We consider both the major at time of matriculation (initial major) and the final major (earned major).
The average comp sci major earns $92,300, according to the survey.
Note that 13.7percentt of students with an undeclared initial major earned a STEM degree, while only 8.4percentt of students who declared a non-STEM major as a freshman earned a degree with a STEM major.
If a four-year private college degree in History costs $200,000, and the average history major earns $50,000 a year, it takes four years to get that investment back.
Major earning sports like men's football and basketball have long functioned as veiled minor leagues for their professional counterparts, and over the last three decades universities such as Tennessee and Connecticut have developed women's basketball franchises rivaling the top football programs.
The worst social science majors earn about the same as the best high school graduates, and the worst arts and humanities majors earn less.
The worst STEM majors earn more than the best high school graduates.
The report from Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce found the highest-paying college majors earn $3.4 million more throughout their careers than the lowest-paying majors.
In general, the results imply that the HOPE Scholarship program increased students' GPAs, but the effects for initial STEM majors who earn STEM degrees are smaller than the effects for initial STEM majors earning degrees in other fields.
According to the annual National Association of Colleges and Employers survey, business majors earned the fourth-highest starting salaries in 2015 and are among the top college majors sought by corporate recruiters for job opportunities.
