According to a recent study conducted by PayScale, economics majors have the fifth highest mid-career median salary, the 17th-highest starting salary, and the highest salary at the 90th percentile, mid-career compared to salaries for different professions. The study concluded that your college major does influence your pay. Quantitative-oriented degrees—like engineering, science, mathematics and economics—filled most of the top 20 slots in both highest starting median salaries and highest mid-career median salaries. The data came from 1.2 million users of PayScale’s web site who self-reported their salaries and undergraduate educational credentials in a survey over the last year.
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