Postsecondary Education & Employment Data

To help support student academic and career planning, the top 100 professions in the Commonwealth by median pay and the education, training, and skills required for each profession, and the top 10 degree programs at institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth by median pay of program graduates have been updated: 

• Top 100 professions in the Commonwealth by median pay and the education, training, and skills required for each such profession
• Top 10 degree programs at institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth by median pay of program graduates

The University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service in collaboration with the VDOE has researched and compiled this data for the 2025-26 school year. The information is based on occupational employment statistics and educational attainment data produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as well as longitudinal wage data produced by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.