WASHINGTON — Graduates with engineering degrees earn more than most college graduates, according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and Workforce.

Petroleum engineers pull in the highest annual salaries — $136,000 on average — according to the report. Students who major in engineering fields stand to make more than $90,000 a year when they get to work. Engineering jobs hold nine of the 10 spots on the list of highest paying majors. Elsewhere, a career in pharmacy and pharmaceutical science pulls a median salary of $113,000.

However, jobs in arts and education don’t fare well: A major in early childhood education earns $39,000 a year on average, making it the lowest paying major in the report. Other majors, resulting in median salaries of less than $45,000 a year, include social work, human services and community organization, visual and performing arts, and elementary education.

Highest paying college majors 

1. Petroleum engineering: $136,000
2. Pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and administration: $113,000
3. Metallurgical engineering: $98,000
4. Mining and mineral engineering: $97,000
5. Chemical engineering: $96,000

Lowest paying college majors

1. Early childhood education: $39,000
2. Human services and community organization: $41,000
3. Studio arts: $42,000
4. Social work: $42,000
5. Teacher education (multiple levels): $42,000
6. Visual and performing arts: $42,000
7. Theology and religious vocations: $43,000
8. Elementary education: $43,000
9. Drama and theater arts: $45,000
10. Family and consumer sciences: $45,000