If you’re going to go to college and likely rack up debt you’ll get to enjoy for years to come, you might as well pick a major that pays well after graduation. The Economic Research Bureau just reported the top 15 best paying college degrees.
1. Economics (average hourly pay: $43.15)
2. Electrical Engineering (average hourly pay: $41.61)
3. Mechanical Engineering (average hourly pay: $40.43)
4. Finance (average hourly pay: $38.21)
5. Mathematics (average hourly pay: $37.36)
6. Accounting (average hourly pay: $36.88)
7. Computers and IT (average hourly pay: $35.83)
8. Political Science (average hourly pay: $33.32)
9. Marketing (average hourly pay: $32.90)
10. Business Management and Administration (average hourly pay: $31.56)
11. Nursing (average hourly pay: $31.12)
12. History (average hourly pay: $29.52)
13. Communications (average hourly pay: $28.17)
14. Biological Science (average hourly pay: $27.26)
15. Letters (average hourly pay: $27.41)
So there you have it, either learn to use a calculator or learn to take one apart and put it back together and you’ll be fine.
Source: Top 15 Best Paying College Degrees
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