So now you’re graduated. Or you’re on track to graduate in, like, five years. So after being a super senior, what the heck are you going to do with the rest of your life?
We just want to say one word to you: plastics.
Yeah, maybe in 1967.
US News and World Report released a report on the best careers for those carrying a bachelor’s degree. And English majors won’t be living in cardboard boxes after all.
The top highest-paying careers are as follows:
bq. 1. Management Consultant - $96,245 - Bachelor’s in Business
bq. 2. Fund Raiser - $78,902 - Bachelor’s in Business
bq. 3. Actuary - $75,062 - Bachelor’s in Accounting
bq. 4. Engineer - $72,156 - Bachelor’s in Engineering
bq. 5. Systems Analyst - $70,438 - Bachelor’s in Computer Science
bq. 6. School Psychologist - $63,029 - Bachelor’s in Psychology
bq. 7. Registered Nurse - $59,046 - Bachelor’s in Nursing
bq. 8. Editor - $52,443 - Bachelor’s in English
bq. 9. Landscape Architect - $49,974 - Bachelor’s in Architecture
Of course, you can earn more being, say, a doctor or a lawyer. But those careers involve more than a bachelor’s. One would hope.
But if you’re pretty much done with school effing you over, that there list is your guide to the top-dollar life of a college grad.
Yeah, only if you could get into Haas.
Best Careers 2007 [US News and World Report]
Highest Paying Jobs for Bachelor’s Degree Grads [Education Nation]
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