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Average Starting + Current Salaries by Major

This list shows the average salary information that we have collected from 27,654 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
 36 yrs
$348,784
Zoology 46
$170,890
$267,162
 37 yrs
$196,909
PreMed and Medical 169
$106,882
$287,857
 24 yrs
$182,288
Urban Planning 39
$143,604
$139,091
 31 yrs
$142,148
Athletics/ Training 47
$106,635
$193,286
 27 yrs
$138,728
Finance 242
$76,018
$205,622
 22 yrs
$134,929
Chemical Engineering 149
$120,866
$139,195
 21 yrs
$129,594
Economics 572
$70,506
$207,626
 24 yrs
$127,640
Astronomy 26
$101,154
$164,500
 26 yrs
$125,518
Nuclear Engineering 24
$111,788
$149,722
 36 yrs
$122,325
Preparatory 20
$122,288
$97,941
 33 yrs
$114,910
Naval Engineering 39
$81,578
$196,486
 36 yrs
$113,497
Chemistry 277
$65,809
$176,635
 24 yrs
$111,986
Biology 932
$57,323
$179,147
 23 yrs
$110,290
Pharmacy 98
$82,351
$146,716
 25 yrs
$108,097
Public Policy 90
$80,606
$136,803
 21 yrs
$107,367
Physics 173
$73,641
$156,610
 25 yrs
$106,829
Genetics 28
$115,004
$87,727
 27 yrs
$104,902
PreDent and Dentistry 34
$56,331
$167,083
 24 yrs
$102,478
Radiological Sciences 28
$105,954
$96,111
 22 yrs
$101,480
Agriculture/ Horticulture 82
$70,496
$148,115
 27 yrs
$99,243
Architecture 159
$65,056
$137,891
 23 yrs
$96,723
Accounting 634
$70,794
$125,816
 22 yrs
$95,804
PreVet and Veterinary 25
$75,541
$124,773
 25 yrs
$95,234
Neuroscience/ Cognitive Science 37
$76,854
$119,600
 24 yrs
$94,665
Archaeology 16
$92,055
$94,667
 30 yrs
$92,925
Business - Management and Administration 2576
$63,125
$129,664
 23 yrs
$92,055
Cultures/ Civilization 37
$94,421
$87,000
 26 yrs
$91,567
Animal Studies 65
$79,959
$101,923
 19 yrs
$91,519
Industrial Design 35
$90,210
$89,483
 28 yrs
$89,951
Math 315
$57,677
$144,300
 27 yrs
$89,760
Electrical Engineering 401
$59,495
$130,119
 24 yrs
$88,921
Engineering Department 575
$57,499
$107,649
 16 yrs
$88,843
Aerospace Engineering 130
$71,274
$115,935
 26 yrs
$88,451
Mechanical Engineering 366
$62,099
$122,660
 23 yrs
$88,430
Political Science 900
$51,119
$139,230
 24 yrs
$87,832
Telecommunications 46
$66,504
$123,194
 27 yrs
$87,501
Nutrition 34
$75,124
$104,722
 24 yrs
$87,457
Architecture & Urban Planning Department 45
$91,606
$78,750
 28 yrs
$87,015
Civil Engineering 216
$58,954
$128,301
 25 yrs
$86,692
Kinesiology 73
$68,416
$114,904
 27 yrs
$85,633
Fine Arts - Painting/ Sculpture/ Photography/ etc 250
$65,043
$106,011
 20 yrs
$85,527
PreLaw and Legal 166
$58,934
$120,645
 24 yrs
$84,647
Philosophy 192
$62,983
$116,212
 25 yrs
$84,275
Meteorology 19
$74,726
$105,882
 36 yrs
$83,380
Linguistics 40
$90,008
$71,250
 27 yrs
$83,061
Computer Science 915
$58,506
$110,004
 21 yrs
$83,029
Physical Therapy/ Exercise Science 56
$55,184
$104,643
 19 yrs
$81,215
Other 1908
$60,740
$101,171
 21 yrs
$79,993
Geography and Geosciences 191
$54,460
$124,521
 28 yrs
$79,482
Computer Engineering 184
$68,794
$91,125
 21 yrs
$79,428
Industrial Operations Engineering 84
$67,168
$98,592
 27 yrs
$78,807
School of Information 91
$71,543
$85,329
 19 yrs
$78,799
Anthropology 151
$52,801
$106,150
 22 yrs
$77,050
Public Health 66
$79,049
$72,143
 19 yrs
$75,414
History/ Histories (art history/ etc.) 743
$44,379
$114,022
 25 yrs
$72,236
Natural Resources 50
$62,339
$87,000
 25 yrs
$72,203
Journalism 217
$51,046
$101,714
 25 yrs
$71,313
Video/ Media 63
$68,834
$73,021
 21 yrs
$70,828
Psychology 1103
$49,939
$95,757
 22 yrs
$70,765
Nursing 565
$55,011
$78,304
 20 yrs
$66,657
Interior Design 88
$51,608
$84,603
 22 yrs
$66,606
English 993
$42,180
$96,824
 24 yrs
$64,949
Music - Composition/ Theory 77
$61,926
$69,348
 25 yrs
$64,895
Communications 768
$46,512
$84,990
 22 yrs
$64,002
Music Education 151
$55,452
$81,360
 31 yrs
$63,809
Automotive Engineering 85
$44,391
$87,241
 23 yrs
$63,022
Criminal 289
$51,754
$74,424
 21 yrs
$62,549
Design Arts - Industrial Design/ Graphic Design/ etc 291
$48,841
$73,088
 19 yrs
$61,603
Social Work 146
$46,647
$76,495
 23 yrs
$59,625
Art & Design Department 552
$47,135
$71,165
 20 yrs
$59,150
Sociology 287
$46,978
$77,434
 26 yrs
$58,692
Language - French/ Spanish/ etc. 185
$47,578
$69,726
 28 yrs
$55,488
Perfomance Arts 149
$42,382
$70,045
 23 yrs
$54,409
Religion/ Religious 530
$41,877
$69,876
 25 yrs
$53,077
Education 1444
$38,762
$63,265
 25 yrs
$48,564
Music - Performance 245
$39,645
$55,229
 21 yrs
$47,066
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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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