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The 8 college majors with the highest starting salaries

STEM majors dominate the list of the highest starting salaries for new graduates

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What you major in can have a big impact on your earning potential.

Legacy Online School, a K-12 online school, combed through data from the National Association of Colleges and Employers to see which degrees yield the highest starting salaries for recent graduates.

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Unsurprisingly, it found that STEM majors tend to make the most right out of college.

Check out which 8 majors have the highest mean starting salaries.

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#8: Military Technology

#8: Military Technology

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Military technology majors net a mean starting salary of $66,505.

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#7: Business

#7: Business

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Business majors net a mean starting salary of $66,578.

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#6: Transportation

#6: Transportation

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Transportation majors net a mean starting salary of $67,496.

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#5: Engineering Technology

#5: Engineering Technology

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Engineering Technology majors net a mean starting salary of $69,162.

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#4: Math

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Math majors net a mean starting salary of $79,859.

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#3: Engineering

#3: Engineering

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Engineering majors net a mean starting salary of $80,085.

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#2: Maintenance & Repair

#2: Maintenance & Repair

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Maintenance & Repair majors net a mean starting salary of $90,162.

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#1: Computer & Information Science

#1: Computer & Information Science

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Computer & Information Science majors net a mean starting salary of $91,411.

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