Top 10 Bachelor’s Salaries – Hint, Engineering Scores Big
A walk through BLS data shows that the top 10 salaries for those with a bachelor’s degree are all STEM.
Rob Spiegel
January 17, 2024
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At a Glance
- High paying jobs
- Bachelor degree careers
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), graduates with a bachelor’s degree make an average of almost $68,000. That was about $19,000 more than those with an associate’s degree and $27,000 more than those with only a high school diploma.
The top salaries for those holding a bachelor’s degree are in science, technology, math, and engineering (STEM). As for the highest-paying bachelor's degrees? Here are the current top 10 according to the BLS.
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