As college graduates head out into the real world, we thought it would be informative to look at what kind of pay they can expect.
Many of the spots are occupied by occupations in some field of engineering or another. For the record, coming in dead last is Child and Family Studies with a starting salary of $29,300 and a mid-career salary (15 years in) of $37,700.
Last year, we looked at which college degrees were paying the most. This year, we drilled down into specific majors using data from payscale.com. Payscale lists 130 majors on its site.
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The rankings below are based on data collected from 1,000 universities and include graduates with bachelor's degrees only. The universities surveyed include 88% of U.S. schools with an enrollment of more than 5,000.
Take a look at the 30 Best Paying College Majors for 2013:
30. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Starting Salary: $49,700
Mid-Career Salary: $81,300 (Rank: 35th)
29. COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Starting Salary: $49,000
Mid-Career Salary: $84,800 (32nd)
28. STATISTICS
Starting Salary: $49,300
Mid-Career Salary: $99,500 (10th)
27. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Starting Salary: $49,500
Mid-Career Salary: $86,100 (28th)
26. CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Starting Salary: $49,500
Mid-Career Salary: $80,500 (38th)
25. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
Starting Salary: $49,600
Mid-Career Salary: $76,000 (49th)
24. MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Starting Salary: $49,600
Mid-Career Salary: $60,200 (86th, tie)
23. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
Starting Salary: $49,700
Mid-Career Salary: $81,300 (36th)
22. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Starting Salary: $50,500
Mid-Career Salary: $76,700 (42nd, tie)
21. APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Starting Salary: $50,800
Mid-Career Salary: $102,000 (8th)
20. INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Starting Salary: $50,900
Mid-Career Salary: $86,700 (27th)
19. PHYSICS
Starting Salary: $51,200
Mid-Career Salary: $99,100 (11th)
18. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Starting Salary: $51,600
Mid-Career Salary: $88,600 (23rd)
17. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Starting Salary: $52,900
Mid-Career Salary: $83,400 (33rd)
16. CIVIL ENGINEERING
Starting Salary: $53,800
