Highest-paid college major is math at Duke University—with grads earning an eye-popping salary

Source: New York Post

They’ve got more dough than they can count! The highest-earning degree in the United States is mathematics at Duke University — with graduates earning a staggering median income of nearly $300,000, new data shows. The number-crunchers raked in the biggest paychecks —  $297,029 annually — four years after graduating from the esteemed university in either 2018 or 2019, according to new federal earnings figures. Grads who majored in computer science at Carnegie Mellon University were the second-highest earners with a median income of $268,121, the data from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard website revealed.