#college-earnings

#college-earnings

Engineering jobs often require rigorous coursework if not a higher degree, and the scarcity of qualified engineers means employers are willing to pay high wages. Notably, the engineering field with the lowest mid-career median wage is still in the six-figure range.

Despite mounting public skepticism about the value of a college degree, the data is still clear: Over all, college graduates have much higher earning potential than their peers without a bachelor's degree. But the limits of those boosted earnings are often decided by a student's major. American workers with a four-year degree ages 25 to 54 earn a median annual salary of $81,000-70 percent more than their peers with a high school diploma alone.