{"id":7467,"date":"2023-03-07T16:11:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T16:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mymajors.com\/blog\/?p=7467"},"modified":"2023-03-07T16:11:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T16:11:54","slug":"highest-paid-majors-in-science-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymajors.com\/blog\/highest-paid-majors-in-science-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Highest Paid Majors in Science &amp; Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>STEM majors and related careers are in the spotlight right now.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Positions in STEM fields are both well-paid and in demand. But what are some of the top-paid majors?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkfed.org\/research\/college-labor-market\/index#\/outcomes-by-major\"> New York Federal Reserve<\/a> released data showing that the top 10 highest paid majors were in STEM fields, specifically science and engineering majors.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymajors.com\/college-majors\/computer-engineering-general-\/\">Computer engineering<\/a> came in at #2, with a median early career wage of $74,000 and media mid-career wage of $114,000. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymajors.com\/college-majors\/computer-science-\/\">Computer science<\/a> came in at #5 with a median early career wage of $73,000 and a median mid-career wage of $105,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymajors.com\/college-majors\/computer-engineering-general-\/\">Computer Engineering<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Computer Engineers use math and science to design computer hardware and software systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shout Out to All The Builders - Tech &amp; Otherwise. #programming  #software #computerscience #coding\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9mCDJ5wHe2g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymajors.com\/college-majors\/computer-science-\/\">Computer Science<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Computer Science brings together theory, design, development and application.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Compute Science brings together theory, design, development and application. mymajors.com\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O61pUnC9G1w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEM majors and related careers are in the spotlight right now.&nbsp; Positions in STEM fields are both well-paid and in demand. 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