Major Earnings

Depending on what major you pursue, your post-collegiate career could be significantly more or less lucrative.

Based on a U.S. Census Bureau study, here are the median lifetime earnings for each category of major.

1. Engineering - $3.62 million
2. Computers, Mathematics and Statistics - $3.24 million
3. Physical and Related Sciences - $3.17 million
4. Biological, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - $2.90 million
5. Science- and Engineering-Related Fields - $2.75 million
6. Business - $2.72 million