{"id":213521,"date":"2018-02-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1404196-5286123.cloudwaysapps.com\/india\/gsi_study_guides\/top-5-highest-paying-majors-degree-uk\/"},"modified":"2018-02-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T00:00:00","slug":"top-5-highest-paying-majors-degree-uk","status":"publish","type":"gsi_study_guides","link":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/study-in-uk\/study-guides\/top-5-highest-paying-majors-degree-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Highest Paying Majors by Degree in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Though earning a lot of money can never be the mark of a successful career, it can help inspire you to greater success, innovation and living conditions.<\/p>\n<p>A UK bachelor\u2019s degree can be considered an investment in your future, and the right Major can have a big impact on your future salary. A new study by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.payscale.com\/college-salary-report\/majors-that-pay-you-back\/bachelors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Payscale.com<\/a> has revealed the top-earning majors, and we are taking a closer look at them below.<\/p>\n<h2>Five highest paying Majors<\/h2>\n<h3>Marine Engineering<\/h3>\n<p>Because of a lack of skilled workers in this specialised profession which focuses on the <a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/study-in-uk\/study-guides\/study-graphic-design-and-illustration-uk\/\">design <\/a>and operation of merchant and navy ships, as well as oil rigs, salaries are continuing to rise.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Early Career Pay: $73,900<\/li>\n<li>Mid-career pay: $123,200<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Chemical Engineering<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/study-in-uk\/popular-courses\/engineering\/\">Chemical Engineers<\/a>\u00a0research and develop raw materials into different products which impact on our lives in different ways. Once graduated, chemical engineers will design, develop, test and submit a wide range of products. All types of engineer are in demand, but the chemical is a unique area of work.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Early Career Pay: $70,300<\/li>\n<li>Mid-career pay: $124,500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Nuclear Engineering<\/h3>\n<p>Nuclear Engineers used to derive benefits from nuclear energy and radiation with help of research and developed processes, instruments and systems. Several factors affect their salary such as a widening skill gap, as well as a lack of people entering the field. A predicted upswing in the need for skills nuclear <a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/study-in-uk\/popular-courses\/engineering\/\">engineers <\/a>is expected in the future.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Early Career Pay: $69,000<\/li>\n<li>Mid-career pay: $127,500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Actuarial Science &amp; Mathematics<\/h3>\n<p>Due to the shortage of qualified actuaries (those who measure the probability and risk of future events), they are constantly in demand in an ever-changing global landscape. Long term prospects are lucrative as actuaries analyze the financial costs and risk of events using <a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/study-in-uk\/popular-courses\/mathematics\/\">math<\/a>, statistics and <a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/study-in-uk\/popular-courses\/accounting-and-finance\/\">finance<\/a> theory.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Early Career Pay: $56,400<\/li>\n<li>Mid-career Pay: $131,700<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Petroleum engineering<\/h3>\n<p>Oil &amp; Gas specialists or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/study-in-uk\/popular-courses\/engineering\/oil-gas-and-petroleum\/\">Petroleum Engineers<\/a> are among the best-paid professionals in the world. Booming demand from employers and sky-high salaries are pulling a large number of petroleum engineers into the industry as they benefit from the energy revolution sweeping the world in the last 10 years.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Early Career Pay: $94,600<\/li>\n<li>Mid-career Pay: $175,500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Apply to Study in the UK<\/h2>\n<p>If you wish to apply to any of the above courses at a UK university,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/study-in-uk\/free-consultation\/\">arrange a free consultation<\/a> at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/study-in-uk\/free-consultation\/\">SI-UK<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"study-guide-destinations":[127],"study-guide-canada-categories":[],"study-guide-australia-categories":[],"study-guide-usa-categories":[],"study-guide-uk-categories":[1723],"study-guide-nz-categories":[],"study-guide-ireland-categories":[],"class_list":["post-213521","gsi_study_guides","type-gsi_study_guides","status-publish","hentry","study-guide-destinations-study-in-uk","study-guide-uk-categories-study-in-the-uk"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsi_study_guides\/213521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsi_study_guides"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/gsi_study_guides"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"study-guide-destinations","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-destinations?post=213521"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-canada-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-canada-categories?post=213521"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-australia-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-australia-categories?post=213521"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-usa-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-usa-categories?post=213521"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-uk-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-uk-categories?post=213521"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-nz-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-nz-categories?post=213521"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-ireland-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-ireland-categories?post=213521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}