Engineers Dominate in New York Fed Study of Pay by College Major
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Engineering degrees are the surest route to well-paid jobs in the U.S., according to the New York Federal Reserve’s latest study of pay by college major for recent graduates.
Out of the top ten subjects that deliver the highest early-career pay, nine are in some form of engineering, with computer, aerospace and chemical engineering in the lead, according to the New York Fed’s data. The top five most remunerative degrees led to median earnings by mid-career of $108,000 a year.