An Engineering Education Tops Disciplinary ROI
CNNMoney reports that of the 15 top college majors, ten are in disciplines of engineering or engineering technology. Here’s the list and the associated salaries:
- Pre-med $100,000
- Computer systems engineering $85,000
- Pharmacy $84,000
- Chemical engineering $80,000
- Electrical and electronics engineering $75,000
- Mechanical engineering $75,000
- Aerospace and aeronautical engineering $74,000
- Computer science $73,000
- Industrial engineering $73,000
- Physics and astronomy $72,200
- Civil engineering $70,000
- Electrical and electronics engineering technology $65,000
- Economics $63,300
- Financial management $63,000
- Mechanical engineering technology $63,000
Even the non-engineering disciplines in the top 15 are quantitative in nature. Read the full article here.