If you want to get rich, these are the university degrees likely to make you the most money

Money, money, money.

Choosing what degree to study in university is a difficult decision in any person’s life.

One of the key factors to take into consideration is how many days can you go without changing your bedsheets is what are the potential financial earnings once you’ve graduated?

According to data that has been crowdsourced by Emolument (Cromulent?), a salary rankings website, this is approximately how much money students can expect to earn five years after graduation in the following degree subjects.

1. Economics – €62,000/£45,000

2. Law – €58,000/£42,000

3. Maths/Statistics – €53,000/£39,000

4. Chemistry/Natural Sciences – €52,500/£38,000

5. Accounting/Business/Finance – €51,000/£37,000

6. Engineering – €51,000/£37,000

7. Computer Sciences – €51,000/£37,000

8. Physics/Life Sciences/Healthcare – €49,700/£36,000

9. Management/Strategy – €49,700/£36,000

10. History/Geography/Politics – €46,900/£34,000

11. Modern Languages – €44,000/£32,000

12. Philosophy – €44,000/£32,000

13. English Literature – €42,800/£31,000

14. Fine Arts/Design – €34,500/£25,000

Hat-tip to The Telegraph

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