20 College Majors that Offer the Biggest Pay Rise

Writing

You can choose to be a Technical writer, an editor or a production assistant after a major in Writing. The increase of pay experienced is around 102 percent as reported by the analysis.

Philosophy

Attorney, minister and journalist are some of the common job positions that you can acquire in this category. Professionals experience a salary hike of about 101 percent according to PayScale.

Cognitive Science

You can be a computer programmer, human resources specialist or health science administrator and expect a 98 percent increase in your salary in this section.

Physics and Mathematics

The common jobs in this field include being a data scientist or a physicist. They get a 98 percent increase in pay in this category.

Theatre and Drama Studies

Art administrator, drama therapist and theatre directors are some of the posts you can acquire after majors in Theatre and Drama studies. A 98 percent increase in pay makes it desirable as well.

Meteorology

A meteorologist gets a salary hike of about 98 percent, according to the analysis. Their starting median pay is $45,300 and mid career median pay is $89,500 which accounts to $44,200 increase in pay for these professionals.

Biological Sciences

In this category, you can choose to be an agricultural and food scientist, a biomedical engineer or a forensic scientist. These professionals receive a pay rise of about 97 percent.

Marketing and Communications

Market research analyst or public relations specialist are common professions that you can choose after a majors in Marketing and Communications. They get a 95 percent increment in their wages according to the analysis.

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