New data shows engineering and computer science grads go on to earn the most, while the arts and humanities lag behind.

See our slideshow above for the 10 highest- and 10 lowest-paying majors. Caveat: Some of the majors overlap. Four of the lowest-paid majors are closely related—early childhood education, a major ...

That's $3.4 million more than a degree in early childhood education (the lowest paying major), which brings in an average of $1.4 million over the course of a career, with an annual income of $39,000.

The majors that lead to the highest pay in the first five years out of college tend to focus on one area: the so-called STEM fields, or science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Student loan payments are due once again, marking the first time in over three years many have had to pay up for their college education. If you're among those, you may be even more aware of the ...

While popular, they aren’t the highest-paying in the U.S. Instead, it’s those with degrees in electrical engineering that earn the most, reporting a median income of $121,600 last year.

Students photographed from behind in cap and gown during college graduation ceremony. College students can easily get overwhelmed by the many possible subjects to study. Even after identifying ...

The Bay Area ranked as the highest-paying metros across many of the fields. Regions in the south, especially Florida and Texas, had some of the lowest median earnings. Tags College degrees ...

Majors listed are ranked from highest to the lowest unemployment rate, with ties broken by underemployment rate. Median wages are for full-time workers with bachelor’s degrees.

Median wages are for full-time workers with bachelor’s degrees. Unemployment and underemployment rates listed here are for recent college graduates, which the analysis defines as those between ...

Going to college is generally considered an important step to getting a good job. Indeed, a college degree gives you a much greater amount of freedom when it comes to finding work than just having ...