Lucrative college degrees that can lead to salaries of more than $100,000 are largely held by men, study finds

Tue, 09/05/2023 - 09:04

Law school graduates hold gavels aloft during the 2019 Harvard University commencement on Harvard Yard in Cambridge, MA on May 30, 2019. — The highest-paying college degrees include electrical engineering, computer science, and chemical engineering.
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The most lucrative college degrees are still largely held by men, a Bankrate study has found.
STEM-subject majors, including electrical engineering, were the most profitable, it found.
College majors where women were the majority were some of the lowest-paying fields.

The most lucrative college degrees that lead to salaries of more than $100,000 are largely dominated by men, a Bankrate study published on Tuesday found.