To determine which major leads to the highest-paying starting salary, we'll examine the starting salaries listed in the given chart. The chart provides the following average starting salaries for various major categories:
- Engineering: [tex]$62,891
- Computer science: $[/tex]62,103
- Business: [tex]$57,229
- Communications: $[/tex]48,253
- Math and sciences: [tex]$44,299
- Education: $[/tex]40,267
- Humanities and social sciences: [tex]$38,049
We need to identify the major with the highest starting salary.
1. Let's compare the salaries for all the listed majors:
- Engineering: $[/tex]62,891
- Computer science: [tex]$62,103
- Business: $[/tex]57,229
- Communications: [tex]$48,253
- Math and sciences: $[/tex]44,299
- Education: [tex]$40,267
- Humanities and social sciences: $[/tex]38,049
2. Upon examining the salaries, we can see that the highest salary is associated with the Engineering major, which is $62,891.
Therefore, the major that leads to the highest-paying starting salary is:
Engineering
So, the answer is:
- Engineering
