Here Are The Top 25 Majors If You’re Trying To Stack Paper

Harrison Lee11 years ago

There are three reasons to go to college: party, girls, and get paid when you graduate. I’ve already touched on the best schools where you can rage your face off, and the best schools to find the hottest women. However, what I can’t lock down for y’all is what are the best majors for getting the big bucks.

Luckily, Business Insider compiled the top 25 majors who make the most money coming out of college. For all you kids looking to declare your major soon, this list is for you. Spoiler alert: lots and lots of engineering is involved.

From Business Insider

25. Management Information Systems – Median starting salary: $56,300
24. Mechanical Engineering Technology – Median starting salary: $56,600
23. Nursing – Median starting salary: $56,900
22. Business and Information Technology – Median starting salary: $56,900
21. Architectural Engineering – Median starting salary: $57,000
20. Physics – Median starting salary: $57,200
19. Electrical Engineering Technology – Median starting salary: $58,900
18. Biomedical Engineering – Median starting salary: $59,600
17. Business Information Systems – Median starting salary: $59,800
16. Acturarial Mathematics – Median starting salary: $60,800
15. Computer Science – Median starting salary: $61,600
14. Software Engineering – Median starting salary: $61,700
13. Industrial Engineering – Median starting salary: $61,900
12. Mechanical Engineering – Median starting salary: $62,100
11. Computer Science and Mathematics – Median starting salary: 63,200
10. Materials Science and Engineering – Median starting salary: $64,000
9. Electronics and Communications Engineering – Median starting salary: $64,100
8. Aerospace Engineering – Median starting salary: $64,700
7. Electrical Engineering – Median starting salary: $65,900
6. Electrical and Computer Engineering – Median starting salary: $66,500
5. Computer Science and Engineering – Median starting salary: $66,700
4. Nuclear Engineering – Median starting salary: $67,000
3. Computer Engineering – Median starting salary: $67,300
2. Chemical Engineering – Median starting salary: $69,600
1. Petroleum Engineering – Median starting salary: $102,300

No surprises here: Getting into the oil business leads to much greater wealth.

Step 1. Get a petroleum engineering degree.
Step 2. ???
Step 3. Profit..

[via Business Insider]