Best College Majors 2025 by CollegeRanked

Compare college majors based on salary potential, job availability, market demand, and more. Use the filters and sorting options to find the perfect major for your career goals.

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Showing 134 of 134 majors

#1
Data Science$112,590
92.5%
10/10
9/10
8/10
A+
#2
Artificial Intelligence$145,080
92.5%
10/10
10/10
8/10
A+
#3
Computer Science$135,000
87.5%
9/10
8/10
7/10
A
#4
Quantitative Finance$140,000
77.5%
8/10
10/10
7/10
A
#5
Management Information Systems$95,000
92.5%
9/10
6/10
9/10
A
#6
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$118,780
92.5%
9/10
9/10
9/10
A
#7
Actuarial Science$125,770
92.5%
8/10
10/10
9/10
A-
#8
Computer Engineering$155,020
87.5%
8/10
9/10
8/10
A-
#9
Nursing$93,600
97.5%
10/10
7/10
10/10
A-
#10
Pharmacy$137,480
97.5%
7/10
9/10
10/10
A-
#11
Mechanical Engineering$102,320
92.5%
8/10
8/10
8/10
B+
#12
Statistics$101,000
87.5%
9/10
8/10
8/10
B+
#13
Finance$101,910
87.5%
8/10
7/10
7/10
B+
#14
Accounting$81,680
92.5%
7/10
6/10
9/10
B+
#15
Health Informatics$75,000
92.5%
9/10
6/10
9/10
B+
#16
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering$103,150
92.5%
8/10
7/10
8/10
B
#17
Chemical and Materials Engineering$115,000
87.5%
8/10
9/10
8/10
B
#18
Aerospace Engineering$134,830
87.5%
8/10
9/10
7/10
B
#19
Civil Engineering$99,590
92.5%
7/10
7/10
9/10
B
#20
Biomedical Engineering$106,950
87.5%
7/10
9/10
8/10
B
#21
Supply Chain Management$80,880
92.5%
8/10
5/10
8/10
B
#22
Information Science$90,000
87.5%
8/10
6/10
8/10
B
#23
Applied Mathematics$95,000
82.5%
8/10
9/10
7/10
B
#24
Marketing$75,000
87.5%
8/10
4/10
7/10
B-
#25
Economics$115,440
82.5%
7/10
7/10
7/10
B-
#26
Construction Management$85,000
92.5%
8/10
5/10
8/10
B-
#27
Physics$95,000
77.5%
7/10
10/10
7/10
B-
#28
Mathematics$90,000
77.5%
7/10
9/10
7/10
B-
#29
Dentistry$179,210
97.5%
7/10
10/10
10/10
B-
#30
Business Administration and Management$75,000
87.5%
7/10
4/10
7/10
C+
#31
Optometry$134,830
97.5%
8/10
9/10
10/10
C+
#32
Dental Hygiene$94,260
97.5%
8/10
7/10
10/10
C+
#33
Human Resources Management$72,910
87.5%
8/10
4/10
8/10
C+
#34
Public Health$70,000
87.5%
8/10
5/10
9/10
C+
#35
Geophysics$99,240
82.5%
7/10
8/10
6/10
C+
#36
Biochemistry and Biophysics$75,000
77.5%
8/10
9/10
7/10
C
#37
Neuroscience$80,000
72.5%
7/10
9/10
7/10
C
#38
Chemistry$84,150
82.5%
8/10
8/10
7/10
C
#39
Biotechnology$70,000
82.5%
7/10
8/10
7/10
C
#40
Pre-MedicineN/A
N/A
N/A
10/10
N/A
C
#41
Law$135,740
87.5%
5/10
10/10
8/10
C
#42
International Business$77,274
82.5%
6/10
5/10
6/10
C
#43
Construction Engineering$87,403
87.5%
7/10
7/10
8/10
C
#44
Automotive Engineering$75,000
82.5%
6/10
8/10
7/10
C
#45
Energy Engineering Technology$77,546
82.5%
7/10
6/10
7/10
C
#46
Industrial Engineering Technology$66,640
87.5%
7/10
5/10
7/10
C
#47
Electronics Engineering Technology$74,440
87.5%
6/10
6/10
7/10
C
#48
Public Administration$70,000
82.5%
6/10
5/10
8/10
C
#49
Medical Technology$61,890
92.5%
7/10
7/10
9/10
C
#50
Respiratory Therapy$80,450
92.5%
8/10
6/10
10/10
C
#51
Microbiology$87,330
77.5%
7/10
8/10
7/10
C-
#52
Geology$99,240
77.5%
7/10
7/10
6/10
C-
#53
Biomedical Science$65,000
77.5%
7/10
8/10
7/10
C-
#54
Biology$70,000
72.5%
6/10
6/10
7/10
C-
#55
Pre-DentistryN/A
N/A
N/A
10/10
N/A
C-
#56
Pre-LawN/A
N/A
N/A
7/10
N/A
C-
#57
Taxation$70,000
82.5%
6/10
6/10
8/10
C-
#58
Ceramic Engineering$91,445
72.5%
5/10
8/10
7/10
C-
#59
Aviation$75,000
82.5%
6/10
7/10
6/10
C-
#60
Advertising$65,000
82.5%
7/10
3/10
6/10
C-
#61
Computer Graphics$65,000
72.5%
6/10
6/10
5/10
C-
#62
Sustainable Development$65,000
72.5%
6/10
5/10
6/10
D+
#63
Environmental Science and Protection$80,060
77.5%
7/10
6/10
7/10
D+
#64
Real Estate$58,960
82.5%
5/10
3/10
4/10
D+
#65
Physiology$58,160
82.5%
8/10
7/10
8/10
D+
#66
Molecular Biology$70,752
72.5%
6/10
8/10
7/10
D+
#67
Hydrology$92,060
77.5%
6/10
7/10
7/10
D+
#68
Teacher Education$60,000
87.5%
5/10
4/10
8/10
D
#69
Elementary Education and Teaching$63,680
87.5%
5/10
4/10
8/10
D
#70
Education$60,000
87.5%
5/10
4/10
8/10
D
#71
Clinical Psychology$96,100
72.5%
7/10
9/10
8/10
D
#72
Social Work$61,330
87.5%
7/10
5/10
9/10
D
#73
Public Relations and Advertising$69,780
82.5%
7/10
3/10
6/10
D
#74
International Affairs$65,000
72.5%
5/10
6/10
6/10
D
#75
Criminal Justice and Criminology$65,000
82.5%
6/10
4/10
7/10
D
#76
Food Science and Technology$78,770
82.5%
7/10
6/10
8/10
D
#77
Nutrition$69,680
82.5%
7/10
5/10
8/10
D
#78
Athletic Training$60,250
87.5%
8/10
6/10
8/10
D
#79
Occupational Therapy$98,340
92.5%
8/10
7/10
9/10
D
#80
Psychology$60,000
72.5%
6/10
4/10
6/10
D-
#81
Political Science and Government$65,000
72.5%
5/10
6/10
6/10
D-
#82
Communication Studies$60,000
77.5%
6/10
3/10
6/10
D-
#83
Journalism$60,280
72.5%
4/10
4/10
5/10
D-
#84
Pre-VeterinaryN/A
N/A
N/A
9/10
N/A
D-
#85
Veterinary Science$65,000
82.5%
8/10
8/10
9/10
D-
#86
Veterinary Medicine$125,510
97.5%
8/10
10/10
10/10
D-
#87
Architecture$91,120
82.5%
6/10
8/10
6/10
D-
#88
Geography$97,200
72.5%
6/10
6/10
7/10
D-
#89
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$97,450
77.5%
7/10
7/10
7/10
D-
#90
Oceanography$90,000
72.5%
6/10
7/10
6/10
D-
#91
Earth Sciences$95,000
77.5%
6/10
7/10
6/10
D-
#92
Sociology$60,000
72.5%
6/10
4/10
6/10
F
#93
History$60,000
67.5%
4/10
5/10
6/10
F
#94
English Language and Literature$58,518
67.5%
5/10
4/10
6/10
F
#95
Anthropology$64,910
67.5%
5/10
6/10
6/10
F
#96
Philosophy$58,000
62.5%
5/10
7/10
6/10
F
#97
Linguistics$59,440
67.5%
6/10
6/10
6/10
F
#98
Natural Resources Management$69,060
77.5%
6/10
5/10
7/10
F
#99
Forestry$70,660
77.5%
6/10
5/10
7/10
F
#100
Animal Science$60,000
72.5%
5/10
5/10
7/10
F
#101
Agricultural Science$78,770
82.5%
7/10
5/10
8/10
F
#102
Wildlife Biology$72,860
72.5%
6/10
6/10
7/10
F
#103
Fishery and Wildlife Sciences$70,000
72.5%
6/10
6/10
7/10
F
#104
Botany$65,000
72.5%
5/10
6/10
7/10
F
#105
Zoology$72,860
72.5%
6/10
6/10
7/10
F
#106
Counseling Psychology$59,190
82.5%
8/10
7/10
8/10
F
#107
Cognitive Psychology$60,000
67.5%
6/10
7/10
6/10
F
#108
Developmental Psychology$60,000
67.5%
6/10
6/10
6/10
F
#109
Kinesiology and Exercise Science$58,160
82.5%
8/10
5/10
8/10
F
#110
Physical Education and Teaching$60,000
82.5%
5/10
4/10
8/10
F
#111
Communication Disorders$89,230
87.5%
8/10
7/10
9/10
F
#112
Hospitality Management$63,050
82.5%
6/10
4/10
4/10
F
#113
Tourism and Hospitality Management$63,050
82.5%
6/10
4/10
4/10
F
#114
Recreation and Leisure Studies$60,000
77.5%
6/10
4/10
6/10
F
#115
Landscape Architecture$79,660
82.5%
7/10
6/10
6/10
F
#116
Art and Design$55,000
67.5%
5/10
4/10
4/10
F
#117
Graphic Design$61,120
72.5%
6/10
4/10
5/10
F
#118
Music$57,731
62.5%
4/10
5/10
3/10
F
#119
Theatre$43,537
62.5%
4/10
5/10
3/10
F
#120
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$59,440
67.5%
6/10
5/10
6/10
F
#121
Humanities$55,000
67.5%
5/10
4/10
6/10
F
#122
Legal Studies$60,970
72.5%
5/10
5/10
6/10
F
#123
Ethnic Studies$55,000
62.5%
4/10
5/10
6/10
F
#124
Religious Studies$55,000
62.5%
4/10
5/10
6/10
F
#125
Film and Video Studies$58,099
67.5%
5/10
5/10
4/10
F
#126
Art History$55,000
62.5%
4/10
6/10
5/10
F
#127
Dance$45,000
62.5%
4/10
5/10
3/10
F
#128
Photography$42,520
67.5%
5/10
4/10
4/10
F
#129
Fashion Design$55,000
67.5%
5/10
4/10
4/10
F
#130
Culinary Arts and Food Service Management$50,000
77.5%
5/10
4/10
5/10
F
#131
Equestrian Studies$45,000
62.5%
3/10
4/10
4/10
F
#132
Audio Engineering$56,600
67.5%
5/10
5/10
4/10
F
#133
Art Therapy$55,000
72.5%
6/10
6/10
7/10
F
#134
Music Therapy$60,000
77.5%
7/10
6/10
7/10
F
Understanding the Data

Metrics Explained:

  • Typical Salary: Average annual salary after graduation
  • Job Availability: % of graduates finding jobs in their field
  • Job Demand: How actively companies are hiring (1-10)
  • Class Difficulty: Coursework challenge level (1-10)

Scoring System:

  • Job Stability: Recession-proof rating (1-10)
  • Overall Score: Weighted average of all factors
  • Final Rank: Position compared to all majors
  • Color Coding: 🟢 Excellent (8+) 🟡 Good (6-7.9) 🔴 Fair (<6)