This statistic shows the 10 best-paid college majors in the United States in 2011, ranked by median earnings per year in the corresponding industry. Petroleum engineering is the leading major with annual earnings of about 120,000 U.S. dollars in 2011.
The 10 best-paid college majors in the United States in 2011
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Median earnings per year in U.S. dollars
Petroleum Engineering
120,000$
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
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Time. (May 24, 2011). The 10 best-paid college majors in the United States in 2011 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/224409/the-10-best-paid-college-majors-in-the-us/
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