Want to choose a college major that will result in a good paying job? Here’s a list of 150+ college majors ranked by the best college majors for jobs. Engineers of all types have never been more in demand while classic liberal arts majors are not as likely to be hired after college just based on their major.
Best college majors ranked by job security
By default the list of career occupations below is ranked by ease of getting a job after graduation but you can easily sort the list by job description or average income by clicking the sort option at top of columns.
| Rank | Job Description | Avg. Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Architectural Engineering | $90,000.00 |
| 2 | Construction Services | $80,000.00 |
| 3 | Computer Engineering | $101,000.00 |
| 4 | Aerospace Engineering | $100,000.00 |
| 5 | Transportation Sciences and Technologies | $86,000.00 |
| 6 | Electrical Engineering | $107,000.00 |
| 7 | Materials Engineering and Materials Science | $97,500.00 |
| 8 | Civil Engineering | $90,000.00 |
| 9 | Mechanical Engineering | $96,000.00 |
| 10 | Chemical Engineering | $100,000.00 |
| 11 | Engineering Mechanics, Physics and Science | $93,000.00 |
| 12 | Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration | $101,000.00 |
| 13 | Industrial Production Technologies | $80,000.00 |
| 14 | Health and Medical Preparatory Programs | $98,000.00 |
| 15 | Electrical Engineering Technology | $86,000.00 |
| 16 | Metallurgical Engineering | $100,000.00 |
| 17 | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | $90,000.00 |
| 18 | Materials Science | $94,000.00 |
| 19 | Miscellaneous Engineering | $90,000.00 |
| 20 | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | $100,000.00 |
| 21 | Computer Science | $96,000.00 |
| 22 | Information Sciences | $85,000.00 |
| 23 | General Engineering | $85,000.00 |
| 24 | Engineering and Industrial Management | $92,000.00 |
| 25 | Management Information Systems and Medical Administration | $86,000.00 |
| 26 | Public Policy | $76,500.00 |
| 27 | Nuclear Engineering | $100,000.00 |
| 28 | Finance | $80,000.00 |
| 29 | Operations, Logistics and E-Commerce | $72,000.00 |
| 30 | Petroleum Engineering | $94,000.00 |
| 31 | Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $72,500.00 |
| 32 | Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies | $72,000.00 |
| 33 | Physics | $90,000.00 |
| 34 | Computer and Information Systems | $78,000.00 |
| 35 | Biological Engineering | $70,500.00 |
| 36 | Nursing | $68,000.00 |
| 37 | Biochemical Sciences | $75,000.00 |
| 38 | Zoology | $75,000.00 |
| 39 | Chemistry | $82,000.00 |
| 40 | Accounting | $70,000.00 |
| 41 | Miscellaneous Engineering Technologies | $73,000.00 |
| 42 | Statistics and Decision Science | $80,000.00 |
| 43 | Architecture | $70,000.00 |
| 44 | Microbiology | $75,000.00 |
| 45 | Agricultural Economics | $65,000.00 |
| 46 | Economics | $80,000.00 |
| 47 | Mathematics | $74,000.00 |
| 48 | Molecular Biology | $70,000.00 |
| 49 | Educational Administration and Supervision | $68,000.00 |
| 50 | Business Economics | $75,000.00 |
| 51 | Medical Technologies Technicians | $62,000.00 |
| 52 | Applied Mathematics | $85,000.00 |
| 53 | Forestry | $60,000.00 |
| 54 | Environmental Engineering | $68,000.00 |
| 55 | Physiology | $65,000.00 |
| 56 | Biomedical Engineering | $80,000.00 |
| 57 | Biology | $68,000.00 |
| 58 | General Business | $65,000.00 |
| 59 | Genetics | $70,000.00 |
| 60 | Computer Information Management and Security | $69,000.00 |
| 61 | International Relations | $70,000.00 |
| 62 | Computer Networking and Telecommunications | $65,000.00 |
| 63 | Geosciences | $72,000.00 |
| 64 | Cognitive Science and Biopsychology | $70,000.00 |
| 65 | Political Science and Government | $72,000.00 |
| 66 | Engineering Technologies | $68,000.00 |
| 67 | Business Management and Administration | $63,000.00 |
| 68 | Computer Programming and Data Processing | $69,000.00 |
| 69 | Multi-disciplinary or General Science | $60,000.00 |
| 70 | International Business | $65,000.00 |
| 71 | Treatment Therapy Professions | $60,000.00 |
| 72 | Geography | $61,000.00 |
| 73 | Medical Assisting Services | $54,000.00 |
| 74 | Miscellaneous Biology | $60,000.00 |
| 75 | Agriculture Production and Management | $52,000.00 |
| 76 | Human Resources and Personnel Management | $60,000.00 |
| 77 | Food Science | $65,000.00 |
| 78 | Marketing and Market Research | $61,000.00 |
| 79 | Miscellaneous Business and Medical Administration | $60,000.00 |
| 80 | Geology and Earth Science | $65,000.00 |
| 81 | Public Administration | $64,000.00 |
| 82 | U.S. History | $63,000.00 |
| 83 | Plant Science and Agronomy | $52,000.00 |
| 84 | Social Psychology | $54,000.00 |
| 85 | Botany | $55,000.00 |
| 86 | Miscellaneous Social Sciences | $62,000.00 |
| 87 | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $55,000.00 |
| 88 | Natural Resources Management | $53,000.00 |
| 89 | History | $60,000.00 |
| 90 | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | $65,000.00 |
| 91 | Criminology | $52,000.00 |
| 92 | Mathematics Teacher Education | $52,000.00 |
| 93 | Animal Sciences | $50,000.00 |
| 94 | Neuroscience | $55,000.00 |
| 95 | Communications | $55,000.00 |
| 96 | General Agriculture | $50,000.00 |
| 97 | Intercultural and International Studies | $55,000.00 |
| 98 | Advertising and Public Relations | $55,000.00 |
| 99 | Physical and Health Education Teaching | $50,000.00 |
| 100 | Journalism | $55,000.00 |
| 101 | Hospitality Management | $50,000.00 |
| 102 | Secondary Teacher Education | $50,000.00 |
| 103 | Liberal Arts | $52,000.00 |
| 104 | Special Needs Education | $50,000.00 |
| 105 | Physical Fitness, Parks, Recreation and Leisure | $50,000.00 |
| 106 | Miscellaneous Education | $50,000.00 |
| 107 | General Education | $50,000.00 |
| 108 | Nutrition Sciences | $50,000.00 |
| 109 | Health and Medical Administrative Services | $52,000.00 |
| 110 | Area, Ethnic and Civilization Studies | $56,000.00 |
| 111 | Environmental Science | $53,000.00 |
| 112 | Oceanography | $57,500.00 |
| 113 | Pre-Law and Legal Studies | $55,000.00 |
| 114 | Philosophy and Religious Studies | $52,000.00 |
| 115 | Social Science or History Teacher Education | $50,000.00 |
| 116 | Science and Computer Teacher Education | $50,000.00 |
| 117 | French, German, Latin and Other Common Foreign Language Studies | $52,000.00 |
| 118 | Sociology | $50,000.00 |
| 119 | Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies | $50,000.00 |
| 120 | Language and Drama Education | $50,000.00 |
| 121 | English Language and Literature | $53,000.00 |
| 122 | Educational Psychology | $56,000.00 |
| 123 | Miscellaneous Psychology | $53,500.00 |
| 124 | General Medical and Health Services | $50,000.00 |
| 125 | Psychology | $50,000.00 |
| 126 | General Social Sciences | $50,000.00 |
| 127 | Mass Media | $50,000.00 |
| 128 | Teacher Education: Multiple Levels | $47,000.00 |
| 129 | Ecology | $50,000.00 |
| 130 | Elementary Education | $45,000.00 |
| 131 | School Student Counseling | $50,000.00 |
| 132 | Art History and Criticism | $50,000.00 |
| 133 | Anthropology and Archeology | $51,000.00 |
| 134 | Interdisciplinary Social Sciences | $50,000.00 |
| 135 | Linguistics and Comparative Language and Literature | $50,000.00 |
| 136 | Miscellaneous Health Medical Professions | $47,000.00 |
| 137 | Library Science | $46,150.00 |
| 138 | Art and Music Education | $43,700.00 |
| 139 | Early Childhood Education | $42,000.00 |
| 140 | Theology and Religious Vocations | $40,000.00 |
| 141 | Family and Consumer Sciences | $42,000.00 |
| 142 | Community and Public Health | $48,150.00 |
| 143 | Humanities | $49,000.00 |
| 144 | Commercial Art and Graphic Design | $47,000.00 |
| 145 | Social Work | $45,000.00 |
| 146 | Communication Technologies | $48,000.00 |
| 147 | Human Services and Community Organization | $40,000.00 |
| 148 | Other Foreign Languages | $48,350.00 |
| 149 | Cosmetology Services and Culinary Arts | $40,000.00 |
| 150 | Film, Video and Photographic Arts | $43,000.00 |
| 151 | Fine Arts | $41,000.00 |
| 152 | Music | $40,000.00 |
| 153 | Studio Arts | $36,000.00 |
| 154 | Counseling Psychology | $41,000.00 |
| 155 | Clinical Psychology | $49,000.00 |
| 156 | Composition and Speech | $42,000.00 |
| 157 | Drama and Theater Arts | $41,000.00 |
| 158 | Miscellaneous Fine Arts | $38,000.00 |
| 159 | Visual and Performing Arts | $35,500.00 |