Some light Friday content for all of you.

Online salary database PayScale.com just released a ranking of the undergraduate degrees with the highest starting median salaries...and (drum roll) environmental engineering made the cut. Not only that, but 7 of the 10 overall are in engineering. Here's the list in descending order by mid-career median salary:

Undergraduate Degree / Starting Median Salary / Mid-Career Median Salary

1. Aerospace Engineering: $59,600 / $109,000
2. Chemical Engineering: $65,700 / $107,000
3. Computer Engineering: $61,700 / $105,000
4. Electrical Engineering: $60,200 / $102,000
5. Economics: $50,200 / $101,000
6. Physics: $51,100 / $98,800
7. Mechanical Engineering: $58,900 / $98,300
8. Computer Science: $56,400 / $97,400
9. Industrial Engineering: $57,100 / $95,000
10. Environmental Engineering: $53,400 / $94,500

The study also concluded that the degree you get is a bigger influencer of pay in most cases than where you get it from.

I'd hate to be graduating from college this May and be out looking for a job in this market. My first job out of college was with a small air quality consulting firm in DC. It was a great start. I was one of the lucky ones!

They also have a similar top 10 earners list of colleges/universities. Check it out. Maybe your alma mater's on there!

And thanks to Bob Dearborn for bringing this news to my attention. These are fun to look at.