Median earnings per year: $82,000
Naval architects and marine engineers take on high-level tasks like ship design for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard as well as commercial, civil and foreign ship design.
A new report shows some undergraduate degrees pay off more than others — literally. Using data from the U.S. Census, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce's "What's It Worth: The Economic Value of College Majors" report, issued May 24, looked at 171 different majors and found that the difference in earning potential between one field of study and another can be more than 300%. TIME took a look at the 10 highest- and the 10 lowest-earning majors
7. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering