The New York Fed analyzed mid-career wages of college graduates, revealing that graduates aged 35 to 45 with bachelor's degrees in 19 fields had median wages of at least $100,000. Engineering dominated these fields, capturing ten of the top positions. Aerospace engineering topped the list with a median wage of $125,000, followed closely by computer, chemical, and electrical engineering. Non-engineering majors like computer science, economics, and finance also showed high mid-career wages, while the overall median wage across analyzed majors was $83,000.
A New York Fed analysis of 2023 American Community Survey data found that college graduates who majored in one of 19 areas of study had a median mid-career wage of at least $100,000 a year.
Aerospace engineering majors had the top median mid-career wage of $125,000, per the analysis.
There is a bit of a premium on the demand side, and also these are relatively challenging majors to get through. That's going to make wages overall go up and be high.
Computer science, economics, and finance were the three non-engineering majors with the highest mid-career median wages.
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