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UH Engineering Majors Ranked 15th in U.S. For Earning Potential
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Melanie Ziems

Continuing a theme of national excellence, the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering was recently ranked in the top 20 schools by salary potential for engineering majors by PayScale.com.

The 2014-2014 PayScale Potential Salary Report features the rankings of colleges by salary potential for graduates with degrees in nine specific major groupings - including humanities, engineering, social sciences and computer sciences. In the ranking of best schools by salary potential for engineering majors, the University of Houston was ranked 15th. Other top 20 schools included Columbia University (#13) and MIT (#11).

PayScale.com is an online salary, benefits and compensation information company that offers users access to surveys determining what certain jobs might pay.

According to the PayScale report, UH engineering graduates earn $69,800 on average for their early career salaries and are earning about $123,500 by mid-career.

Read the full report, ranking 216 colleges and universities in the U.S., here.

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