I'd be more convinced if you had compared engineers and nonengineers within the same school, or the same degree at different schools. Comparing different degrees in different schools is useless.
In the US, our college entry exam organization reports the following distribution of mean SAT scores, ranked by intended major (see below).
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In looking at the list, I have to say that the distribution has changed a lot since the 1970s when I entered college. Engineering math scores used to be at the top, followed closely by physical sciences, then humanities, then social sciences.
One thing that hasn't changed: business and education are still at the bottom of both math and verbal.
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I am surprised at how low the average CS majors' math scores are. It appears that the exodus from careers in computing is in earnest.
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--- Among all students who take the SAT ---
highest math score
- mathematics - physical sciences - engineering - biology - language and literature - foreign languages - philosophy - social sciences - computer sciences - business - education
lowest math score
highest verbal score
- language and literature - foreign languages - physical sciences - philosophy - biology - mathematics - social sciences - engineering - computer sciences - business - education
lowest verbal score
--- Among students intending "advanced standing" (AP?) ---
highest math
- physics - chemistry - mathematics - biology - social studies - computer science - humanities - foreign languages - english - music - art
lowest math
highest verbal
- physics - social studies - humanities - chemistry - english - biology - mathematics - foreign languages - computer science - art - music
lowest verbal
This info was taken from the 2005 SAT annual report:
