Best College Degrees by Salary

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College Salary Report

Review the best College degrees by salary. Consider the payback of a College degree. These degrees and majors earn top jobs and salary. If you're looking for a degree that will earn you top dollar, get ready to crunch some numbers. Most of the time, the engineers of the world definitely enjoy bigger paychecks than the art, history and social work majors. But, don't give up hope. Take a look below at our list of best undergrad college degrees by salary and you'll see that, though engineers fair best financially, there is still plenty of money to be made with other degrees.
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Annual pay for Bachelors graduates without higher degrees. Typical starting graduates have 2 years of experience; mid-career have 15 years. See full methodologyExternal linkOpens in a new window or tab. for more.

SOURCE: PayScale.com

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