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18 college majors that that lead to the biggest pay raises

Rachel GillettOct 7, 2016, 20:35 IST

A researcher works at the Cytos laboratory in Schlieren.Thomson Reuters

Sometimes you have to wait until you've got some experience under your belt before you see a substantial payoff.

PayScale recently looked at salary data from this year's College Salary Report and analyzed the difference between starting (less than five years of experience) and mid-career (10 or more years of experience) pay by college major.

While salary-growth potential shouldn't necessarily encourage students to pursue a particular major, it's an important consideration to make when thinking about the future.

Here are the 18 college majors with the greatest increases in wage between early- and mid-career.