About 6.6 million student loan borrowers are behind on payments, and the problem is worsening, as borrowers over 50 now have the highest serious delinquency rates of any age group. The difference between struggling for decades and paying off your loans in a few years often comes down to one decision—your major.

Investopedia ranked different bachelor’s degree majors utilizing median wages in early career, as recorded by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the amount of student loan debt per bachelor’s degree, as calculated by the Education Data Initiative. READ MORE