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Average Starting + Current Salaries by Major

This list shows the average salary information that we have collected from 27,911 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
Salary
Current
Salary
yearsTen Year
Avg
Undecided 118
$338,069
$376,645
40 yrs
$347,713
Zoology 46
$170,890
$267,162
41 yrs
$194,371
PreMed and Medical 169
$106,882
$287,857
28 yrs
$171,516
Urban Planning 39
$143,604
$139,091
35 yrs
$142,315
Chemical Engineering 158
$133,352
$146,968
23 yrs
$139,272
Athletics/ Training 47
$106,635
$193,286
31 yrs
$134,587
Finance 244
$76,001
$205,051
25 yrs
$127,621
Astronomy 26
$101,154
$164,500
30 yrs
$122,269
Nuclear Engineering 24
$111,788
$149,722
40 yrs
$121,271
Economics 599
$68,803
$199,106
27 yrs
$117,063
Preparatory 20
$122,288
$97,941
37 yrs
$115,708
Naval Engineering 39
$81,578
$196,486
40 yrs
$110,305
Genetics 28
$115,004
$87,727
31 yrs
$106,205
Chemistry 277
$65,809
$176,635
28 yrs
$105,389
Pharmacy 98
$82,351
$146,716
29 yrs
$104,546
Public Policy 90
$80,606
$136,803
25 yrs
$103,085
Biology 943
$57,455
$178,196
27 yrs
$102,174
Radiological Sciences 28
$105,954
$96,111
26 yrs
$102,168
Physics 175
$73,641
$157,333
30 yrs
$101,538
PreDent and Dentistry 34
$56,331
$167,083
28 yrs
$95,885
Neuroscience/ Cognitive Science 38
$78,049
$122,692
27 yrs
$94,583
Archaeology 16
$92,055
$94,667
34 yrs
$92,823
Agriculture/ Horticulture 84
$67,993
$144,048
31 yrs
$92,527
Architecture 159
$65,056
$137,891
27 yrs
$92,032
Accounting 634
$70,794
$125,816
26 yrs
$91,956
Cultures/ Civilization 37
$94,421
$87,000
30 yrs
$91,948
PreVet and Veterinary 26
$73,846
$124,773
30 yrs
$90,822
Industrial Design 35
$90,210
$89,483
32 yrs
$89,983
Animal Studies 68
$79,959
$101,923
22 yrs
$89,942
Business - Management and Administration 2582
$63,024
$129,527
27 yrs
$87,655
Architecture & Urban Planning Department 45
$91,606
$78,750
32 yrs
$87,589
Aerospace Engineering 132
$71,381
$117,477
30 yrs
$86,747
Nutrition 34
$75,124
$104,722
28 yrs
$85,695
Math 316
$57,419
$143,914
31 yrs
$85,321
Telecommunications 46
$66,504
$123,194
31 yrs
$84,791
Mechanical Engineering 366
$62,099
$122,660
27 yrs
$84,529
Electrical Engineering 402
$59,300
$129,724
28 yrs
$84,452
Linguistics 40
$90,008
$71,250
31 yrs
$83,957
Kinesiology 73
$68,416
$114,904
31 yrs
$83,412
Civil Engineering 216
$58,954
$128,301
29 yrs
$82,866
Political Science 900
$51,119
$139,230
28 yrs
$82,587
Engineering Department 575
$57,499
$107,649
20 yrs
$82,574
Meteorology 19
$74,726
$105,882
40 yrs
$82,515
Fine Arts - Painting/ Sculpture/ Photography/ etc 256
$64,816
$105,421
24 yrs
$81,735
Philosophy 193
$62,983
$116,212
29 yrs
$81,338
PreLaw and Legal 166
$58,934
$120,645
28 yrs
$80,973
Computer Science 924
$58,450
$110,188
25 yrs
$79,145
Computer Engineering 184
$68,794
$91,125
25 yrs
$77,726
School of Information 91
$71,543
$85,329
23 yrs
$77,537
Industrial Operations Engineering 84
$67,168
$98,592
31 yrs
$77,305
Other 1920
$60,598
$101,072
25 yrs
$76,788
Physical Therapy/ Exercise Science 56
$55,184
$104,643
23 yrs
$76,688
Geography and Geosciences 191
$54,460
$124,521
32 yrs
$76,354
Public Health 66
$79,049
$72,143
23 yrs
$76,046
Anthropology 152
$52,801
$106,150
26 yrs
$73,320
Natural Resources 50
$62,339
$87,000
29 yrs
$70,843
Video/ Media 65
$68,834
$70,500
24 yrs
$69,528
Journalism 217
$51,046
$101,714
29 yrs
$68,517
Psychology 1104
$49,939
$95,757
26 yrs
$67,561
History/ Histories (art history/ etc.) 783
$42,751
$110,714
28 yrs
$67,023
Nursing 571
$55,282
$78,232
24 yrs
$64,844
Music - Composition/ Theory 77
$61,926
$69,348
29 yrs
$64,485
Interior Design 88
$51,608
$84,603
26 yrs
$64,298
Music Education 151
$55,452
$81,360
35 yrs
$62,854
English 998
$42,263
$97,416
28 yrs
$61,960
Communications 825
$46,690
$83,518
25 yrs
$61,421
Criminal 289
$51,754
$74,424
25 yrs
$60,822
Automotive Engineering 85
$44,391
$87,241
27 yrs
$60,262
Design Arts - Industrial Design/ Graphic Design/ etc 296
$47,995
$72,072
23 yrs
$58,463
Social Work 148
$47,087
$76,713
27 yrs
$58,060
Sociology 287
$46,978
$77,434
30 yrs
$57,130
Art & Design Department 553
$47,145
$71,012
24 yrs
$57,090
Language - French/ Spanish/ etc. 185
$47,578
$69,726
32 yrs
$54,499
Perfomance Arts 149
$42,382
$70,045
27 yrs
$52,627
Religion/ Religious 549
$42,961
$69,501
28 yrs
$52,440
Education 1449
$38,709
$63,218
29 yrs
$47,160
Music - Performance 249
$39,146
$55,140
24 yrs
$45,810

Zoology Major unemployment rate

_ZoologyAll Majors
Unemployed%8%9
Minimum Wage%11%4
All Others%68%86
More: Unemployment for all Majors *** not counting stay at home parents *** not counting those currently in grad school

Are things going well in Zoology?

Going Well%59
Not Going Well%41
More: All Majors Satisfaction ??? This is a social "life satisfaction" question. Overall, would people who graduated with a degree in Zoology say that their life is going well? It could be interpreted in terms of stress, salary, long hours, future prospects, etc. *** not counting those currently in grad school

Graduates who stayed in Zoology

Still in Field%46
Got out%54
More: All Majors Still in field ??? A high "got out" percentage can be interpreted a couple of ways -- for instance, perhaps the major is a great stepping stone to becoming a totally different career -- like a doctor. Or perhaps the jobs one gets with the major just aren't that great. *** not counting those currently in grad school

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