This graph shows the list of graduate degrees with the highest mid-career salary in the U.S. in the academic year 2016/17. In 2016/17, petroleum engineering was ranked first with the mid-career salary of 172,000 U.S. dollars.
Highest paying graduate degrees in the U.S. in 2016/17, by mid-career salary
(in U.S. dollars)
The list includes MBA focuses, non-MBA master's degree majors, Bachelor's degree majors and associate degree majors.
Mid-career salary is defined as the median salary for alumni with 10 or more years of work experience.
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PayScale. (September 15, 2016). Highest paying graduate degrees in the U.S. in 2016/17, by mid-career salary (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/633801/highest-paying-graduate-degrees-in-the-us/
PayScale. "Highest paying graduate degrees in the U.S. in 2016/17, by mid-career salary (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633801/highest-paying-graduate-degrees-in-the-us/
PayScale. (2016). Highest paying graduate degrees in the U.S. in 2016/17, by mid-career salary (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633801/highest-paying-graduate-degrees-in-the-us/
PayScale. "Highest Paying Graduate Degrees in The U.S. in 2016/17, by Mid-career Salary (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633801/highest-paying-graduate-degrees-in-the-us/
PayScale, Highest paying graduate degrees in the U.S. in 2016/17, by mid-career salary (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633801/highest-paying-graduate-degrees-in-the-us/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Highest paying graduate degrees in the U.S. in 2016/17, by mid-career salary (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], PayScale, September 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/633801/highest-paying-graduate-degrees-in-the-us/
