STEM majors dominate salary-based college ranking

A majority of the highest-paying college majors are in the engineering world. At the top of the heap is petroleum engineering, which yields a median mid-career pay of $172,000, according to a new ranking from research company PayScale.[ Related: White House to bolster STEM education, close skills gap ]Compsci-related majors also made a strong showing on the PayScale rankings. Graduates who earn a bachelor’s degree in “computer science and engineering” were ranked 5th, reporting