Technical majors—particularly those in engineering—dominated the list of top-paying majors in 2012, according to NACE’s January 2013 Salary Survey.
The survey found that six engineering majors were among the 10 highest-paid at the bachelor’s-degree level. (See Figure 1.) This is not surprising since the supply of these graduates is low, but the demand for them is high.
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