Jan 31, 2024
The Bachelor's Degrees that Really Pay Off
Graduating from university never really guarantees you a well paid job but some degrees definitely give you a higher chance of finding one. According to Payscale, Petroleum Engineering is the United States' best bachelor's degree for a large salary.
Despite the revolution in renewable energy, petroleum engineers in the United States can expect to earn around $97,500 in the first five years of their career, with typical pay rising to $212,500 after ten years of experience has been collected.
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| Type | Mid-career median salary |
|---|---|
| Petroleum engineering | $212500 |
| Industrial engineering & operations research | $191800 |
| Interaction design | $173600 |
| Applied economics and management | $164400 |
| Building science | $163100 |
| Actuarial mathematics | $160000 |
| Operations research | $160000 |
| Systems engineering | $159100 |
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