Engineering Is America’s Highest-Earning Major

Engineering Is America’s Highest-Earning Major
A computer engineer installs a processor. (Shutterstock*)
1/18/2014
Updated:
1/19/2014

The average salary for a Bachelor’s degree graduate in the United States in 2013 was $45,600, representing a 2.6 percent increase on 2012. Engineering is at the very top of the scale, commanding a starting salary of $62,600. 

Computer science came second with an average starting salary of $59,100 while Business rounded off the top three with $55,100. 

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