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. Anchored to U.S. Census ACS detailed field-of-degree tables; cross-referenced with Georgetown CEW and The Hamilton Project.

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Each line is one major. Left number is start-year median earnings; right is 2024. Click a line to highlight.

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Source & methodology. 2024 median earnings anchored to the U.S. Census ACS detailed field-of-degree tables, inflated to 2024 dollars and cross-referenced with Georgetown CEW and The Hamilton Project. Earlier-year wages use ACS 1-year tables; where the public ACS bins multiple fields, breakdowns are modeled from BLS OEWS occupational wage trends and clearly labeled v1.

Suggested citation: InfoAcademy.ai (2026). Chart No. 002 — College Majors with the Highest 10-Year Wage Growth. https://infoacademy.ai/charts/college-majors-wage-growth. Licensed CC-BY 4.0.