<p>Payscale has some stats about “Best Undergrad College Degrees By Salary.” It lists about a hundred undergrad degrees and ranks them by starting and mid-career median salary.</p>
<p>[Best</a> Undergrad College Degrees By Salary](<a href=“http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/degrees.asp]Best”>Common Jobs for Majors - College Salary Report)</p>
<p>Top twenty includes mostly math and engineering related degrees. </p>
<p>In any case, I was wondering if there are similar stats for masters level degrees. I suppose it is more likely to find that data for PhD though I simply don’t know.</p>
<p>I assume the stats should be similar to undergrad degrees but I can’t be sure. There are times that a masters degree can add significant earning potential while other times there are no jobs for terminal masters and you simply need a PhD. Yet other times a simple bachelor’s degree, as can be seen from the link, leads to six figure earning potential even for someone who’s just starting, as in the case of petroleum engineering. </p>
<p>Appreciate the help.</p>