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Top 10 Best Majors

Top 10 most profitable college majors and the average starting salary:

1. Chemical engineering, $55,900
2. Electrical engineering, $52,899
3. Mechanical engineering, $50,672
4. Computer science, $50.046
5. Accounting, $45,723
6. Economics/Finance, $45,191
7. Civil engineering, $44,999
8. Business administration, $38,850
9. Marketing, $36,260
10. Liberal arts majors, $30,828

Source: National Association of Colleges & Employers

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I am surprised that a speech pathologist was not on this list. In my area anyone with a degree in speech pathology has job opportunities everywhere. Average starting salary that I find in the paper is near the mid 40,000$ US.

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Comments: I wonder if Chemical engineering is still ranking at first place in 2010?

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You can't go wrong with getting into the IT business, especially IT management. The word is going in that direction and more businesses are trying to make the technological transition.