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Average Starting + Current Salaries by Major

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This list shows the average salary information that we have collected from 20,717 alumni who have taken our survey.  We show the number of surveys and the average number years that an alumna/e has been in the working world. 
The number of years, motivation levels and the major all play a role in salary rates. 
Not all the numbers are sensible -- they are generated from survey data -- use your best judgement

 

 

Major (sort)# Starting SalaryCurrent SalaryyearsTen Year Avg
Accounting 487
$55,656
$126,762
 16 yrs
$100,098
Aerospace Engineering 98
$54,830
$121,218
 19 yrs
$89,771
Agriculture/Horticulture 45
$37,082
$117,794
 21 yrs
$75,516
Animal Studies 40
$76,617
$115,625
 12 yrs
$109,124
Anthropology 120
$45,756
$107,875
 14 yrs
$90,127
Archaeology 7
$45,272
$75,000
 14 yrs
$66,506
Architecture 129
$63,537
$147,117
 15 yrs
$119,257
Architecture & Urban Planning Department 28
$55,187
$81,087
 11 yrs
$78,732
Art & Design Department 437
$46,143
$74,379
 13 yrs
$67,863
Astronomy 13
$83,942
$195,000
 14 yrs
$163,269
Athletics/Training 30
$99,798
$207,895
 15 yrs
$171,862
Automotive Engineering 64
$34,518
$76,046
 13 yrs
$66,463
Biology 765
$56,545
$180,288
 16 yrs
$133,884
Business - Management and Administration 2118
$65,352
$128,985
 15 yrs
$107,774
Chemical Engineering 95
$66,750
$138,786
 18 yrs
$106,770
Chemistry 216
$62,232
$174,268
 18 yrs
$124,474
Civil Engineering 172
$53,919
$124,529
 17 yrs
$95,455
Communications 656
$45,091
$87,026
 14 yrs
$75,045
Computer Engineering 159
$58,466
$86,223
 13 yrs
$79,818
Computer Science 745
$58,325
$109,514
 14 yrs
$94,888
Criminal 244
$46,647
$70,894
 13 yrs
$65,298
Cultures/Civilization 25
$56,132
$103,077
 16 yrs
$85,473
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc 235
$48,862
$75,852
 12 yrs
$71,354
Economics 502
$71,383
$211,567
 16 yrs
$158,998
Education 1238
$37,035
$62,459
 18 yrs
$51,159
Electrical Engineering 345
$60,090
$134,119
 17 yrs
$103,637
Engineering Department 245
$55,000
$155,348
 17 yrs
$114,028
English 865
$40,554
$99,312
 17 yrs
$75,118
Finance 204
$76,296
$219,576
 13 yrs
$186,511
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc 180
$68,035
$95,970
 14 yrs
$87,989
Genetics 11
$53,901
$59,000
 13 yrs
$57,823
Geography and Geosciences 148
$48,454
$127,478
 21 yrs
$86,084
History/Histories (art history/etc.) 628
$43,770
$113,715
 17 yrs
$84,914
Industrial Design 18
$47,321
$71,923
 17 yrs
$61,793
Industrial Operations Engineering 62
$57,938
$96,100
 15 yrs
$83,379
Interior Design 69
$40,878
$84,271
 15 yrs
$69,806
Journalism 188
$40,022
$100,761
 18 yrs
$73,766
Kinesiology 37
$62,564
$152,500
 14 yrs
$126,804
Language - French/Spanish/etc. 157
$40,895
$69,524
 20 yrs
$55,209
Linguistics 19
$50,023
$47,000
 13 yrs
$47,698
Math 271
$52,640
$139,444
 20 yrs
$96,042
Mechanical Engineering 312
$59,272
$121,283
 15 yrs
$100,613
Meteorology 10
$46,907
$93,750
 21 yrs
$69,213
Music - Composition/Theory 55
$35,633
$59,667
 16 yrs
$50,654
Music - Performance 194
$38,205
$56,333
 14 yrs
$51,154
Music Education 110
$34,051
$64,709
 21 yrs
$48,650
Natural Resources 29
$35,143
$86,053
 12 yrs
$77,568
Naval Engineering 13
$59,857
$299,091
 25 yrs
$155,550
Neuroscience/Cognitive Science 13
$75,003
$166,667
 9 yrs
$176,851
Nuclear Engineering 11
$134,081
$160,000
 21 yrs
$146,423
Nursing 407
$56,852
$81,109
 16 yrs
$72,013
Nutrition 13
$46,530
$75,000
 16 yrs
$64,324
Other 1458
$64,951
$108,525
 16 yrs
$92,185
Perfomance Arts 117
$35,613
$60,375
 15 yrs
$52,121
Pharmacy 68
$82,087
$162,245
 15 yrs
$135,526
Philosophy 146
$52,593
$107,525
 16 yrs
$86,926
Physical Therapy/Exercise Science 40
$54,756
$130,526
 13 yrs
$113,041
Physics 131
$75,211
$154,425
 19 yrs
$116,903
Political Science 799
$49,652
$134,016
 17 yrs
$99,278
PreDent and Dentistry 16
$76,658
$346,250
 17 yrs
$235,241
PreLaw and Legal 140
$55,757
$115,267
 15 yrs
$95,430
PreMed and Medical 132
$108,097
$319,535
 17 yrs
$232,472
Preparatory 5
$96,891
$62,500
 21 yrs
$80,514
PreVet and Veterinary 12
$51,738
$59,500
 14 yrs
$57,282
Psychology 827
$46,407
$88,963
 15 yrs
$74,777
Public Health 38
$96,664
$73,409
 11 yrs
$75,523
Public Policy 66
$61,327
$127,340
 14 yrs
$108,479
Radiological Sciences 13
$62,069
$75,000
 11 yrs
$73,824
Religion/Religious 453
$39,606
$70,829
 17 yrs
$57,972
School of Information 64
$65,768
$76,667
 11 yrs
$75,676
Social Work 111
$42,276
$75,133
 16 yrs
$62,812
Sociology 256
$46,016
$79,380
 18 yrs
$64,552
Telecommunications 34
$44,278
$135,577
 16 yrs
$101,340
Undecided 97
$424,276
$442,000
 32 yrs
$429,815
Urban Planning 26
$179,876
$181,250
 24 yrs
$180,449
Video/Media 41
$60,489
$55,862
 13 yrs
$56,930
Zoology 29
$259,534
$326,875
 32 yrs
$280,578
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