor's | $36,700 | $55,900 | 67% |
| 303 | Communication arts | Bachelor's | $40,000 | $55,800 | 27% |
| 304 | Music teacher education | Bachelor's | $36,800 | $55,600 | 75% |
| 305 | Healthcare management | Bachelor's | $37,800 | $55,500 | 70% |
| 306 | Culinary arts | Bachelor's | $33,100 | $55,300 | 48% |
| =307 | Community health education | Bachelor's | $37,200 | $55,200 | 80% |
| =307 | Culinary arts and culinary management | Bachelor's | $33,600 | $55,200 | 53% |
| =309 | Paralegal studies | Bachelor's | $35,200 | $54,900 | 49% |
| =309 | Theatre arts | Bachelor's | $37,200 | $54,900 | 53% |
| =311 | Dance | Bachelor's | $38,200 | $54,800 | 60% |
| =311 | Women’s studies | Bachelor's | $40,400 | $54,800 | 64% |
| 313 | Exercise science | Bachelor's | $35,900 | $54,700 | 73% |
| =314 | General studies | Bachelor's | $38,700 | $54,300 | 60% |
| =314 | Recreation and leisure studies | Bachelor's | $39,000 | $54,300 | 65% |
| 316 | Athletic training | Bachelor's | $36,000 | $51,900 | 76% |
| 317 | Parks and recreation management | Bachelor's | $38,200 | $51,700 | 54% |
| =318 | Health services administration | Bachelor's | $36,300 | $51,500 | 62% |
| =318 | Special education | Bachelor's | $35,000 | $51,500 | 74% |
| 320 | Art teacher education | Bachelor's | $35,300 | $51,300 | 62% |
| 321 | Theology | Bachelor's | $37,600 | $51,200 | 68% |
| =322 | Culinary arts and food service management | Bachelor's | $34,700 | $50,500 | 48% |
| =322 | Horticulture | Bachelor's | $37,600 | $50,500 | 63% |
| =322 | Pastoral ministry | Bachelor's | $32,800 | $50,500 | 93% |
| 325 | Bible studies and theology | Bachelor's | $34,900 | $50,400 | 68% |
| 326 | Biblical studies | Bachelor's | $36,200 | $49,400 | 70% |
| 327 | Elementary education | Bachelor's | $34,700 | $48,900 | 72% |
| 328 | Youth ministry | Bachelor's | $32,900 | $48,400 | 71% |
| 329 | Human development and family studies | Bachelor's | $34,300 | $47,800 | 65% |
| 330 | Therapeutic recreation | Bachelor's | $35,200 | $47,700 | 81% |
| 331 | Social work (SW) | Bachelor's | $33,800 | $46,700 | 78% |
| 332 | Human services (HS) | Bachelor's | $34,000 | $44,600 | 78% |
| 333 | Child development | Bachelor's | $32,000 | $42,500 | 75% |
| 334 | Early childhood and elementary education | Bachelor's | $34,800 | $41,900 | 73% |
| 335 | Child and family studies | Bachelor's | $31,400 | $40,700 | 59% |
| 336 | Early childhood education | Bachelor's | $30,700 | $37,500 | 75% |
