This statistic shows the leading bachelor's degrees with the highest mid-career salary in the U.S. in the academic year 2020/21. In 2020/21, petroleum engineering was ranked first with the mid-career salary of 182,000 U.S. dollars.
Highest paying bachelor's degrees in the United States in 2021/22, by mid-career salary
(in U.S. dollars)
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PayScale. (September 20, 2021). Highest paying bachelor's degrees in the United States in 2021/22, by mid-career salary (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/633793/highest-paying-bachelor-degrees-in-the-us/
PayScale. "Highest paying bachelor's degrees in the United States in 2021/22, by mid-career salary (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633793/highest-paying-bachelor-degrees-in-the-us/
PayScale. (2021). Highest paying bachelor's degrees in the United States in 2021/22, by mid-career salary (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633793/highest-paying-bachelor-degrees-in-the-us/
PayScale. "Highest Paying Bachelor's Degrees in The United States in 2021/22, by Mid-career Salary (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633793/highest-paying-bachelor-degrees-in-the-us/
PayScale, Highest paying bachelor's degrees in the United States in 2021/22, by mid-career salary (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633793/highest-paying-bachelor-degrees-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Highest paying bachelor's degrees in the United States in 2021/22, by mid-career salary (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], PayScale, September 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/633793/highest-paying-bachelor-degrees-in-the-us/
