Best Colleges by Major 2025
Rankings for 50 popular majors based on real graduate earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
How We Rank Schools
Every ranking on CollegeBound is based on actual graduate earnings reported to the federal government — not reputation surveys or selectivity scores. We rank schools by 4-year post-graduation earnings (or 1-year when 4-year data is unavailable), so you can see which programs truly deliver career outcomes. Data is sourced from the College Scorecard and updated annually.
Business & Finance
Business Administration
1169 schools·Top earnings: $123,780
Accounting
714 schools·Top earnings: $127,971
Finance
431 schools·Top earnings: $206,646
Marketing
502 schools·Top earnings: $117,639
Economics
351 schools·Top earnings: $153,139
Business/Commerce
242 schools·Top earnings: $115,546
Human Resources
169 schools·Top earnings: $94,446
Management Information Systems
153 schools·Top earnings: $113,090
Public Relations & Advertising
183 schools·Top earnings: $86,425
STEM
Computer Science
345 schools·Top earnings: $256,539
Computer & Information Sciences
443 schools·Top earnings: $246,946
Computer Engineering
174 schools·Top earnings: $168,957
Mechanical Engineering
320 schools·Top earnings: $101,532
Electrical Engineering
262 schools·Top earnings: $202,911
Civil Engineering
220 schools·Top earnings: $106,533
Chemical Engineering
158 schools·Top earnings: $108,850
Mathematics
253 schools·Top earnings: $180,882
Chemistry
205 schools·Top earnings: $88,634
Biology
822 schools·Top earnings: $95,564
Biochemistry
136 schools·Top earnings: $84,199
Health & Medicine
Social Sciences & Humanities
Psychology
926 schools·Top earnings: $72,857
Sociology
414 schools·Top earnings: $71,802
Political Science
521 schools·Top earnings: $98,467
History
389 schools·Top earnings: $114,276
Economics
351 schools·Top earnings: $153,139
Anthropology
178 schools·Top earnings: $65,916
Criminal Justice
629 schools·Top earnings: $68,956
Social Work
338 schools·Top earnings: $64,289
English
493 schools·Top earnings: $69,556
Liberal Arts
424 schools·Top earnings: $103,135
Education
Arts & Communication
Communication & Media Studies
613 schools·Top earnings: $80,616
Journalism
178 schools·Top earnings: $66,907
Fine Arts
385 schools·Top earnings: $72,010
Design & Applied Arts
290 schools·Top earnings: $126,932
Theater Arts
270 schools·Top earnings: $56,230
Music
240 schools·Top earnings: $57,343
Film, Video & Photography
140 schools·Top earnings: $58,692
Digital Communication
140 schools·Top earnings: $77,892
Other
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