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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 | Chico State | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $128,540 | 100 | 96% | 105 | 78% | — |
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| 2 | Rowan | Construction Management | $124,164 | 99 | 94% | 53 | 84% | 1210 |
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| 3 | Cal State Maritime Academy | Marine Engineering Technology | $123,685 | 99 | 98% | 25 | 99% | — |
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| 4 | U. of Massachusetts - Lowell | Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $117,815 | 99 | 100% | 13 | 85% | 1280 |
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| 5 | Cal State Maritime Academy | Marine Transportation | $116,871 | 99 | 97% | 94 | 99% | — |
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| 6 | Cal State East Bay | Construction Management | $116,686 | 99 | 96% | 49 | 75% | — |
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| 7 | Washington State | Construction Management | $116,586 | 99 | 100% | 55 | 75% | — |
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| 8 | Cal State Long Beach | Construction Engineering Management | $116,039 | 99 | 98% | 64 | 28% | — |
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| 9 | Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo | Construction Management | $115,964 | 99 | 100% | 126 | 30% | — |
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| 10 | Murray State | Electromechanical Engineering Technology | $115,962 | 99 | 100% | 17 | 72% | 1060 |
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| 11 | U. of Florida | Construction Management | $112,831 | 99 | 100% | 85 | 23% | 1400 |
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| 12 | U. of Washington | Construction Management | $111,996 | 99 | 92% | 42 | 42% | 1410 |
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| 13 | Cal Poly - Pomona | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $111,388 | 99 | 94% | 42 | 42% | — |
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| 14 | Central Washington | Electrical Engineering Technology | $111,285 | 99 | 100% | 11 | 85% | — |
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| 15 | Boise State | Construction Management | $111,191 | 99 | 100% | 69 | 76% | — |
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| 16 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Merchant Marine | $110,804 | 99 | 96% | 56 | 72% | — |
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| 17 | U. of Northern Iowa | Electrical Engineering Technology | $109,717 | 99 | 94% | 10 | 72% | 1150 |
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| 18 | Texas A&M University - College Station | Aviation Management | $109,470 | 98 | 98% | 53 | 52% | 1270 |
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| 19 | Maine Maritime Academy | Merchant Marine | $106,633 | 98 | 100% | 51 | 54% | 1180 |
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| 20 | Oregon State | Construction Engineering Management | $106,199 | 98 | 97% | 71 | 75% | 1270 |
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| 21 | Wayne State | Electrical Engineering Technology | $106,090 | 98 | 100% | 13 | 63% | 1160 |
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| 22 | Southern Illinois University - Carbondale | Fire Services Administration | $105,972 | 99 | 100% | 21 | 72% | 1030 |
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| 23 | Arizona State | Construction Management | $105,722 | 98 | 100% | 140 | 88% | — |
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| 24 | Cal State Sacramento | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $105,666 | 99 | — | 49 | 72% | — |
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| 25 | Fresno State | Construction Management | $105,173 | 99 | 100% | 50 | 65% | — |
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| 26 | Oklahoma State | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $104,699 | 98 | 100% | 32 | 68% | 1140 |
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| 27 | U. of Central Missouri | Construction Management | $104,389 | 98 | 93% | 36 | 64% | — |
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| 28 | Weber State | Construction Management | $103,623 | 98 | 100% | 16 | 100% | — |
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| 29 | Central Washington | Construction Management | $103,530 | 98 | 100% | 25 | 85% | — |
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| 30 | Michigan State | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $103,264 | 96 | 100% | 31 | 83% | 1270 |
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| 31 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | Construction Management | $103,212 | 97 | 100% | 111 | 72% | 1210 |
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| 32 | Cal State Northridge | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $102,821 | 99 | 100% | 31 | 88% | — |
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| 33 | Eastern Washington | Applied Technology | $102,644 | 98 | 100% | 36 | 82% | — |
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| 34 | Tarleton State | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $102,197 | 98 | 100% | 50 | 57% | 1070 |
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| 35 | Roger Williams | Construction Management | $102,001 | 97 | 98% | 49 | 72% | 1220 |
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| 36 | Utah State | Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology | $101,909 | 98 | 100% | 61 | 93% | 1180 |
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| 37 | Brigham Young University - Idaho | Welding Engineering Technology | $101,694 | 99 | 100% | 15 | 97% | 1090 |
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| 38 | Brigham Young University - Idaho | Manufacturing Engineering Technology | $101,694 | 99 | 100% | 18 | 97% | 1090 |
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| 39 | Georgia Southern | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $101,493 | 98 | 91% | 106 | 72% | 1060 |
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| 40 | Oregon Institute of Technology | Computer Engineering Technology | $101,476 | 97 | 98% | 14 | 72% | 1130 |
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| 41 | Texas A&M University - College Station | Construction Science | $101,224 | 97 | 98% | 369 | 52% | 1270 |
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| 42 | Utah Valley | Construction Management | $101,044 | 98 | 97% | 71 | 100% | — |
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| 43 | United States Merchant Marine Academy | Marine Transportation | $101,017 | 99 | 92% | 94 | 32% | 1210 |
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| 44 | Colorado State University - Fort Collins | Construction Management | $100,451 | 97 | 99% | 142 | 82% | — |
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| 45 | U. of Maine | Electrical Engineering Technology | $100,066 | 97 | 91% | 21 | 85% | — |
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| 46 | John Brown | Construction Management | $99,760 | 97 | 100% | 11 | 53% | 1200 |
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| 47 | Drexel | Construction Management | $99,117 | 93 | 96% | 23 | 83% | 1340 |
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| 48 | Purdue University Northwest | Construction Engineering Technology | $99,012 | 98 | 100% | 16 | 76% | 1010 |
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| 49 | San Diego State | Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $98,553 | 98 | 100% | 17 | 37% | — |
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| 50 | Virginia Tech | Packaging Science | $98,448 | 97 | 96% | 17 | 55% | 1360 |
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