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Highest Paying Professional Majors

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

# College Major Degrees Accept Earnings ROI Employ Debt-to-Earn Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl SAT p25 SAT p50 SAT p75 Submit %
1 Neumann Homeland Security 32 84% $142,576 100 100% 1.8% 91% 81% 0% 6% 9% 0% — — — —
2 Murray State Electromechanical Engineering Technology 18 84% $127,431 100 100% — 94% 89% 0% 6% 0% 0% 940 1060 1170 100%
3 Chico State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 83 78% $120,020 99 96% — 89% 51% 0% 2% 37% 1% — — — —
4 Rowan Construction Management 64 77% $117,383 99 94% — 88% 62% 3% 9% 19% 0% 1100 1200 1300 27%
5 Washington State Construction Management 54 75% $116,493 99 100% — 87% 80% 4% 0% 7% 2% — — — —
6 Texas A&M University - College Station Aviation Management 51 52% $115,195 99 98% — 96% 75% 0% 4% 12% 0% 1160 1280 1390 95%
7 Oklahoma State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 36 68% $115,132 99 100% — 89% 81% 0% 0% 6% 0% 1040 1150 1250 85%
8 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Fire Services Administration 27 92% $112,779 99 100% 1.8% 93% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% 900 1030 1160 45%
9 U. of Florida Construction Management 89 20% $112,419 99 100% — 73% 74% 0% 4% 16% 0% 1330 1410 1490 100%
10 Boise State Construction Management 84 84% $112,244 99 100% — 89% 79% 1% 0% 14% 0% — — — —
11 John Brown Construction Management 29 53% $111,868 99 100% — 100% 79% 0% 0% 7% 10% 1070 1210 1340 61%
12 Cal State Maritime Academy Marine Engineering Technology 18 99% $111,690 99 98% — 72% 67% 6% 0% 22% 0% — — — —
13 U. of Central Missouri Construction Management 27 64% $111,516 99 93% — 89% 78% 7% 4% 4% 0% 930 1060 1180 68%
14 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Marine Transportation 51 72% $109,726 99 96% — 86% 75% 2% 0% 10% 8% — — — —
15 Maine Maritime Academy Merchant Marine 64 54% $108,031 98 100% — 80% 81% 3% 2% 8% 0% 1090 1180 1260 35%
16 U. of Louisiana at Monroe Construction Management 34 70% $107,824 99 100% — 74% 82% 0% 12% 3% 0% 1160 1260 1360 100%
17 Texas A&M University - College Station Construction Science 415 52% $106,756 98 98% — 90% 74% 2% 0% 21% 0% 1160 1280 1390 95%
18 Calumet College of Saint Joseph Criminal Justice 43 100% $106,456 98 96% 4.5% 79% 37% 2% 14% 47% 0% — — — —
19 U. of Nebraska at Omaha Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 43 87% $106,259 98 92% — 93% 91% 2% 2% 5% 0% 1010 1130 1240 69%
20 Cal State Maritime Academy Marine Transportation 64 99% $105,537 99 97% — 84% 67% 2% 3% 11% 0% — — — —
21 Weber State Construction Management 18 100% $105,481 99 100% — 94% 94% 0% 0% 0% 6% — — — —
22 Tarleton State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 58 57% $105,045 99 100% — 93% 69% 0% 0% 24% 0% 980 1070 1160 61%
23 Georgia Southern Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 124 89% $104,783 99 91% — 90% 85% 1% 6% 7% 0% 980 1060 1130 53%
24 Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo Construction Management 130 30% $104,663 98 100% — 86% 55% 10% 1% 25% 0% 1240 1330 1420 23%
25 Kansas State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 63 95% $104,443 98 100% — 89% 90% 2% 0% 3% 0% 1060 1160 1260 87%
26 Brigham Young University - Idaho Welding Engineering Technology 18 97% $104,286 99 100% — 89% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 970 1090 1200 46%
27 Brigham Young University - Idaho Manufacturing Engineering Technology 31 97% $104,286 99 100% — 94% 84% 0% 0% 13% 0% 970 1090 1200 46%
28 Arizona State Construction Management 156 88% $104,141 98 100% — 84% 60% 1% 3% 25% 1% — — — —
29 Southeastern Louisiana Engineering Technology 40 92% $104,082 98 100% — 85% 78% 2% 12% 5% 2% 1040 1130 1210 96%
30 U. of North Dakota Unmanned Aircraft Systems 17 82% $104,062 98 99% 5.9% 82% 82% 6% 0% 0% 0% — — — —
31 U. of North Dakota Aviation Management 55 82% $104,062 98 99% 5.9% 76% 65% 13% 2% 11% 9% — — — —
32 U. of North Dakota Air Traffic Control 18 82% $104,062 98 99% 5.9% 61% 83% 0% 6% 0% 0% — — — —
33 U. of North Dakota Commercial Aviation 299 82% $104,062 98 99% 5.9% 82% 73% 4% 1% 4% 12% — — — —
34 Michigan State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 52 83% $103,771 96 100% — 81% 88% 0% 2% 2% 4% 1100 1210 1310 58%
35 Louisiana State Construction Management 260 71% $103,626 98 98% 4.4% 91% 75% 2% 7% 10% 2% 1180 1260 1340 47%
36 Utah State Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 87 93% $103,624 98 100% — 86% 78% 5% 0% 6% 7% 1070 1180 1290 85%
37 North Dakota State Construction Management 43 92% $103,540 98 100% — 95% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% — — — —
38 Pittsburg State Construction Management 76 94% $103,339 98 100% — 91% 86% 0% 0% 8% 0% — — — —
39 U. of Wisconsin - Stout Construction Management 65 91% $102,611 98 100% — 94% 94% 2% 0% 3% 0% 990 1100 1210 32%
40 Cal State Long Beach Construction Engineering Management 43 46% $102,433 99 98% — 93% 12% 7% 0% 65% 5% — — — —
41 Central Washington Electrical Engineering Technology 16 85% $102,096 98 100% — 81% 50% 6% 12% 19% 6% — — — —
42 Cal State East Bay Construction Management 33 75% $102,082 98 96% — 85% 24% 6% 6% 61% 3% — — — —
43 U. of Washington Construction Management 59 42% $101,753 97 92% — 73% 42% 25% 0% 10% 10% 1320 1410 1500 24%
44 Cal Poly - Pomona Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 46 75% $101,519 98 94% — 80% 4% 20% 0% 67% 0% — — — —
45 Purdue University Northwest Construction Engineering Technology 24 76% $101,375 98 100% — 92% 79% 0% 0% 12% 0% 890 1020 1140 75%
46 Oregon State Construction Engineering Management 79 75% $101,204 97 97% 3.9% 86% 78% 3% 0% 10% 0% 1140 1270 1400 14%
47 U. of Maine Electrical Engineering Technology 22 85% $101,016 97 91% — 86% 77% 0% 0% 5% 18% — — — —
48 U. of Findlay Environmental Engineering Technology 10 84% $100,977 96 100% — 60% 80% 0% 10% 0% 0% — — — —
49 U. of Nebraska, Lincoln Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 63 80% $100,948 97 98% — 95% 86% 0% 2% 8% 0% 1090 1210 1330 89%
50 U. of Southern Mississippi Industrial Technology/Technician 49 93% $100,904 98 100% 3.6% 71% 71% 4% 12% 8% 0% 1040 1200 1340 99%