STEM Graduates Earn Healthy Paychecks

Engineers take home the largest paychecks, but STEM graduates across the board can look forward to healthy earnings upon graduation, according to an article from U.S. News & World Report. The article examines the top ten majors with the highest mid-career salaries based on a Georgetown University report, “Economic Impact of College Majors."

Petroleum engineering majors reportedly earn the highest mid-career salaries, coming in at $136,000 annually, and will earn around $4.8 million over the course of their careers.  The unemployment rate for engineers is also relatively lower than other fields at 3.8%, compared with 8.1% for the general population, according to the article. Pharmaceutical sciences, metallurgical engineering, mining and mineral engineering, and chemical engineering round out the top five.

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