1. Economics Majors Rank In the Top 10 for Salaries After Graduation
CHAPTER 1: EXPLORING ECONOMICS
Economics Majors Rank In the Top 10 for Salaries After Graduation
CORE ECONOMICS
principles

2. Average Starting Salary Mid-Career Average Salary
Major
Average Starting Salary
Mid-Career Average Salary
Petroleum Engineering
$93,000
$157,000
Aerospace Engineering
$59,400
$108,000
Chemical Engineering
$64,800
Electrical Engineering
$60,800
$104,000
Nuclear Engineering
$63,900
Applied Mathematics
$56,400
$101,000
Biomedical Engineering
$54,800
Physics
$50,700
$99,600
Computer Engineering
$61,200
$99,500
Economics
$48,800
$97,800
Computer Science
$56,200
$97,700
Industrial Engineering
$58,200
$97,600
Mechanical Engineering
$58,300
$97,400
Building Construction
$52,900
$94,500
Civil Engineering
$53,500
$93,400
Statistics
$50,000
$92,900
Finance
$47,500
$91,500

3. ECONOMICS IS ALL AROUND US
CORE ECONOMICS
principles