5 BEST and WORST Paying College Majors

[Tambuburay]

Engineering: There's impostor among us

Computer Science: Wut?

[PaladinLeeroy]

A word of caution: you don’t just get the diploma, while barely passing, and companies line up to give you these salaries. You still have to compete

[delilahivyjones]

Dual majored in psychology and religious studies with over 100k in debt and make 40k/yr...a very bad deal for me, but I am extremely well adjusted emotionally😂

[mommyingBetchay]

This is a short that should be shown to all sixteen-year olds

[matthewsantiago]

Computer science: 55k out of college in 2015, 123k currently 8 years later

[carmenheidy]

I majored in sociology, graduated in 2017. I have a masters degree in clinical social work and jumped into private practice this year. My first year PP income is projected to be about 110k.

[rachelamber]

Major in computer science; making $115k straight out of college

[laurenleday]

Bachelor Dental Hygiene starting around 80K, 100K after about 10 years. But we are in very high demand, so ALWAYS ask higher than you think!

[thoru]

It's funny that the most happy people i've met were liberal art majors

[kellyyork]

Follow your heart. And find a way to make what you love to do work for you in the modern world so you can put a roof over your head, eat, and save for retirement. It’s a long 35 to 40 years working at a job that you hate…it will slowly erode your soul. If you’re working in a job that you enjoy, even on your worst day….it’s not ever going to be as bad as the worst days at a job that you hate. Money is not everything.

[erikachirinos]

Psychology, counseling and after 13 years of being a school counselor I had not yet reached $50k. Decided to go back to college and study something else.

[jesstiss]

Keep in mind though that many of those “low earning” majors are pursuing graduate degrees five years later … Masters, PhDs, MDs and the like there’s more to consider than just this metric.

[artistzoeariel]

My undergrad is in Studio Art, class of 2019, I currently work as an Art Consultant and make $60K. I am just happy that I am using my degree!

[MBJK_baby]

I’m 17 and make 350 ish a month at my part time job but I put that money into my own soap business which I’m working on rebranding and then buying a small storefront since it’s grown in popularity in my town 😊 I may go into business, marketing, or something similar since I’m hopping it’ll grow more and more popular over time and one day have a chain in the eastern states if not all across America

[hejiranyc]

B.S. in Biology. First job paid $23K... in 1992. Thirty years later, with no additional education, I am at around $450K.

[stephanieeubank]

My undergrad is English Literature, I worked in banking with just the BA and I was making $65000. The BA actually helped a lot with development of training materials and administration of training cause my degree came with a lot of public speaking course work. My Masters is in Operations Management and from there I made $120000. Let's see how high I go with my doctorate in business administration.

[last_womann]

Just graduated with a B.A in Psychology in December. Only took out $15k in loans. Just got a job in the state that's basically pre-social work, averaging $45k. The state can pay for my masters or it will forgive up to $80k. My masters program is going to be $20k. I plan on starting my masters program for social work soon. When licensed with my degree, I'm looking at $65k-$80k depending where and skill/experience. Psychology and social work can pay off, but graduate school will secure the higher payout. Plus, with time and experience that's where the bump in pay comes in. The key is finding the cheapest or free route.

[dheemarieINC]

English major (English Professor) 15 years in making six figures and had all my six figure student loan debt forgiven! God is good!!!

[shesme]

Location counts, too. Don't feel bad if you aren't located in a major city or highly on demand online.

[tscott]

BS Mechanical engineering class of 2020, MBA class of 2023. Just started a role as a sales engineer in Texas with 100k base + up to 25% bonus