Instant Alert: 22 college majors with the highest starting salaries

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   22 college majors with the highest starting salaries by Jacquelyn Smith on Feb 29, 2016, 6:03 PM Advertisement Salary potential shouldn't be the sole thing that attracts you to a major in college — things like passion, interest, and aptitude should also be considered. But it's still nice to know which degrees pay off the fastest. (And we can't blame you for being drawn to those.) PayScale, the creator of the world's largest compensation database, recently looked at the starting pay for millions of professionals and sorted the results by college major. Here are the 22 majors with the highest starting salaries: SEE ALSO: 18 awesome career choices most college kids would never think of 22. Business and Information Technology Median starting pay: $56,900 Median mid-career pay: $99,100 % change from starting to mid-career: +74% 21. Architectural Engineering Median starting pay: $57,000 Median mid-career pay: $90,400 % change from starting to mid-career: +59% 20. Physics Median starting pay: $57,200 Median mid-career pay: $105,100 % change from starting to mid-career: +85% See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network: Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011