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Highest Paying Professional Majors
Top 50 Professional college majors by estimated median 5-year earnings
| # | College | Major | Earnings | ROI | Employ | Degrees | Accept | SAT | |
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| 1 | Neumann | Homeland Security | $142,576 | 100 | 100% | 32 | 84% | — |
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| 2 | Murray State | Electromechanical Engineering Technology | $127,431 | 100 | 100% | 18 | 72% | 1060 |
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| 3 | Chico State | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $120,020 | 99 | 96% | 83 | 78% | — |
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| 4 | Rowan | Construction Management | $117,383 | 99 | 94% | 64 | 77% | 1200 |
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| 5 | Washington State | Construction Management | $116,493 | 99 | 100% | 54 | 75% | — |
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| 6 | Texas A&M University - College Station | Aviation Management | $115,195 | 99 | 98% | 51 | 52% | 1280 |
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| 7 | Oklahoma State | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $115,132 | 99 | 100% | 36 | 68% | 1150 |
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| 8 | Southern Illinois University - Carbondale | Fire Services Administration | $112,779 | 99 | 100% | 27 | 72% | 1030 |
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| 9 | U. of Florida | Construction Management | $112,419 | 99 | 100% | 89 | 20% | 1410 |
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| 10 | Boise State | Construction Management | $112,244 | 99 | 100% | 84 | 84% | — |
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| 11 | John Brown | Construction Management | $111,868 | 99 | 100% | 29 | 53% | 1210 |
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| 12 | Cal State Maritime Academy | Marine Engineering Technology | $111,690 | 99 | 98% | 18 | 99% | — |
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| 13 | U. of Central Missouri | Construction Management | $111,516 | 99 | 93% | 27 | 64% | 1060 |
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| 14 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Marine Transportation | $109,726 | 99 | 96% | 51 | 72% | — |
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| 15 | Maine Maritime Academy | Merchant Marine | $108,031 | 98 | 100% | 64 | 54% | 1180 |
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| 16 | U. of Louisiana at Monroe | Construction Management | $107,824 | 99 | 100% | 34 | 70% | 1260 |
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| 17 | Texas A&M University - College Station | Construction Science | $106,756 | 98 | 98% | 415 | 52% | 1280 |
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| 18 | Calumet College of Saint Joseph | Criminal Justice | $106,456 | 98 | 96% | 43 | 100% | — |
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| 19 | U. of Nebraska at Omaha | Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology | $106,259 | 98 | 92% | 43 | 87% | 1130 |
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| 20 | Cal State Maritime Academy | Marine Transportation | $105,537 | 99 | 97% | 64 | 99% | — |
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| 21 | Weber State | Construction Management | $105,481 | 99 | 100% | 18 | 100% | — |
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| 22 | Tarleton State | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $105,045 | 99 | 100% | 58 | 57% | 1070 |
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| 23 | Georgia Southern | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $104,783 | 99 | 91% | 124 | 72% | 1060 |
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| 24 | Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo | Construction Management | $104,663 | 98 | 100% | 130 | 30% | 1330 |
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| 25 | Kansas State | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $104,443 | 98 | 100% | 63 | 95% | 1160 |
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| 26 | Brigham Young University - Idaho | Welding Engineering Technology | $104,286 | 99 | 100% | 18 | 97% | 1090 |
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| 27 | Brigham Young University - Idaho | Manufacturing Engineering Technology | $104,286 | 99 | 100% | 31 | 97% | 1090 |
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| 28 | Arizona State | Construction Management | $104,141 | 98 | 100% | 156 | 88% | — |
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| 29 | Southeastern Louisiana | Engineering Technology | $104,082 | 98 | 100% | 40 | 92% | 1130 |
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| 30 | U. of North Dakota | Commercial Aviation | $104,062 | 98 | 99% | 299 | 82% | — |
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| 31 | U. of North Dakota | Air Traffic Control | $104,062 | 98 | 99% | 18 | 82% | — |
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| 32 | U. of North Dakota | Unmanned Aircraft Systems | $104,062 | 98 | 99% | 17 | 82% | — |
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| 33 | U. of North Dakota | Aviation Management | $104,062 | 98 | 99% | 55 | 82% | — |
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| 34 | Michigan State | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $103,771 | 96 | 100% | 52 | 83% | 1210 |
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| 35 | Louisiana State | Construction Management | $103,626 | 98 | 98% | 260 | 71% | 1260 |
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| 36 | Utah State | Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology | $103,624 | 98 | 100% | 87 | 93% | 1180 |
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| 37 | North Dakota State | Construction Management | $103,540 | 98 | 100% | 43 | 92% | — |
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| 38 | Pittsburg State | Construction Management | $103,339 | 98 | 100% | 76 | 94% | — |
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| 39 | U. of Wisconsin - Stout | Construction Management | $102,611 | 98 | 100% | 65 | 91% | 1100 |
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| 40 | Cal State Long Beach | Construction Engineering Management | $102,433 | 99 | 98% | 43 | 46% | — |
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| 41 | Central Washington | Electrical Engineering Technology | $102,096 | 98 | 100% | 16 | 85% | — |
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| 42 | Cal State East Bay | Construction Management | $102,082 | 98 | 96% | 33 | 75% | — |
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| 43 | U. of Washington | Construction Management | $101,753 | 97 | 92% | 59 | 42% | 1410 |
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| 44 | Cal Poly - Pomona | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $101,519 | 98 | 94% | 46 | 42% | — |
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| 45 | Purdue University Northwest | Construction Engineering Technology | $101,375 | 98 | 100% | 24 | 76% | 1020 |
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| 46 | Oregon State | Construction Engineering Management | $101,204 | 97 | 97% | 79 | 75% | 1270 |
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| 47 | U. of Maine | Electrical Engineering Technology | $101,016 | 97 | 91% | 22 | 85% | — |
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| 48 | U. of Findlay | Environmental Engineering Technology | $100,977 | 96 | 100% | 10 | 84% | — |
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| 49 | U. of Nebraska, Lincoln | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $100,948 | 97 | 98% | 63 | 80% | 1210 |
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| 50 | U. of Southern Mississippi | Industrial Technology/Technician | $100,904 | 98 | 100% | 49 | 93% | 1200 |
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