20 of the Highest Paying College Majors

By: - November 2, 2018

4. Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineering has an average base salary of $65,000. Getting a degree in chemical engineering gives you the chance to work as a chemical, project or process engineer.

 

5. Industrial Engineering

Industrial engineering is just another form of engineering that is one of the highest paying college majors. The median base salary is $64,381. Some popular careers with an industrial engineering major are a production planner and quality or industrial engineer.

 

6. Information Technology

Having a degree in information technology opens the doors for several different careers. Some popular career choices for people with a degree in information technology is technical support, programmer analyst or systems engineer.

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