I don’t understand why people go into engineering solely for money

I wouldn’t consider this a rant or vent but idk what category to choose. Yes engineers make good money but there are other majors and careers that have a good work to life balance and are not as hard as studying engineering (IT, Finance, Accounting). I know plenty of people who made 60k+ with their first job in these majors and don’t work more than 45 hours a week. Maybe because it’s an old belief or what but solely choosing engineering for the money is definitely not the way to go imo.

Edit: damn I didn’t know it would actually get some attention. I enjoy engineering work and other benefits. I just wanted to say choosing engineering solely for the money is not worth it in my opinion when there are plenty of other easier majors that make good money. If you majored in engineering solely for money, that is fine.

Edit again: I feel like people are taking my post the wrong way. I’m just curious on why people do engineering for money when they’re easier majors that make good money too. Prestige, Job security, are valid reasons, I’m just talking about money.

Edit: This post may or may not have been inspired by seeing people around me have a easier major but make almost the same starting salary (65k) as engineering roles in my city.