New Report Shows Engineering Degrees Have Highest Earning Power
July 16, 2010
Engineering degrees comprise four of the five highest paid majors among the college class of 2010, according to a new study.
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The National Association of Colleges and Employers Summer 2010 Salary Survey shows that petroleum engineers earned the highest starting salary offer -- $74,799 -- followed by chemical engineers, who can expect to be offered an average of $65,628.
The only non-engineering degree to make the top five was computer science, which placed third with an average starting salary offer of $61,112.
The other majors in the top five were computer engineering at $59,917 and electrical/electronics engineering at $59,381.