I read somewhere that the best degree is petroleum engineer. Go figure.
Yup, the highest-paying degrees all involve math/science (except the Government major):
1.Petroleum engineering
2.Aerospace engineering
3.Chemical engineering
4.Electrical engineering
5.Nuclear engineering
6.Applied mathematics
7.Biomedical engineering
8.Physics
9.Computer engineering
10.Economics
11.Computer science
12.Civil engineering
13.Statistics
14.Finance
15.Software engineering
16.Management info. systems
17.Mathematics
18.Government
19.Information systems
20.Construction Management
The people who actually find a job in the field will make good money. It's a job where somebody who knows what he's doing can make $millions for his company, and a big screwup can cost $billions. It makes sense to hire the best. If you're an idiot, you will need to find another field, though.
It’s generally been “best paying” for at least 30 years.
Seriously? Any clue what a PE makes? You can’t go wrong with an engineering major. Pharmacy is a good one, six figures right out of school. One of my daughter’s friends from high school got a degree in Czech languages and studies (or some such thing) last year, still can’t find a job, go figure.