Not all college degrees are created equal.
According to job-hunting site Glassdoor, certain majors lead to higher paying jobs. The site recently analyzed hundreds of thousands of resumes and corresponding salary reports to determine the 50 majors with the greatest earning potential.
Here we've highlighted the top 15. We also included the median base salary and three popular entry-level jobs for each, also from Glassdoor.
14. Economics (TIE)
Median base salary: $52,000
Popular entry-level jobs: Financial analyst, management analyst, accountant
14. Accounting (TIE)
Median base salary: $52,000
Popular entry-level jobs: Accountant, auditor, financial analyst
13. Biomedical Engineering
Median base salary: $52,814
Popular entry-level jobs: Biomedical engineer, service engineer, clinical research associate
12. Mathematics
Median base salary: $54,018
Popular entry-level jobs: Math teacher, software engineer, data analyst
11. Finance
Median base salary: $54,900
Popular entry-level jobs: Financial analyst, investment banking analyst, accountant
10. Management Information Systems
Median base salary: $58,000
Popular entry-level jobs: Network administrator, help desk analyst, business analyst
9. Nursing
Median base salary: $58,928
Popular entry-level jobs: Registered nurse, licensed vocational nurse, case manager
8. Statistics
Median base salary: $60,000
Popular entry-level jobs: Data analyst, statistician, data scientist
7. Civil Engineering
Median base salary: $61,500
Popular entry-level jobs: Civil engineer, structural engineer, field engineer
6. Information Technology
Median base salary: $64,008
Popular entry-level jobs: Programmer analyst, technical support, systems engineer
5. Industrial Engineering
Median base salary: $64,381
Popular entry-level jobs: Industrial engineer, quality engineer, production planner
4. Chemical Engineering
Median base salary: $65,000
Popular entry-level jobs: Chemical engineer, process engineer, project engineer
3. Mechanical Engineering
Median base salary: $68,000
Popular entry-level jobs: Mechanical engineer, design engineer, project engineer
2. Electrical Engineering
Median base salary: $68,438
Popular entry-level jobs: Electrical engineer, systems engineer, software developer
1. Computer Science
Median base salary: $70,000
Popular entry-level jobs: Software engineer, systems engineer, web developer