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Highest Paying Professional Majors

Top 50 Professional college majors by estimated median 5-year earnings

# College Major Degrees Accept Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employ Debt-to-Earn Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl SAT p25 SAT p50 SAT p75 Submit %
1 Lamar Industrial Technology 40 84% $135,548 100 +3.89 100 100% 3.2% 82% 42% 2% 25% 30% 0% 1060 1140 1210 50%
2 Murray State Electromechanical Engineering Technology 18 84% $127,431 99 +3.22 99 100% — 94% 89% 0% 6% 0% 0% 940 1060 1170 100%
3 Texas A&M - College Station Aviation Management 51 52% $126,003 100 +2.01 99 97% — 96% 75% 0% 4% 12% 0% 1160 1280 1390 95%
4 Weber State Construction Management 18 100% $125,958 100 +2.26 99 94% — 94% 94% 0% 0% 0% 6% — — — —
5 Liberty Aviation Maintenance 78 50% $123,760 99 +1.86 99 — 3.5% 95% 55% 1% 1% 10% 4% — — — —
6 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Fire Services Administration 27 94% $122,189 98 +3.43 99 96% 1.8% 93% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% 890 1040 1180 48%
7 Brigham Young Construction Management 98 68% $121,826 99 +1.90 99 92% — 87% 84% 0% 0% 7% 2% 1290 1360 1430 54%
8 Chico State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 83 91% $120,020 98 +1.74 99 96% — 89% 51% 0% 2% 37% 1% 940 1060 1170 4%
9 Rowan Construction Management 64 77% $119,364 97 +1.68 99 94% — 88% 62% 3% 9% 19% 0% 1100 1200 1300 27%
10 U. of North Dakota Air Traffic Control 18 82% $118,004 96 +1.49 99 99% 5.9% 61% 83% 0% 6% 0% 0% — — — —
11 U. of North Dakota Aviation Management 55 82% $118,004 96 +1.49 99 99% 5.9% 76% 65% 13% 2% 11% 9% — — — —
12 U. of North Dakota Commercial Aviation 299 82% $118,004 96 +1.49 99 99% 5.9% 82% 73% 4% 1% 4% 12% — — — —
13 U. of North Dakota Unmanned Aircraft Systems 17 82% $118,004 96 +1.49 99 99% 5.9% 82% 82% 6% 0% 0% 0% — — — —
14 U. of Texas Permian Basin Industrial Technology 15 65% $117,086 99 +2.36 99 — — 87% 7% 7% 0% 87% 0% 910 1020 1130 42%
15 Washington State Construction Management 54 86% $116,493 96 +1.42 99 100% — 87% 80% 4% 0% 7% 2% — — — —
16 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Marine Transportation 51 72% $115,703 92 +1.10 99 98% — 86% 75% 2% 0% 10% 8% — — — —
17 Southern Utah Aviation Management 19 85% $114,843 92 +1.28 99 — — 89% 63% 5% 5% 11% 5% — — — —
18 Southern Utah Aviation 47 85% $114,843 92 +1.28 99 — — 87% 81% 4% 0% 6% 2% — — — —
19 U. of Florida Construction Management 89 20% $114,815 95 +1.27 98 96% — 73% 74% 0% 4% 16% 0% 1330 1410 1490 100%
20 Boise State Construction Management 84 84% $114,403 94 +1.24 98 98% — 89% 79% 1% 0% 14% 0% — — — —
21 Texas State Construction Management 131 91% $114,161 92 +1.22 99 96% — 89% 48% 1% 5% 44% 0% 980 1090 1200 47%
22 Maine Maritime Academy Power Plant Technology/Technician 23 54% $113,873 99 +2.09 98 — — 87% 96% 4% 0% 0% 0% 1090 1180 1260 35%
23 North Dakota State Construction Management 43 92% $113,550 91 +1.16 99 100% — 95% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% — — — —
24 Texas A&M - College Station Construction Science 415 52% $112,764 88 +1.09 98 98% — 90% 74% 2% 0% 21% 0% 1160 1280 1390 95%
25 Cal State Maritime Academy Marine Engineering Technology 18 99% $112,673 98 +1.99 99 100% — 72% 67% 6% 0% 22% 0% — — — —
26 Sam Houston State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 63 94% $112,241 85 +1.05 99 90% — 90% 56% 0% 2% 38% 2% 930 1030 1120 100%
27 Cal State East Bay Construction Management 33 75% $112,037 84 +1.03 99 96% — 85% 24% 6% 6% 61% 3% — — — —
28 Brigham Young University - Idaho Manufacturing Engineering Technology 31 97% $111,929 98 +1.93 99 100% — 94% 84% 0% 0% 13% 0% 970 1090 1200 46%
29 Brigham Young University - Idaho Welding Engineering Technology 18 97% $111,929 98 +1.93 99 100% — 89% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 970 1090 1200 46%
30 John Brown Construction Management 29 53% $111,868 84 +1.01 98 100% — 100% 79% 0% 0% 7% 10% 1070 1210 1340 61%
31 Oregon State Construction Engineering Management 79 79% $111,861 83 +1.01 98 98% 3.9% 86% 78% 3% 0% 10% 0% 1120 1240 1360 12%
32 Drexel Construction Management 21 79% $111,676 83 +1.00 95 94% — 90% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1240 1340 1440 39%
33 Oklahoma State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 36 74% $111,066 82 +0.94 98 100% — 89% 81% 0% 0% 6% 0% 1060 1160 1250 80%
34 U. of Northern Iowa Construction Management 40 93% $110,477 82 +0.89 98 100% — 90% 92% 0% 0% 5% 0% 1040 1150 1260 45%
35 South Dakota State Aviation 24 85% $110,462 81 +1.00 98 — — 79% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1060 1150 1240 77%
36 Liberty Aviation Management 94 50% $110,424 81 +1.00 98 96% 5.6% 74% 54% 0% 7% 7% 5% — — — —
37 Liberty Aeronautics 421 50% $110,424 81 +1.00 98 96% 5.6% 87% 53% 1% 5% 8% 3% — — — —
38 Cal State Maritime Academy Marine Transportation 64 99% $110,198 75 +0.55 98 98% — 84% 67% 2% 3% 11% 0% — — — —
39 U. of Miami Legal Studies 51 18% $110,113 100 +6.92 94 100% — 55% 61% 2% 2% 14% 8% 1350 1400 1450 51%
40 Maine Maritime Academy Merchant Marine 64 54% $109,751 56 +0.50 98 97% — 80% 81% 3% 2% 8% 0% 1090 1180 1260 35%
41 Virginia Tech Construction Engineering and Management 47 64% $109,634 82 +0.82 97 98% — 85% 53% 13% 6% 11% 4% 1270 1360 1440 50%
42 Utah State Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 87 92% $109,584 81 +0.94 98 96% — 86% 78% 5% 0% 6% 7% 1090 1200 1310 83%
43 Virginia Tech Building Construction 120 64% $109,323 79 +0.79 97 100% — 88% 78% 2% 2% 12% 1% 1270 1360 1440 50%
44 Minnesota State University, Mankato Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 126 62% $109,044 80 +0.91 98 100% — 81% 70% 4% 2% 2% 20% — — — —
45 Georgia Southern Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 124 70% $108,971 79 +0.76 98 98% — 90% 85% 1% 6% 7% 0% 980 1060 1140 48%
46 Kansas State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 63 95% $108,738 77 +0.74 97 97% — 89% 90% 2% 0% 3% 0% 1060 1160 1260 87%
47 Texas A&M - College Station Mechatronics Engineering Technology 90 52% $108,596 98 +1.65 97 — — 86% 43% 17% 2% 29% 3% 1160 1280 1390 95%
48 Minnesota State University, Mankato Construction Management 54 62% $108,466 77 +0.71 98 99% — 93% 85% 2% 0% 6% 4% — — — —
49 Colorado State University - Pueblo Construction Management 21 85% $108,431 76 +0.71 98 100% — 90% 57% 5% 10% 19% 0% — — — —
50 U. of Oklahoma - Norman Construction Management 45 78% $108,171 76 +0.69 97 96% — 89% 82% 0% 2% 9% 0% 1160 1240 1310 65%