Going to college provides an opportunity to not only earn a degree, but also boost earning potential in the real world.
The median usual weekly earnings for a worker in the U.S. with a bachelor’s degree is $1,156 compared with $692 for someone who has only earned a high school diploma, according to 2016 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Some degrees pay off more than others. According to PayScale data — which, for the first time, can be found on U.S. News profile pages for 1,000 schools — these are the 10 majors with the highest median starting salaries for alumni with 0-5 years of postgrad experience whose highest degree is a bachelor’s, along with the schools where graduates earn the most in those fields.
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