Top-Paid Majors for Class of 2013 Bachelor’s Degree Graduates

Year after year, engineering majors top the charts with the highest paid salaries for new graduates. Petroleum engineering has the highest average starting salary at $97,000, a significant jump over the rest. 1. Major: Petroleum Engineering Average Starting Salary: $97,000 2. Computer Engineering $70,900 3. Chemical Engineering $67,500 4. Computer Science $64,700 5. Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering $64,500 6. Mechanical Engineering $64,500 7. Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering $63,000 8. Engineering Technology $61,500 9. Management Information Systems/Business $60,700 10. Logistics/Materials Management $59,800 Source: January 2014 Salary Survey, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). This article is from our 2014 Guide to STEM ...

5 Productivity Tools for Teens

It may come as a surprise, but you're not being very productive. I'm guilty of it too. Maybe it's going on a Facebook break instead of finishing that essay. Or not remembering that one thing I was going to do that one time -- just because I didn't write it down. Luckily there are hundreds of productivity tools out there to help make a messy life just a little bit more organized. Here are a few of my favorite solutions: RescueTime RescueTime is a downloadable time management and productivity software that runs as a background program. It records which applications, ...