2. Civil Engineering
Median Base Salary: $61,500
Civil engineering ranks 2nd on our list of most popular college majors in 2017 and it is a program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development, and operational evaluation of structural materials, transportation, and water resource systems. These students are able to analyze information in order to develop the most suitable solution. Many like to draw and create projects using their hands.

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