College Majors with the Highest 10-Year Wage Growth

Chart No. 002 · Education · United States

College majors with the highest 10-year wage growth.

Median earnings in 2024 vs. 2014 for full-time, prime-age workers (ages 30–39) holding only a bachelor's degree, by field of study. Computer science nearly doubled. Education and arts barely budged.

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Each row is one major. Left number is 2014 median earnings; right number is 2024. The line shows the slope. Click a major to highlight it.

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Source & methodology. 2024 median earnings are anchored to the U.S. Census ACS detailed field-of-degree tables (most recent: 2022 ACS), inflated to 2024 dollars and cross-referenced with Georgetown CEW and The Hamilton Project. 10-year growth rates use ACS 2014 1-year tables compared to 2024 nominal dollars. Where the public ACS bins multiple fields, breakdowns are modeled from BLS OEWS occupational wage trends; v1 figures are clearly labeled.