JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Do you think where you went to school mattered more than what you majored in? A recent study out of Georgetown University says what you studied, not where you graduated, has a bigger impact on how much you'll make.
The study says petroleum engineering majors make on average $120,000 right out of college. That's the average salary for full-time workers with a bachelor's degree.
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The top five earning degrees were all engineering-related: petroleum engineering, pharmacy sciences, computer science, aerospace engineering, and chemical engineering.
On the other side of the scale were mostly civil works: social work, human services, theology and religious studies, early childhood education, and counseling psychology.
The study also looked at differences in gender. Males earned the least with a visual and performing arts degree, which was also one of the only categories females earned more than males. The highest earning degree held by women was a pharmaceutical science and administration, which averages $100,000 a year.