Top 10 Highest Paid Salaries For College Graduates

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Seeing as though I am less then a year out of college I often find myself looking at and comparing different careers and their salaries. That brings me to this article from MSN which lists to the top 10 highest paid salaries college graduates for recent college graduates. One thing I found to be true is that this crop of college grads are privy too higher starting salaries when they enter the work force in comparison to what grads even 5-10 years ago could expect.

• Economics - ($52,926) Career options for economics majors vary from private consulting for businesses to working for government agencies.

• Nursing - ($52,129) Nursing majors can find job opportunities in hospitals, clinics, doctor offices and other medical facilities.

• Chemistry - ($52,125) Chemists can find work in laboratories, pharmaceuticals, chemical manufacturing or research and development to name a few.

• Political science/government - ($43,594) Political science and government graduates have the option of working in the state, local or federal governments, as well as in the private sector or nonprofit organizations.

• Human resources - ($40,250) Human resources majors work as assistants and payroll or benefits coordinators, and in diversity training.

• History - ($35,956) A degree in history (aka liberal arts) means you can be an educator, researcher, communicator or editor, information manager, advocate or even a businessperson.

• Communications - ($35,196) Communications has much of the same focus as public relations, advertising, journalism, marketing and business management. The skills you learn in this major are transferable to many areas.

• English language and literature - ($34,757) English majors typically work in education, but other traditional fields of work include writing and editing for newspapers and publishing firms, public relations and broadcasting, or technical writing for advanced industries.

• Journalism - ($32,250) Journalism majors will find successful careers in print, broadcast TV or radio journalism, as well as opportunities in media relations.

• Psychology - ($30,877) Psychology graduates can put their degree to use in the mental or social services sectors, as well as in business or education.

• Public relations/organizational communications - ($30,667) Careers in public relations include orchestrating PR strategies for companies and nonprofit organizations, writing communications and even working in advertising.

So there you have it, the top ten highest paying salaries for college graduates fresh out of school. While the numbers themselves are very lucrative, there still remains a nuance surrounding lists such as the one above and that is just how hard it is to land a job period, let alone a high paying one.

With a struggling economy that looks as though it is still going to get worse before it gets better and the level of competition so high nowadays with so many more kids going and subsequently graduating from a University that it’s teetering on luck, rather then credentials, required to get a foot in the door. Or my personal favorite - good, old fashioned nepotism, which never fails if utilized properly.

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