<p>Wow this thread is wrong wrong wrong. Engineers have the highest starting salary, I know this for a fact because my friend who just graduated from CMU got an offer in the 70-75k range…STARTING. What finance degree pays that much? Most will start you at around 48-50k…if you can even find a job. Yes engineering tops out early but if you work 2-3 years and get your MBA from a top notch b-school you’ll be gold. Also lets say you graduate and don’t want a job as an engineer, many Ibanks hire engineering majors because of all the math, etc.</p>