The 12 Highest Paying College Majors Right Now

By Uloop Staff on October 4, 2017

What is the highest paying college major in 2017?

Career-networking site LinkedIn recently released it’s 2017 State of the Salary report and among many interesting findings, it broke down the highest paying college fields of study. The conclusion: choose your college major carefully if making a good salary is a top priority for you.

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Here are two key takeaways in the report, mostly regarding highest paying college majors:

If you want to land a high-paying job, computer science is your best bet. Computer science leads all other fields of study with an average salary of $92K while visual art and sociology round out the top three with $90K and $88K, respectively.

STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) accounts for nearly half of the highest paid fields, with engineering taking the majority of the spots. Considering today’s high demand for tech talent, this comes as no surprise.

With that in mind, here are the top 12 highest-paying fields of study in 2017, ranked by median total compensation (including bonus and commission where they apply).

Change your major accordingly!

1. Computer Science                                                        $92,300

2. Visual Art                                                                      $90,390

3. Sociology                                                                       $87,900

4. Industrial Engineering & Management Science   $85,800

5. Business Management & Administration              $83,700

6. Architecture, Design & Applied Art                        $81,200

7. Law                                                                                 $79,000

8. Electrical & Electronic Engineering                   $78,600

9. Physics                                                                           $78,400

10. Journalism, Media & Communication             $77,979

11. Religion                                                                        $75,000

12. Engineering                                                                $73,350

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