The 10 most in-demand bachelor's degrees—No. 1 isn't engineering

What bachelor’s degrees are most attractive to employers hiring recent graduates?

The Winter 2026 Salary Survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, or NACE, collected responses from 150 member organizations from Oct. 8 through Nov. 30, 2025.

Here are the 10 most in-demand bachelor’s degrees, according to NACE’s report, along with the percent of responding firms that said they have plans to hire graduates with each degree from the class of 2026.

10. Human Resources: 40%

9. Marketing: 44%