Major decision guides
Compare college majors
Each guide compares two majors that students genuinely weigh against each other: what the official federal classification says each one studies, which occupations each is mapped to, and what BLS reports those occupations pay. No major is ranked above another.
What makes these different
The occupation lists are not our opinion of where a degree leads — they are the U.S. Department of Education’s own CIP-to-SOC crosswalk, intersected so you can see exactly where two programs overlap and where they diverge. Every wage is a BLS median attached to a specific occupation, with its source and the reporting period shown.
STEM & Engineering
Computer Science vs Information Technology
7 shared occupations · 8 distinct
Computer Science vs Software Engineering
3 shared occupations · 12 distinct
Computer Science vs Computer Engineering
3 shared occupations · 14 distinct
Computer Science vs Data Science
5 shared occupations · 11 distinct
Cybersecurity vs Information Technology
4 shared occupations · 8 distinct
Data Science vs Statistics
3 shared occupations · 8 distinct
Mechanical Engineering vs Electrical Engineering
3 shared occupations · 5 distinct
Mechanical Engineering vs Civil Engineering
2 shared occupations · 4 distinct
Electrical Engineering vs Computer Engineering
3 shared occupations · 7 distinct
Civil Engineering vs Environmental Engineering
2 shared occupations · 3 distinct
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Social Sciences
Natural sciences
Public service & law
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