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Careers Requiring Bachelor's degree

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Operations Research Analysts

Median wage · national

$88,940

Range: $68K – $126K

+21.5% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 109K
Openings/yr 10K

Top feeder programs: Management Sciences · Operations Research

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Food Scientists and Technologists

Median wage · national

$88,720

Range: $69K – $117K

+6.5% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 13K
Openings/yr 1K

Top feeder programs: Culinary Arts · Agriculture

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Microbiologist

Median wage · national

$87,990

Range: $67K – $122K

+4.1% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 19K
Openings/yr 2K

Top feeder programs: Biochemistry & Biophysics · Cell Biology

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Commercial & Industrial Designer

Median wage · national

$83,910

Range: $66K – $109K

+3.2% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 33K
Openings/yr 3K

Top feeder programs: Design · Environmental Tech

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Accountant

Median wage · national

$83,680

Range: $67K – $110K

+4.6% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 1.4M
Openings/yr 124K

Top feeder programs: Accounting · Public Safety

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Credit Analysts

Median wage · national

$83,510

Range: $65K – $122K

-4.4% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 64K
Openings/yr 4K

Top feeder programs: Accounting · Finance

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Agents & Business Managers

Median wage · national

$82,890

Range: $64K – $146K

+8.7% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 13K
Openings/yr 2K

Top feeder programs: Business Administration · Public Relations

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Logisticians

Median wage · national

$82,320

Range: $64K – $106K

+16.7% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 251K
Openings/yr 26K

Top feeder programs: Business Administration

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Environmental Scientist

Median wage · national

$82,220

Range: $64K – $108K

+4.4% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 89K
Openings/yr 9K

Top feeder programs: Public Health · Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

Median wage · national

$81,390

Range: $66K – $102K

+6.4% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 14K
Openings/yr 1K

Top feeder programs: Public Safety · Geography

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Insurance Underwriters

Median wage · national

$81,370

Range: $65K – $110K

-2.6% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 105K
Openings/yr 8K

Top feeder programs: Business Administration · Finance

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Fashion Designer

Median wage · national

$80,960

Range: $52K – $106K

+2.0% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 21K
Openings/yr 2K

Top feeder programs: Design · Drama & Theatre

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Compliance Officers

Median wage · national

$80,730

Range: $61K – $109K

+3.0% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 417K
Openings/yr 33K

Top feeder programs: Criminal Justice · Health Administration

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Social and Community Service Managers

Median wage · national

$80,390

Range: $64K – $103K

+6.4% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 209K
Openings/yr 19K

Top feeder programs: Business Administration · Social Work

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Landscape Architects

Median wage · national

$79,870

Range: $64K – $104K

+3.5% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 20K
Openings/yr 2K

Top feeder programs: Landscape Architecture · Environmental Design

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Entertainment and Recreation Managers

Median wage · national

$79,520

Range: $61K – $105K

+7.7% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 38K
Openings/yr 6K

Top feeder programs: Business Administration · Kinesiology

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Soil and Plant Scientists

Median wage · national

$78,850

Range: $62K – $104K

+5.4% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 16K
Openings/yr 2K

Top feeder programs: Agricultural Production Operations · Plant Sciences

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Cost Estimators

Median wage · national

$78,740

Range: $61K – $102K

-4.2% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 224K
Openings/yr 17K

Top feeder programs: Business Administration · Business

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Securities Sales Agents

Median wage · national

$78,660

Range: $57K – $130K

+3.3% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 490K
Openings/yr 38K

Top feeder programs: Finance · Specialized Sales

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Compensation & Benefits Specialists

Median wage · national

$78,210

Range: $61K – $100K

+5.3% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 112K
Openings/yr 9K

Top feeder programs: Business Administration · Finance

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Editor

Median wage · national

$77,920

Range: $57K – $106K

+0.6% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 92K
Openings/yr 10K

Top feeder programs: Communication & Media · Public Relations

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Writer & Author

Median wage · national

$76,910

Range: $58K – $102K

+3.6% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 48K
Openings/yr 13K

Top feeder programs: Communication & Media · Drama & Theatre

Typically: bachelor's degree

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Zoologist & Wildlife Biologist

Median wage · national

$76,780

Range: $61K – $96K

+1.6% 10-yr growth · BLS
Employed 18K
Openings/yr 1K

Top feeder programs: Ecology · Zoology

Typically: bachelor's degree

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