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SPRING 2016

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND EMPLOYERS | www.naceweb.org

SALARY SURVEY

FEATURING ACTUAL STARTING SALARIES

FOR ALL DEGREE LEVELS

Associate Bachelor’s

Master’sDoctoral

FINAL STARTING SALARIES FOR CLASS OF 2015 NEW COLLEGE GRADUATES DATA REPORTED BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

SALARIES BY MAJOR7 SALARIES

BY REGION28 SALARIES BY CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION

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About the Survey ................................................................................................................. 2

How to Read Salary Survey .............................................................................................. 3

Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. 4

Starting Salary by Academic Major ................................................................................. 5

Associate Degrees ................................................................................................................. 5

Bachelor’s Degrees ................................................................................................................ 7

Master’s Degrees ................................................................................................................. 18

Doctoral Degrees ................................................................................................................ 24

Starting Salary by Region and Major/Bachelor’s Degrees ........................................ 28

Starting Salary by Carnegie Classification and Major/Bachelor’s Degrees ........... 61

Appendix ............................................................................................................................. 70

©Copyright May 2016 by the National Association of Colleges and Employers

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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The Spring 2016 Salary Survey report provides actual starting salaries (not projections) for the college Class of 2015, and serves as the final salary report for the Class of 2015.

This is the first Salary Survey report that contains comprehensive salary data on multiple degree levels—associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral. The figures reported are for base salaries only, and do not include bonuses, commissions, fringe benefits, or overtime rates. The report provides the detailed salaries by academic major at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree levels, along with breakouts by both geographic region and Carnegie Classification at the bachelor’s degree level based upon the participating institutions. Data were gathered from Class of 2015 graduates through December 30, 2015, and reported to NACE through March 31, 2016.

The salary data presented here were reported to NACE through its national Class of 2015 First-Destination Survey by 279 colleges and universities

nationwide, and represent data for almost 470,000 graduates across all degree levels. Most of the analysis provided here, however, focuses on the data provided for more than 243,000 bachelor’s degree graduates. Of those schools providing salary information, 168 provided salary data by specific program or major; this report contains average salaries for 23 majors at the associate degree level, 185 majors at the bachelor’s degree level, 130 majors at the master’s degree level, and 73 majors at the doctoral level. A list of those institutions providing salary data by program or major can be found in the appendix of this report.

Salary Survey (ISSN 1520-8648) is available to individuals holding membership in the National Association of Colleges and Employers; it is also available on a subscription basis. The Salary Survey report is published three times a year—winter, spring, and fall—by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, 62 Highland Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18017-9085. For more information, see www.naceweb.org/salary-resources/index.aspx or contact NACE at 610.868.1421.

• NACE RESEARCH STAFF •Edwin W. Koc, Director of Research, Public Policy, and Legislative Affairs

Andrea J. Koncz, Research ManagerKenneth C. Tsang, Research AssociateLouisa Eismann, Research Associate

Anna Longenberger, Research Assistant

ABOUT THE SURVEY

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STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR (Associate/Bachelor’s/Master’s/Doctoral)

In this section, you will find the average starting salary according to the major field of study. Only majors with five or more reported salaries are shown. Refer to this section when you want to know the starting salary for a graduate holding a particular degree in a specific discipline, such as a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a master’s degree in business administration.

STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR (Bachelor’s)

In this section, you will find the average starting salary according to the major field of study within seven geographic regions (Northeast, Mid-East, Great Lakes, Plains, Southeast, Southwest, and Rocky Mountain/Far West). The regional data are based upon the locations of the participating institutions that supplied information for the reported majors within each region. Only majors with three or more reported salaries are shown. Refer to this section when you want to know the starting salary for a graduate holding a bachelor’s degree in a specific discipline in a regional location, such as mechanical engineering majors who attended schools in the Southwest.

STARTING SALARY BY CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION AND MAJOR (Bachelor’s)

This section shows data according to the broad categories of majors (e.g. business or engineering) within eight different Carnegie Classifications. Note: The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is a framework for classifying colleges and universities in the United States. The framework primarily serves educational and research purposes, where it is often important to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions. Only broad categories where three or more reported salaries are shown. Refer to this section when you want to know the starting salary for a graduate holding a bachelor’s degree in a field of study at a particular type of institution, such as engineering graduates who attended doctoral/research universities.

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Class of 2015 bachelor’s degree graduates earned an average starting salary of $50,219—up 4.3 percent from their Class of 2014 counterparts’ overall average salary of $48,127. This final figure for the Class of 2015 is based upon results of NACE’s Class of 2015 First-Destination Survey.

As expected, Class of 2015 bachelor’s degree graduates in the STEM disciplines received the top average starting salaries.

Graduates in the computer sciences fields were the highest paid, with an overall average of $69,214. These graduates held their position at the top as they were also the highest paid in the Fall 2015 Salary Survey report ($65,849). Within this group, those majoring specifically in computer science boasted the highest average starting salary—$75,191—in this report.

Following closely behind with an overall average starting salary of $63,764 were engineering graduates. Out of the nearly 30 specific engineering disciplines that reported at least 50 salaries for the Class of 2015, graduates earning petroleum engineering degrees were the highest paid with an average salary of almost $75,000.

Third on the list of top-paid majors was mathematics and statistics, another STEM discipline. The overall average salary for this group of graduates was $58,554.

While graduates earning bachelor’s degrees in the business fields did not crack the top three on the “highest paid” list, their overall average salary was a respectable $51,452. Business disciplines also had the largest number of reported salaries (18,810), including the top three individual majors—business administration/management, finance, and accounting.

Registered nursing majors were also high in terms of reported salaries. With almost 2,400 individual reports, these majors had an overall average starting salary of $53,683. However, the average salary for the entire category of health professions and related program majors was slightly lower at $49,851.

For graduates who did not major in the STEM, business, or healthcare disciplines, average starting salaries were significantly lower. Social sciences graduates had an overall average starting salary of $40,964, and the average for history majors was $38,936. Foreign languages ($38,537), visual and performing arts ($38,470), and English ($38,125) majors had very similar overall averages.

With more than 2,000 salaries reported for education majors, this group’s overall average starting salary was $35,686. Within the specific disciplines, teachers of specific subject areas averaged slightly higher starting salaries at $36,526, while salaries for teachers of specific levels and methods ($34,038), and special education majors ($33,947) were just below the overall average.

Among the majors that fell on the lower end of the scale, theology and religious vocations majors had the lowest reported average—$30,584. However, this average was higher than the overall average of $29,100 reported for these majors from the Class of 2014. Also on the modest side were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies ($34,455), and family and consumer sciences ($32,140) majors.

The next issue of Salary Survey will be published in September 2016 and will provide actual preliminary salaries for Class of 2016 graduates. The Winter 2017 Salary Survey will include projected salaries for the Class of 2017.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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AVERAGE SALARIES BY DISCIPLINE/ASSOCIATE DEGREES

Broad Category # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Agriculture 7 $36,143 $31,600 $31,600 $45,000

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 41 $40,406 $38,935 $38,935 $41,500

Personal and Culinary Services 12 $24,017 $23,840 $24,000 $24,000

Education 7 $30,439 $18,000 $29,640 $46,000

Engineering Technologies 42 $41,881 $40,000 $44,667 $48,577

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 112 $34,580 $32,000 $32,000 $34,167

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 7 $39,272 $26,250 $26,250 $56,633

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Services 17 $36,249 $33,000 $39,436 $39,436

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians 12 $41,617 $39,400 $42,400 $42,400

Precision Production 11 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000

Health Professions and Related Programs 193 $37,140 $33,625 $37,501 $40,700

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 86 $41,259 $39,545 $39,545 $41,709

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ASSOCIATE DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

AGRICULTURE 7 $36,143 $31,600 $31,600 $45,000

Applied Horticulture 5 $31,600 $31,600 $31,600 $31,600

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES 41 $40,406 $38,935 $38,935 $41,500

Computer Systems Analysis 21 $38,935 $38,935 $38,935 $38,935

Computer Science 6 $46,667 $46,667 $46,667 $46,667

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 12 $42,000 $39,000 $41,500 $41,500

PERSONAL AND CULINARY SERVICES 12 $24,017 $23,840 $24,000 $24,000

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services 6 $24,000 $24,000 $24,000 $24,000

Culinary Arts 6 $24,033 $23,840 $23,840 $23,840

EDUCATION 7 $30,439 $18,000 $29,640 $46,000

Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods 5 $24,214 $18,000 $29,640 $29,640

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES 42 $41,881 $40,000 $44,667 $48,577

Electrical Engineering Technologies 5 $32,200 $36,250 $36,250 $36,250

Industrial Production Technologies 6 $45,417 $45,417 $45,417 $45,417

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies 19 $45,026 $44,667 $48,577 $48,577

Construction Engineering Technologies 9 $40,111 $40,125 $40,125 $40,125

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES 112 $34,580 $32,000 $32,000 $34,167

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 112 $34,580 $32,000 $32,000 $34,167

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 7 $39,272 $26,250 $26,250 $56,633

*No individual major data reported.

HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES 17 $36,249 $33,000 $39,436 $39,436

Criminal Justice and Corrections 13 $38,518 $39,436 $39,436 $39,436

MECHANIC AND REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES/ TECHNICIANS 12 $41,617 $39,400 $42,400 $42,400

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies 5 $39,400 $39,400 $39,400 $39,400

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies 7 $43,200 $42,400 $42,400 $42,400

PRECISION PRODUCTION 11 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000

Precision Metal Working 11 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000

HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS 193 $37,140 $33,625 $37,501 $40,700

Health and Medical Administrative Services 31 $35,581 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 59 $28,929 $22,857 $26,107 $33,625

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ASSOCIATE DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 7 $38,661 $37,501 $40,625 $40,625

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 6 $37,160 $37,160 $37,160 $37,160

Registered Nursing 83 $44,195 $40,700 $43,834 $47,083

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES 86 $41,259 $39,545 $39,545 $41,709

Business Administration/Management 31 $39,258 $40,500 $41,709 $42,500

Accounting 19 $50,447 $37,000 $37,000 $46,500

AVERAGE SALARIES BY DISCIPLINE/BACHELOR’S DEGREES

Broad Category # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Agriculture 865 $37,012 $32,549 $37,926 $45,420

Natural Resources 413 $35,236 $30,380 $34,875 $38,929

Architecture and Related Services 321 $41,727 $39,375 $42,500 $46,477

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 357 $43,524 $35,400 $42,278 $45,973

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 2,270 $36,847 $33,065 $37,226 $40,000

Communications Technologies 53 $45,134 $41,406 $46,288 $46,288

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 2,270 $69,214 $57,688 $67,880 $81,250

Education 2,072 $35,686 $32,201 $34,499 $40,975

Engineering 9,698 $63,764 $58,976 $63,369 $70,000

Engineering Technologies 886 $54,316 $46,969 $55,338 $62,279

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 379 $38,537 $32,500 $36,350 $45,500

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 605 $32,140 $27,770 $30,600 $34,100

Legal Studies 28 $45,780 $45,000 $49,167 $51,083

English Language and Literature/Letters 775 $38,125 $31,722 $35,000 $43,157

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 1,585 $52,976 $50,000 $58,064 $58,064

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1,428 $34,629 $29,057 $33,580 $38,122

Mathematics and Statistics 810 $58,554 $48,810 $57,250 $68,000

Military Technologies 12 $51,833 $45,625 $45,625 $64,250

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1,088 $47,007 $37,308 $43,452 $55,802

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 657 $34,455 $30,000 $32,600 $37,422

Leisure and Recreational Activities 6 $36,167 $36,167 $36,167 $36,167

Philosophy and Religious Studies 177 $40,942 $31,700 $38,000 $47,167

Theology and Religious Vocations 51 $30,584 $27,500 $33,033 $33,033

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AVERAGE SALARIES BY DISCIPLINE/BACHELOR’S DEGREES

Broad Category # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Physical Sciences 521 $45,507 $34,840 $43,333 $56,584

Science Technologies/Technicians 9 $50,444 $41,333 $55,000 $55,000

Psychology 1,672 $34,801 $31,114 $33,860 $39,408

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Services 396 $41,641 $32,795 $37,577 $44,069

Public Administration and Social Service Professions 591 $38,337 $31,918 $33,438 $45,925

Social Sciences 2,485 $40,964 $35,616 $40,498 $45,357

Transportation and Materials Moving 93 $43,695 $30,000 $44,000 $47,393

Visual And Performing Arts 1,625 $38,470 $30,000 $37,952 $42,500

Health Professions and Related Programs 3,264 $49,851 $43,714 $49,220 $56,086

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 18,810 $51,452 $44,333 $51,234 $57,739

History 421 $38,936 $33,714 $38,103 $42,858

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

AGRICULTURE 865 $37,012 $32,549 $37,926 $45,420

Agricultural Business and Management 353 $42,091 $33,213 $44,527 $50,000

Agricultural Production Operations 27 $41,989 $41,268 $41,268 $41,268

Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services 13 $27,631 $25,307 $25,307 $32,861

Applied Horticulture 33 $31,419 $30,000 $30,000 $45,420

Agricultural Public Services 35 $35,074 $31,649 $35,192 $42,600

Animal Sciences 219 $30,332 $24,500 $35,159 $37,923

Food Science and Technology 53 $36,024 $20,955 $39,857 $45,000

Plant Sciences 96 $34,226 $24,395 $37,547 $39,452

NATURAL RESOURCES 413 $35,236 $30,380 $34,875 $38,929

Natural Resources Conservation and Research 320 $35,445 $32,230 $34,875 $38,929

Natural Resources Management 41 $39,233 $29,650 $42,500 $44,000

Fishing and Fisheries Sciences 10 $22,340 $22,699 $22,699 $23,250

Forestry 21 $34,412 $29,000 $34,500 $41,000

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management 21 $31,205 $30,648 $30,833 $33,000

ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES 321 $41,727 $39,375 $42,500 $46,477

Architecture 240 $42,701 $40,250 $42,367 $46,477

City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 30 $40,843 $34,773 $44,063 $45,625

Landscape Architecture 46 $37,269 $19,009 $42,700 $47,360

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COMPUTER SCIENCES MAJORS/SALARY RANGES

Computer andInformation Services

Information Science/Studies

Computer Science

25th PERCENTILE 50th PERCENTILE 75th PERCENTILE

$66,667

$56,803

$55,000

$61,000

$83,947

$74,248

$66,150

$55,172

$53,166

BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES 357 $43,524 $35,400 $42,278 $45,973

Area Studies 246 $44,910 $37,000 $42,278 $55,333

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Stud-ies 111 $40,453 $32,500 $41,000 $44,272

COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 2,270 $36,847 $33,065 $37,226 $40,000

Communication and Media Studies 1,187 $37,882 $34,667 $37,544 $40,588

Journalism 484 $34,867 $30,242 $33,065 $40,200

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 47 $33,988 $31,000 $32,500 $32,929

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 513 $36,644 $35,000 $37,404 $37,696

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES/ TECHNICIANS AND SUPPORT SERVICES 53 $45,134 $41,406 $46,288 $46,288

Communications Technology/Technician 14 $46,429 $40,000 $50,000 $50,000

Graphic Communications 37 $43,246 $41,406 $46,288 $46,288

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES 2,270 $69,214 $57,688 $67,880 $81,250

Computer and Information Sciences 211 $58,503 $55,000 $56,803 $66,667

Computer Programming 20 $53,125 $52,000 $52,000 $56,389

Information Science 141 $56,818 $53,166 $55,172 $61,000

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Computer Science 1,594 $75,191 $66,150 $74,248 $83,947

Computer Software and Media Applications 48 $33,465 $18,438 $18,438 $45,667

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 66 $49,967 $46,510 $46,818 $46,818

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management 175 $56,215 $50,167 $52,000 $62,038

EDUCATION 2,072 $35,686 $32,201 $34,499 $40,975

Curriculum and Instruction 7 $34,114 $33,933 $34,250 $34,250

Education Administration and Supervision 23 $46,369 $41,545 $41,545 $46,250

Special Education and Teaching 166 $33,947 $31,004 $33,788 $38,000

Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods 985 $34,038 $32,125 $33,545 $36,250

Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas 523 $36,526 $32,501 $36,489 $42,800

ENGINEERING 9,698 $63,764 $58,976 $63,369 $70,000

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering 876 $67,658 $68,843 $72,998 $72,998

Agricultural Engineering 35 $51,422 $40,000 $51,862 $59,349

Architectural Engineering 99 $61,050 $56,187 $58,059 $66,250

Biomedical/Medical Engineering 439 $57,257 $54,496 $60,000 $62,500

Ceramic Sciences and Engineering 5 $61,200 $61,200 $61,200 $61,200

Chemical Engineering 989 $65,782 $63,763 $67,104 $69,093

Civil Engineering 1,089 $57,368 $53,833 $55,468 $59,375

Computer Engineering 475 $68,820 $61,849 $69,986 $79,478

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Mechanical

$65,181

$62,925

$59,738

Petroleum

$70,818

$70,818

$70,818

Chemical

$69,093

$67,104

$63,763

Computer

$79,478

$69,986

$61,849

Electrical

$69,000

$65,950

$61,618

Civil

$59,375

$55,468

$53,833

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 1,262 $67,593 $61,618 $65,950 $69,000

Engineering Mechanics 7 $57,994 $56,743 $56,743 $56,743

Engineering Physics 20 $52,482 $46,005 $58,000 $61,795

Engineering Science 20 $56,750 $57,917 $58,364 $58,364

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 97 $49,217 $48,500 $52,324 $55,484

Materials Engineering 144 $58,410 $54,333 $63,390 $66,159

Mechanical Engineering 2,534 $62,239 $59,738 $62,925 $65,181

Metallurgical Engineering 15 $65,924 $65,631 $65,631 $65,631

Mining and Mineral Engineering 10 $66,250 $64,333 $66,167 $67,750

Nuclear Engineering 27 $54,351 $55,605 $61,109 $61,109

Petroleum Engineering 177 $74,996 $70,818 $70,818 $70,818

Systems Engineering 26 $59,992 $59,399 $59,399 $62,500

Polymer/Plastics Engineering 14 $61,893 $59,000 $59,000 $59,000

Construction Engineering 20 $55,401 $53,547 $53,547 $58,843

Industrial Engineering 424 $56,364 $54,832 $60,676 $62,818

Manufacturing Engineering 32 $54,406 $54,125 $55,000 $55,000

Operations Research 28 $73,339 $67,885 $76,900 $76,900

Surveying Engineering 2 $51,280 $51,280 $51,280 $51,280

Geological/Geophysical Engineering 17 $56,309 $57,821 $57,821 $61,667

Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering 33 $80,859 $82,714 $82,714 $82,714

Biological/Biosystems Engineering 59 $56,581 $54,527 $59,876 $62,410

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES 886 $54,316 $46,969 $55,338 $62,279

Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians 26 $47,799 $48,267 $48,267 $48,267

Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians 123 $52,767 $44,203 $45,536 $60,796

Environmental Control Technologies 42 $71,443 $71,490 $71,490 $71,490

Industrial Production Technologies 82 $53,526 $38,333 $55,083 $64,500

Quality Control and Safety Technologies 36 $63,575 $63,575 $63,575 $63,575

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies 315 $52,722 $40,313 $56,980 $59,429

Construction Engineering Technologies 55 $51,338 $46,969 $54,814 $54,814

Computer Engineering Technologies 8 $49,500 $42,500 $45,000 $56,500

Engineering-Related Fields 110 $58,681 $57,213 $60,000 $62,768

FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS 379 $38,537 $32,500 $36,350 $45,500

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies 99 $41,411 $34,167 $40,000 $49,250

East Asian Languages 33 $44,696 $37,500 $44,054 $48,333

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$50,000

Visual &Performing Arts

$39,410

$39,410

$36,700

Philosophy

$31,700

$42,155

$48,333

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$35,400

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$45,500

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$32,500

History

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$38,103

$33,714

English

$43,157

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$31,900

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Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian Languages 9 $40,815 $30,000 $42,667 $43,000

Germanic Languages 12 $39,443 $20,980 $49,000 $54,333

Romance Languages 175 $36,032 $32,081 $34,840 $42,500

Classics and Classical Languages 33 $37,627 $32,500 $33,040 $40,250

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/ HUMAN SCIENCES 605 $32,140 $27,770 $30,600 $34,100

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 126 $29,278 $24,956 $29,200 $33,500

Family and Consumer Sciences/ Human Sciences Business Services 20 $40,275 $31,188 $36,000 $48,800

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services 75 $36,468 $33,509 $34,018 $42,287

Housing and Human Environments 32 $37,363 $36,696 $36,696 $36,696

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services 289 $30,180 $27,770 $29,000 $31,724

Apparel and Textiles 63 $36,465 $30,600 $38,421 $38,421

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS 775 $38,125 $31,722 $35,000 $43,157

English Language and Literature/Letters 692 $38,600 $31,900 $35,833 $43,157

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies 56 $37,107 $27,500 $37,667 $42,134

Literature 27 $28,060 $26,667 $27,750 $30,219

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES 1,585 $52,976 $50,000 $58,064 $58,064

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 1,584 $52,990 $50,000 $58,064 $58,064

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Math/Statistics

Biology Chemistry Physics Geological & Earth Sciences

25th PERCENTILE 50th PERCENTILE 75th PERCENTILE

$68,000

$38,044

$32,518

$47,500

$40,750

$33,431

$46,782

$38,500

$34,250$44,333

$54,720

$70,000

$57,250

$48,810$28,360

BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 1,428 $34,629 $29,057 $33,580 $38,122

Biology 910 $34,158 $28,360 $32,518 $38,044

Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology 235 $36,763 $33,500 $37,500 $40,000

Cell/Cellular Biology 14 $34,152 $33,375 $33,375 $35,187

Microbiological Sciences 23 $32,044 $24,840 $36,977 $36,977

Zoology/Animal Biology 26 $27,236 $22,625 $29,918 $29,918

Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences 31 $31,865 $28,293 $31,844 $31,844

Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology 5 $56,100 $40,500 $66,500 $66,500

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology 43 $36,223 $27,500 $34,240 $44,750

Neurobiology and Neurosciences 134 $35,422 $31,318 $35,438 $41,750

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS 810 $58,554 $48,810 $57,250 $68,000

Mathematics 626 $56,440 $47,600 $54,955 $65,938

Applied Mathematics 102 $70,868 $60,000 $76,659 $89,172

Statistics 82 $59,376 $54,950 $58,500 $65,883

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 1,088 $47,007 $37,308 $43,452 $55,802

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 19 $40,757 $38,833 $41,899 $44,333

Mathematics and Computer Science 59 $53,407 $53,500 $53,500 $61,000

Biopsychology 7 $43,071 $35,000 $35,000 $53,833

Science, Technology, and Society 34 $55,427 $57,962 $57,962 $57,962

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Behavioral Sciences 12 $33,117 $30,000 $31,700 $38,500

Natural Sciences 46 $35,597 $31,000 $34,667 $42,075

International/Global Studies 203 $42,261 $35,505 $39,619 $55,802

Classical and Ancient Studies 7 $37,223 $24,960 $38,250 $49,100

Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies 12 $47,357 $44,711 $53,921 $53,921

Cognitive Science 47 $45,657 $40,000 $49,581 $53,511

Cultural Studies 10 $37,200 $31,333 $41,000 $41,000

Human Biology 5 $31,545 $28,750 $33,408 $33,408

Marine Sciences 10 $29,500 $28,750 $28,750 $28,750

Sustainability Studies 17 $51,541 $48,000 $58,525 $58,525

PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES 657 $34,455 $30,000 $32,600 $37,422

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 44 $31,567 $31,173 $31,300 $34,250

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 96 $38,536 $31,949 $42,442 $42,442

Health and Physical Education/Fitness 492 $34,086 $29,912 $32,500 $35,900

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES 177 $40,942 $31,700 $38,000 $47,167

Philosophy 125 $43,427 $31,700 $42,155 $48,333

Religion/Religious Studies 51 $34,675 $28,355 $33,636 $38,000

THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS 51 $30,584 $27,500 $33,033 $33,033

Theological and Ministerial Studies 27 $33,606 $33,033 $33,033 $33,033

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries 23 $27,824 $12,142 $30,117 $31,667

PHYSICAL SCIENCES 521 $45,507 $34,840 $43,333 $56,584

Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 $59,431 $45,600 $67,500 $69,000

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 6 $42,833 $29,667 $32,833 $62,000

Chemistry 283 $41,832 $33,431 $40,750 $47,500

Geological and Earth Sciences 88 $41,676 $34,250 $38,500 $46,782

Physics 119 $56,403 $44,333 $54,720 $70,000

PSYCHOLOGY 1,672 $34,801 $31,114 $33,860 $39,408

Psychology 1,582 $34,643 $31,114 $33,681 $38,664

Clinical, Counseling, and Applied Psychology 86 $37,366 $31,518 $34,833 $41,946

HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES 396 $41,641 $32,795 $37,577 $44,069

Criminal Justice and Corrections 350 $39,367 $32,500 $36,500 $44,069

Fire Protection 16 $37,688 $37,688 $37,688 $37,688

Homeland Security 30 $70,278 $75,070 $75,070 $75,070

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS 591 $38,337 $31,918 $33,438 $45,925

Public Administration 58 $50,808 $49,429 $54,212 $54,212

Public Policy Analysis 144 $48,463 $44,709 $46,763 $49,997

Social Work 341 $32,757 $29,667 $32,500 $33,500

SOCIAL SCIENCES 2,485 $40,964 $35,616 $40,498 $45,357

Anthropology 153 $34,085 $29,700 $33,396 $38,636

Criminology 207 $34,057 $28,527 $35,833 $37,117

Economics 150 $53,488 $53,670 $54,800 $56,850

Geography 76 $38,908 $33,750 $41,333 $42,500

International Relations and National Security Studies 269 $45,085 $45,226 $45,226 $46,700

Political Science and Government 1,002 $42,804 $37,475 $41,785 $49,911

Sociology 466 $35,459 $31,190 $35,000 $38,750

Urban Studies/Affairs 8 $40,850 $40,850 $40,850 $40,850

Sociology and Anthropology 5 $45,600 $45,750 $45,750 $45,750

TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIALS MOVING 93 $43,695 $30,000 $44,000 $47,393

Air Transportation 93 $43,695 $30,000 $44,000 $47,393

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS 1,625 $38,470 $30,000 $37,952 $42,500

Visual and Performing Arts 46 $37,077 $36,700 $39,410 $39,410

Dance 24 $31,377 $21,467 $29,583 $36,000

Design and Applied Arts 503 $43,801 $32,052 $39,000 $55,646

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Economics Political Science Psychology Sociology Social Work

25th PERCENTILE 50th PERCENTILE 75th PERCENTILE

$58,850

$49,911

$41,785

$38,664

$33,681

$31,114

$33,500

$32,500

$29,667$31,190

$35,000

$38,750$54,800

$53,670$37,475

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft 66 $34,710 $29,000 $39,137 $39,853

Film/Video and Photographic Arts 190 $35,238 $30,000 $37,952 $40,000

Fine and Studio Arts 387 $37,011 $30,875 $40,000 $40,951

Music 156 $38,729 $30,000 $36,794 $47,250

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 237 $33,964 $28,603 $30,000 $39,792

HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS 3,264 $49,851 $43,714 $49,220 $56,086

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services 81 $32,809 $27,726 $32,500 $37,800

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions 6 $59,207 $58,240 $60,000 $65,000

Health and Medical Administrative Services 161 $42,556 $34,096 $43,000 $52,500

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 33 $48,200 $38,393 $38,393 $57,903

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 98 $40,294 $33,129 $37,448 $47,200

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Sciences 57 $47,822 $42,561 $46,804 $52,000

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 18 $30,311 $27,900 $27,900 $33,700

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 11 $31,792 $11,154 $11,154 $86,828

Public Health 198 $39,767 $36,475 $39,000 $46,333

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 55 $32,670 $30,610 $32,716 $34,000

Medical Illustration and Informatics 6 $53,700 $38,100 $61,500 $61,500

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services 40 $32,380 $24,913 $30,100 $41,256

Registered Nursing 2,397 $53,683 $47,401 $51,250 $57,830

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES 18,810 $51,452 $44,333 $51,234 $57,739

Business Administration/Management 5,063 $49,494 $42,104 $47,324 $55,455

Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 496 $52,951 $51,159 $51,724 $57,105

Accounting 2,929 $51,426 $47,750 $52,552 $56,397

Business/Corporate Communications 17 $44,118 $44,118 $44,118 $44,118

Business/Managerial Economics 1,879 $54,991 $48,500 $54,700 $62,131

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations 162 $48,030 $42,777 $45,227 $50,449

Finance 3,018 $56,094 $50,800 $54,959 $60,400

Hospitality Administration/Management 409 $36,926 $36,000 $36,875 $42,444

Human Resources Management 416 $45,038 $41,087 $44,413 $53,583

International Business 288 $49,989 $46,333 $50,818 $53,214

Management Information Systems 769 $58,526 $53,100 $57,500 $63,625

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BusinessAdministration

Accounting Economics Finance HospitalityAdministration

ManagementInformation

Systems

Marketing

$55,455$56,397

$52,552

$47,750 $48,500

$60,400

$50,800$36,000

$53,100 $40,238

$43,472

$49,380

$57,500

$63,625

$36,875

$42,444

$54,700 $54,959

$62,131

$47,324

$42,104

BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Actuarial) 127 $54,330 $45,000 $62,058 $62,251

Marketing 2,221 $43,678 $40,238 $43,472 $49,380

Real Estate 76 $55,827 $55,667 $58,653 $58,653

Insurance 109 $54,230 $52,500 $57,535 $57,535

General Sales and Merchandising 72 $33,901 $32,208 $32,208 $32,208

Specialized Sales and Merchandising 38 $38,829 $37,583 $41,429 $41,429

Construction Management 266 $54,787 $48,853 $56,172 $57,884

Telecommunications Management 8 $33,305 $33,305 $33,305 $33,305

HISTORY 421 $38,936 $33,714 $38,103 $42,858

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AVERAGE SALARIES BY DISCIPLINE/MASTER’S DEGREES

Broad Category # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Agriculture 91 $46,949 $39,700 $43,750 $52,500

Natural Resources 41 $50,771 $43,125 $54,083 $56,600

Architecture and Related Services 88 $53,051 $46,111 $51,827 $59,370

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 23 $53,935 $33,500 $59,250 $59,250

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 187 $50,565 $38,146 $43,500 $54,500

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 804 $89,184 $75,137 $88,799 $105,480

Education 1,585 $48,312 $42,092 $50,000 $53,800

Engineering 1,450 $75,038 $61,333 $76,982 $87,454

Engineering Technologies 110 $75,140 $60,750 $78,205 $93,396

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 47 $62,289 $45,000 $54,007 $68,667

Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 77 $46,477 $41,500 $48,833 $56,650

English Language and Literature/Letters 106 $44,661 $40,000 $43,152 $51,501

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 43 $47,583 $45,480 $45,480 $50,500

Library Science 56 $43,238 $37,578 $43,570 $43,570

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 201 $68,262 $52,813 $73,837 $73,837

Mathematics and Statistics 298 $88,312 $63,980 $81,042 $125,743

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 215 $65,488 $45,557 $66,489 $74,427

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 77 $42,831 $37,134 $40,786 $48,610

Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial Education 10 $43,052 $40,304 $40,304 $49,500

Philosophy and Religious Studies 6 $69,380 $59,140 $72,070 $87,500

Theology and Religious Vocations 6 $40,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000

Physical Sciences 57 $60,920 $45,667 $57,423 $78,000

Science Technologies/Technicians 13 $49,070 $50,733 $50,733 $50,733

Psychology 239 $44,904 $40,653 $43,092 $50,275

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Services 28 $53,221 $40,333 $46,968 $70,375

Public Administration and Social Service Professions 674 $48,279 $41,436 $46,891 $54,851

Social Sciences 199 $50,705 $44,917 $44,917 $59,000

Transportation and Materials Moving 49 $54,224 $38,887 $38,887 $93,083

Visual and Performing Arts 235 $55,044 $46,281 $50,674 $58,333

Health Professions and Related Programs 1,103 $74,388 $56,155 $70,000 $91,000

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 3,296 $68,292 $52,875 $63,300 $76,033

History 27 $45,925 $39,250 $48,393 $48,393

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MASTER’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

AGRICULTURE 91 $46,949 $39,700 $43,750 $52,500

Agricultural Business and Management 25 $45,567 $35,308 $40,375 $61,320

Agricultural Public Services 5 $39,700 $39,700 $39,700 $39,700

Animal Sciences 9 $41,960 $33,356 $42,120 $56,000

Food Science and Technology 21 $44,420 $43,571 $43,750 $50,000

Plant Sciences 11 $44,352 $25,875 $47,667 $53,000

NATURAL RESOURCES 41 $50,771 $43,125 $54,083 $56,600

Natural Resources Conservation and Research 28 $52,016 $44,202 $54,792 $56,775

Natural Resources Management 7 $51,500 $43,125 $43,125 $55,000

Forestry 6 $44,111 $32,333 $46,750 $51,500

ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES 88 $53,051 $46,111 $51,827 $59,370

Architecture 43 $53,033 $46,111 $49,444 $59,890

City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 30 $54,168 $51,827 $51,827 $58,850

Landscape Architecture 7 $35,143 $21,500 $35,000 $51,000

Real Estate Development 8 $64,625 $64,625 $64,625 $64,625

AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES 23 $53,935 $33,500 $59,250 $59,250

Area Studies 12 $54,625 $33,500 $38,250 $86,500

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 11 $53,182 $37,000 $59,250 $59,250

COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 187 $50,565 $38,146 $43,500 $54,500

Communication and Media Studies 64 $55,411 $41,200 $48,000 $85,005

Journalism 75 $40,466 $38,146 $38,146 $44,883

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 35 $67,837 $42,778 $82,482 $82,482

Publishing 10 $35,300 $35,300 $35,300 $35,300

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES 804 $89,184 $75,137 $88,799 $105,480

Computer and Information Sciences 166 $91,689 $74,917 $101,434 $105,059

Information Science 67 $65,503 $58,500 $71,583 $75,833

Computer Science 365 $90,934 $85,000 $92,778 $105,480

Computer Software and Media Applications 5 $53,550 $52,500 $54,250 $54,250

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 108 $106,088 $109,566 $109,566 $109,566

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management 93 $77,192 $73,110 $74,300 $80,148

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MASTER’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

EDUCATION 1,585 $48,312 $42,092 $50,000 $53,800

Curriculum and Instruction 217 $46,845 $43,983 $51,452 $51,452

Education Administration and Supervision 390 $51,006 $42,125 $49,703 $61,106

Educational/Instructional Media Design 23 $52,454 $51,500 $55,000 $55,000

Special Education and Teaching 166 $47,919 $43,700 $50,883 $51,767

Student Counseling and Personnel Services 87 $42,046 $37,284 $39,333 $45,746

Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods 200 $44,684 $42,092 $43,024 $51,000

Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas 139 $46,145 $38,457 $44,992 $51,716

Teaching English as a Second Language 12 $45,504 $41,000 $41,333 $47,350

ENGINEERING 1,450 $75,038 $61,333 $76,982 $87,454

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering 19 $78,811 $72,500 $80,212 $80,212

Agricultural Engineering 5 $41,066 $34,833 $34,833 $34,833

Biomedical/Medical Engineering 37 $60,777 $51,500 $66,000 $69,818

Chemical Engineering 67 $64,140 $56,831 $61,600 $71,260

Civil Engineering 206 $58,290 $54,540 $58,394 $64,680

Computer Engineering 55 $87,546 $76,500 $82,525 $104,200

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 413 $86,218 $76,982 $87,536 $106,732

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 8 $61,870 $56,667 $58,333 $70,000

Materials Engineering 48 $91,863 $66,700 $114,025 $114,025

Mechanical Engineering 259 $66,786 $61,143 $69,784 $78,058

Nuclear Engineering 7 $56,643 $20,000 $71,833 $71,833

Systems Engineering 71 $102,840 $104,930 $104,930 $104,930

Construction Engineering 5 $65,000 $65,000 $65,000 $65,000

Industrial Engineering 49 $58,312 $49,115 $62,250 $70,625

Operations Research 82 $78,572 $77,941 $77,941 $77,941

Geological/Geophysical Engineering 6 $56,083 $52,900 $52,900 $52,900

Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering 26 $82,846 $83,553 $83,553 $83,553

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES 110 $75,140 $60,750 $78,205 $93,396

Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians 15 $63,067 $52,500 $52,500 $67,667

Electromechanical Technologies 10 $60,750 $60,750 $60,750 $60,750

Industrial Production Technologies 5 $56,600 $44,000 $60,000 $60,000

Engineering-Related Fields 63 $79,177 $73,750 $78,205 $87,070

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MASTER’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS 47 $62,289 $45,000 $54,007 $68,667

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies 34 $55,506 $42,200 $54,007 $54,007

Romance Languages 5 $60,475 $51,000 $66,375 $67,500

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/ HUMAN SCIENCES 77 $46,477 $41,500 $48,833 $56,650

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 13 $41,931 $30,000 $48,833 $48,833

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services 18 $44,512 $45,788 $50,500 $57,916

Housing and Human Environments 11 $56,650 $56,650 $56,650 $56,650

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services 29 $45,665 $38,209 $42,333 $49,486

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS 106 $44,661 $40,000 $43,152 $51,501

English Language and Literature/Letters 62 $44,002 $40,250 $43,305 $48,250

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies 43 $45,394 $36,500 $41,430 $53,687

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES 43 $47,583 $45,480 $45,480 $50,500

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 43 $47,583 $45,480 $45,480 $50,500

BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 201 $68,262 $52,813 $73,837 $73,837

Biology 30 $45,404 $38,356 $43,667 $57,437

Botany 6 $33,889 $31,333 $31,333 $31,333

Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology 33 $109,060 $113,896 $113,896 $113,896

Biotechnology 10 $53,678 $53,678 $53,678 $53,678

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology 100 $69,742 $73,837 $73,837 $73,837

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS 298 $88,312 $63,980 $81,042 $125,743

Mathematics 88 $72,976 $62,057 $62,057 $81,042

Applied Mathematics 128 $113,001 $89,000 $125,743 $125,743

Statistics 82 $66,230 $63,980 $63,980 $69,750

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 215 $65,488 $45,557 $66,489 $74,427

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 22 $65,286 $61,889 $67,638 $67,638

Science, Technology, and Society 33 $49,869 $42,454 $42,454 $70,167

International/Global Studies 20 $43,607 $34,140 $45,791 $51,343

Computational Science 21 $112,905 $113,300 $113,300 $113,300

Human Computer Interaction 50 $70,946 $74,427 $74,427 $74,427

Sustainability Studies 11 $61,946 $66,489 $66,489 $66,489

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MASTER’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES 77 $42,831 $37,134 $40,786 $48,610

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 15 $36,205 $23,524 $43,457 $46,750

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 17 $43,708 $37,134 $51,778 $51,778

Health and Physical Education/Fitness 45 $44,708 $38,784 $40,786 $48,610

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES 6 $69,380 $59,140 $72,070 $87,500

Philosophy 5 $75,656 $59,140 $85,000 $87,500

PHYSICAL SCIENCES 57 $60,920 $45,667 $57,423 $78,000

Chemistry 23 $51,908 $34,250 $57,423 $58,750

Geological and Earth Sciences 24 $68,691 $44,750 $75,000 $93,500

Physics 8 $65,875 $45,667 $64,000 $85,500

PSYCHOLOGY 239 $44,904 $40,653 $43,092 $50,275

Psychology 85 $49,053 $42,700 $44,619 $54,420

Clinical, Counseling, and Applied Psychology 154 $42,615 $37,152 $42,140 $43,092

HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES 28 $53,221 $40,333 $46,968 $70,375

Criminal Justice and Corrections 20 $45,136 $40,333 $46,968 $46,968

Fire Protection 8 $73,434 $70,873 $75,995 $75,995

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS 674 $48,279 $41,436 $46,891 $54,851

Public Administration 242 $57,222 $49,111 $54,851 $68,413

Public Policy Analysis 35 $55,455 $57,359 $57,359 $57,359

Social Work 390 $42,188 $39,300 $41,436 $46,891

SOCIAL SCIENCES 199 $50,705 $44,917 $44,917 $59,000

Anthropology 14 $40,831 $37,833 $39,300 $47,142

Criminology 12 $38,033 $36,925 $36,925 $40,167

Economics 7 $53,064 $43,788 $43,788 $56,150

Geography 22 $57,735 $46,000 $51,269 $66,143

International Relations and National Security Studies 12 $45,887 $44,857 $44,857 $47,330

Political Science and Government 29 $57,392 $59,750 $59,750 $60,200

Sociology 12 $47,530 $43,186 $49,811 $55,375

TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIALS MOVING 49 $54,224 $38,887 $38,887 $93,083

Air Transportation 49 $54,224 $38,887 $38,887 $93,083

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS 235 $55,044 $46,281 $50,674 $58,333

Visual and Performing Arts 21 $46,856 $46,281 $46,281 $46,281

Design and Applied Arts 125 $64,397 $50,674 $50,674 $92,333

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft 14 $34,850 $30,000 $34,000 $37,500

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MASTER’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Film/Video and Photographic Arts 9 $56,359 $57,900 $58,500 $58,500

Fine and Studio Arts 24 $41,480 $31,750 $43,750 $48,875

Music 31 $42,167 $33,667 $38,400 $52,733

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 11 $54,909 $53,750 $58,333 $61,667

HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS 1,103 $74,388 $56,155 $70,000 $91,000

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services 99 $58,688 $52,263 $56,155 $65,302

Health and Medical Administrative Services 192 $93,333 $72,163 $102,214 $107,359

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 28 $64,445 $62,250 $64,152 $72,892

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treat-ment Professions 80 $81,929 $87,500 $87,929 $90,700

Mental and Social Health Services 54 $43,696 $38,167 $39,400 $46,333

Public Health 193 $56,319 $54,092 $55,772 $61,913

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 21 $54,041 $45,966 $61,918 $61,918

Medical Illustration and Informatics 26 $125,769 $71,111 $91,750 $192,727

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services 13 $49,185 $49,100 $49,100 $53,400

Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 $117,199 $117,199 $117,199 $117,199

Registered Nursing 338 $82,508 $71,120 $76,495 $98,148

Practical Nursing 8 $75,625 $73,333 $77,000 $77,000

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES 3,296 $68,292 $52,875 $63,300 $76,033

Business Administration/Management 1,642 $73,951 $58,119 $67,500 $80,780

Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 6 $81,833 $81,833 $81,833 $81,833

Accounting 694 $54,721 $50,941 $51,588 $56,891

Business/Managerial Economics 45 $69,284 $61,500 $72,453 $77,500

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations 10 $60,340 $60,378 $60,378 $60,378

Finance 267 $71,383 $58,330 $69,333 $79,655

Human Resources Management 113 $56,476 $44,000 $56,566 $68,812

International Business 28 $54,090 $49,055 $52,652 $52,652

Management Information Systems 235 $73,444 $65,000 $74,583 $78,868

Marketing 135 $66,537 $51,961 $72,986 $75,033

Real Estate 18 $63,466 $54,153 $57,077 $75,000

Taxation 48 $77,219 $70,833 $79,231 $81,500

Construction Management 7 $55,143 $52,667 $52,667 $52,667

Telecommunications Management 10 $97,700 $97,700 $97,700 $97,700

HISTORY 27 $45,925 $39,250 $48,393 $48,393

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AVERAGE SALARIES BY DISCIPLINE/DOCTORAL DEGREES

Broad Category # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Agriculture 35 $52,075 $35,500 $57,667 $68,000

Natural Resources 12 $48,281 $41,066 $43,000 $56,925

Architecture and Related Services 6 $66,139 $72,500 $72,500 $72,500

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 5 $52,820 $42,050 $56,000 $62,000

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 29 $53,310 $44,333 $50,000 $56,500

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 77 $101,879 $79,779 $106,272 $108,000

Education 200 $72,936 $57,743 $71,222 $89,790

Engineering 544 $81,028 $65,255 $79,907 $92,425

Engineering Technologies 10 $54,110 $48,157 $48,157 $68,000

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 25 $53,885 $44,671 $53,000 $58,963

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 12 $52,428 $42,150 $54,750 $61,333

Legal Studies 33 $65,969 $68,296 $68,296 $68,296

English Language and Literature/Letters 29 $46,967 $42,000 $45,000 $54,500

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 88 $68,216 $68,212 $68,212 $68,212

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 119 $55,755 $42,000 $51,000 $64,983

Mathematics and Statistics 71 $80,855 $51,500 $91,667 $105,625

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 20 $58,675 $49,584 $51,417 $68,333

Philosophy and Religious Studies 12 $55,040 $52,750 $59,333 $62,567

Physical Sciences 171 $66,157 $56,000 $62,157 $75,529

Psychology 81 $56,772 $46,000 $56,888 $66,125

Public Administration and Social Service Professions 19 $78,826 $66,000 $70,625 $108,240

Social Sciences 70 $65,101 $55,500 $66,500 $73,333

Transportation and Materials Moving 22 $75,326 $56,166 $84,267 $84,267

Visual and Performing Arts 28 $59,675 $54,000 $57,333 $59,389

Health Professions and Related Programs 404 $70,563 $57,928 $65,633 $82,917

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 92 $123,241 $78,667 $131,318 $154,125

History 23 $58,957 $47,000 $54,250 $68,750

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DOCTORAL DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

AGRICULTURE 35 $52,075 $35,500 $57,667 $68,000

Food Science and Technology 11 $56,000 $38,000 $71,167 $71,167

Plant Sciences 13 $43,013 $30,000 $38,000 $53,333

NATURAL RESOURCES 12 $48,281 $41,066 $43,000 $56,925

Natural Resources Conservation and Research 8 $50,046 $41,066 $48,033 $59,989

ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES 6 $66,139 $72,500 $72,500 $72,500

Architecture 5 $73,000 $72,500 $72,500 $72,500

AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES 5 $52,820 $42,050 $56,000 $62,000

*No individual major data reported.

COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 29 $53,310 $44,333 $50,000 $56,500

Communication and Media Studies 24 $52,729 $44,333 $47,167 $56,000

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES 77 $101,879 $79,779 $106,272 $108,000

Computer and Information Sciences 12 $108,125 $85,229 $101,125 $135,000

Computer Science 65 $100,726 $79,779 $106,272 $108,000

EDUCATION 200 $72,936 $57,743 $71,222 $89,790

Curriculum and Instruction 15 $50,772 $37,062 $57,743 $57,743

Education Administration and Supervision 73 $79,900 $62,000 $75,833 $99,329

Student Counseling and Personnel Services 5 $51,160 $52,400 $52,400 $54,000

Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas 25 $60,248 $38,000 $50,000 $72,000

ENGINEERING 544 $81,028 $65,255 $79,907 $92,425

Biomedical/Medical Engineering 25 $60,954 $46,000 $61,125 $70,000

Chemical Engineering 62 $75,743 $67,279 $82,643 $83,724

Civil Engineering 47 $60,464 $34,146 $65,051 $75,182

Computer Engineering 5 $105,400 $103,500 $103,500 $110,000

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 132 $95,373 $75,333 $100,882 $116,040

Engineering Physics 8 $69,875 $48,250 $69,875 $91,500

Materials Engineering 59 $76,626 $68,039 $85,500 $87,333

Mechanical Engineering 98 $79,664 $77,063 $80,593 $80,593

Nuclear Engineering 18 $73,480 $78,450 $78,450 $80,560

Systems Engineering 6 $128,833 $112,000 $112,000 $162,500

Industrial Engineering 11 $82,455 $56,250 $72,500 $113,000

Operations Research 9 $133,445 $145,143 $145,143 $145,143

Biological/Biosystems Engineering 8 $49,813 $45,200 $45,200 $55,100

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DOCTORAL DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES 10 $54,110 $48,157 $48,157 $68,000

*No individual major data reported.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS 25 $53,885 $44,671 $53,000 $58,963

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies 7 $66,286 $58,667 $58,667 $78,333

Romance Languages 7 $52,251 $47,000 $58,963 $58,963

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/ HUMAN SCIENCES 12 $52,428 $42,150 $54,750 $61,333

*No individual major data reported.

LEGAL STUDIES 33 $65,969 $68,296 $68,296 $68,296

*No individual major data reported.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS 29 $46,967 $42,000 $45,000 $54,500

English Language and Literature/Letters 27 $47,113 $37,500 $54,333 $54,500

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES 88 $68,216 $68,212 $68,212 $68,212

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 88 $68,216 $68,212 $68,212 $68,212

BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 119 $55,755 $42,000 $51,000 $64,983

Biology 51 $58,075 $49,150 $64,983 $64,983

Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology 14 $51,536 $47,750 $47,750 $50,000

Cell/Cellular Biology 7 $39,714 $29,500 $40,000 $51,000

Zoology/Animal Biology 6 $52,897 $35,133 $44,567 $57,982

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology 12 $67,757 $65,293 $68,167 $72,167

Neurobiology and Neurosciences 12 $45,417 $39,875 $51,929 $51,929

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS 71 $80,855 $51,500 $91,667 $105,625

Mathematics 49 $79,250 $52,000 $85,750 $105,625

Applied Mathematics 5 $75,600 $55,000 $91,667 $91,667

Statistics 17 $87,029 $51,500 $101,333 $102,600

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 20 $58,675 $49,584 $51,417 $68,333

Cognitive Science 7 $55,500 $51,417 $51,417 $51,417

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES 12 $55,040 $52,750 $59,333 $62,567

Philosophy 7 $51,368 $34,580 $59,333 $59,333

Religion/Religious Studies 5 $60,180 $52,750 $65,133 $65,133

PHYSICAL SCIENCES 171 $66,157 $56,000 $62,157 $75,529

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 5 $53,020 $50,000 $55,033 $55,033

Chemistry 73 $63,091 $57,167 $57,611 $72,600

Geological and Earth Sciences 20 $77,505 $62,157 $63,667 $98,000

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DOCTORAL DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR

Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Physics 64 $66,601 $52,566 $66,500 $75,529

Materials Science 5 $70,724 $70,724 $70,724 $70,724

PSYCHOLOGY 81 $56,772 $46,000 $56,888 $66,125

Psychology 50 $61,792 $55,667 $61,688 $71,050

Clinical, Counseling, and Applied Psychology 30 $48,298 $40,000 $47,920 $56,888

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS 19 $78,826 $66,000 $70,625 $108,240

Public Administration 9 $89,244 $60,000 $108,240 $108,240

Social Work 6 $68,667 $66,000 $66,000 $66,000

SOCIAL SCIENCES 70 $65,101 $55,500 $66,500 $73,333

Anthropology 9 $55,222 $48,333 $48,333 $66,500

Criminology 7 $60,428 $50,333 $68,000 $68,000

Economics 5 $90,000 $87,500 $87,500 $87,500

Political Science and Government 20 $64,550 $58,167 $63,300 $68,800

Sociology 13 $69,077 $55,500 $60,000 $70,000

TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIALS MOVING 22 $75,326 $56,166 $84,267 $84,267

Air Transportation 22 $75,326 $56,166 $84,267 $84,267

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS 28 $59,675 $54,000 $57,333 $59,389

Design and Applied Arts 6 $58,000 $58,000 $58,000 $58,000

Fine and Studio Arts 7 $69,358 $57,258 $57,258 $100,738

Music 11 $55,400 $48,000 $53,000 $57,333

HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS 404 $70,563 $57,928 $65,633 $82,917

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services 8 $61,925 $58,833 $61,000 $65,633

Dentistry 5 $56,461 $56,461 $56,461 $56,461

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 41 $62,429 $62,226 $62,226 $62,236

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 52 $57,928 $57,928 $57,928 $57,928

Medicine 25 $56,458 $56,875 $56,875 $56,875

Optometry 10 $78,090 $78,090 $78,090 $78,090

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 118 $80,110 $71,348 $71,348 $82,962

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 44 $63,135 $61,850 $64,103 $64,500

Veterinary Medicine 33 $55,626 $56,354 $56,354 $56,354

Registered Nursing 56 $87,871 $82,917 $83,111 $93,750

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES 92 $123,241 $78,667 $131,318 $154,125

Business Administration/Management 34 $123,162 $78,688 $131,318 $131,318

Business/Managerial Economics 36 $104,153 $72,450 $74,286 $153,250

HISTORY 23 $58,957 $47,000 $54,250 $68,750

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STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR/BACHELOR’S DEGREES

AVERAGE SALARIES BY REGION/BACHELOR’S DEGREES

Region Average Starting Salary

New England $52,820

Mid-Atlantic $54,180

Southeast $44,825

Great Lakes $48,674

Plains $46,848

Southwest $50,927

Far West $53,298

Rocky Mountain $44,016

NEW ENGLAND

MID- ATLANTIC

SOUTHEAST

SOUTHWEST

PLAINS

GREAT LAKES

FAR WEST

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

NEW ENGLAND REGION

NATURAL RESOURCES 14 $34,839 $33,333 $36,750 $36,750

Natural Resources Conservation and Research 12 $35,750 $34,167 $36,750 $36,750

ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES 4 $36,800 $36,800 $36,800 $36,800

Architecture 4 $36,800 $36,800 $36,800 $36,800

AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES 13 $35,231 $32,300 $35,000 $35,400

Area Studies 6 $34,467 $27,750 $30,650 $45,000

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 7 $35,886 $35,000 $35,400 $35,400

COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 101 $42,327 $36,180 $42,869 $42,869

Communication and Media Studies 97 $42,779 $36,180 $42,869 $42,869

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES/ TECHNICIANS AND SUPPORT SERVICES 8 $39,453 $40,000 $40,703 $41,406

Communications Technology/Technician 4 $37,500 $35,000 $40,000 $40,000

Graphic Communications 4 $41,406 $41,406 $41,406 $41,406

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES 247 $71,439 $61,571 $71,468 $82,183

Computer and Information Sciences 13 $49,885 $47,650 $47,650 $47,650

Computer Programming 9 $56,389 $56,389 $56,389 $56,389

Information Science 18 $59,750 $58,929 $60,273 $60,273

Computer Science 166 $77,514 $71,468 $82,183 $82,183

Computer Software and Media Applications 3 $51,333 $34,000 $60,000 $60,000

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 12 $64,958 $64,958 $64,958 $64,958

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management 26 $62,038 $62,038 $62,038 $62,038

EDUCATION 150 $34,979 $31,677 $33,290 $38,423

Special Education and Teaching 5 $38,300 $27,500 $45,500 $45,500

Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods 81 $35,316 $32,097 $33,290 $42,773

Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas 36 $34,519 $31,677 $33,247 $34,367

ENGINEERING 559 $73,949 $62,618 $69,000 $82,714

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering 17 $62,001 $62,001 $62,001 $62,001

Biomedical/Medical Engineering 36 $62,011 $62,011 $62,011 $62,011

Chemical Engineering 68 $67,395 $63,493 $63,493 $63,493

Civil Engineering 37 $57,332 $54,208 $54,208 $54,942

Computer Engineering 4 $78,000 $78,000 $78,000 $78,000

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

NEW ENGLAND REGION

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 169 $91,327 $69,833 $101,464 $101,464

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 6 $50,950 $50,675 $50,675 $51,500

Materials Engineering 15 $74,740 $74,740 $74,740 $74,740

Mechanical Engineering 148 $66,557 $62,618 $62,618 $76,256

Industrial Engineering 8 $66,375 $66,375 $66,375 $66,375

Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering 31 $82,714 $82,714 $82,714 $82,714

Biological/Biosystems Engineering 17 $62,410 $62,410 $62,410 $62,410

FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS 28 $39,164 $33,236 $37,000 $41,750

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies 5 $38,000 $38,500 $38,500 $40,000

Romance Languages 19 $36,741 $33,236 $33,236 $42,500

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/ HUMAN SCIENCES 22 $31,880 $30,183 $30,183 $32,129

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services 21 $31,017 $30,183 $30,183 $32,129

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS 84 $36,873 $32,875 $38,260 $43,157

English Language and Literature/Letters 79 $37,126 $34,700 $38,260 $43,157

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies 5 $32,875 $32,875 $32,875 $32,875

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES 35 $40,422 $27,498 $37,500 $37,500

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 35 $40,422 $27,498 $37,500 $37,500

BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 235 $38,233 $34,322 $38,122 $39,861

Biology 145 $38,492 $34,322 $38,122 $39,861

Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology 39 $41,367 $39,144 $40,250 $42,182

Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences 16 $31,844 $31,844 $31,844 $31,844

Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology 5 $56,100 $40,500 $66,500 $66,500

Neurobiology and Neurosciences 27 $33,888 $30,000 $37,747 $37,747

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS 96 $69,192 $57,250 $62,400 $91,921

Mathematics 96 $69,192 $57,250 $62,400 $91,921

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 89 $49,231 $42,075 $45,000 $56,060

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 3 $38,833 $38,833 $38,833 $38,833

Mathematics and Computer Science 8 $44,062 $37,083 $37,083 $51,042

Biopsychology 3 $53,833 $53,833 $53,833 $53,833

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

NEW ENGLAND REGION

Natural Sciences 20 $42,075 $42,075 $42,075 $42,075

International/Global Studies 23 $52,748 $56,060 $56,060 $56,060

Cognitive Science 15 $45,479 $42,744 $42,744 $49,581

PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES 24 $33,283 $28,750 $29,000 $43,714

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 4 $28,750 $28,750 $28,750 $28,750

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 3 $30,400 $25,600 $25,600 $40,000

Health and Physical Education/Fitness 17 $34,859 $29,000 $29,000 $43,714

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES 16 $39,967 $31,375 $36,823 $40,895

Philosophy 12 $42,373 $30,000 $40,895 $51,948

Religion/Religious Studies 4 $32,750 $32,750 $32,750 $32,750

PHYSICAL SCIENCES 48 $50,206 $39,515 $46,250 $60,000

Chemistry 25 $44,959 $39,515 $40,000 $47,500

Geological and Earth Sciences 4 $42,500 $38,500 $42,500 $46,500

Physics 17 $59,465 $46,250 $54,000 $80,027

PSYCHOLOGY 216 $36,607 $32,541 $36,414 $42,357

Psychology 161 $36,631 $33,563 $36,414 $42,357

Clinical, Counseling, and Applied Psychology 53 $36,407 $31,518 $34,667 $41,946

HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES 30 $44,008 $36,533 $39,917 $56,850

Criminal Justice and Corrections 30 $44,008 $36,533 $39,917 $56,850

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS 10 $37,545 $34,000 $38,695 $43,390

Social Work 10 $37,545 $34,000 $38,695 $43,390

SOCIAL SCIENCES 233 $42,831 $38,700 $44,200 $46,700

Criminology 5 $33,440 $33,440 $33,440 $33,440

Economics 9 $43,556 $43,556 $43,556 $43,556

International Relations and National Security Studies 81 $44,418 $39,474 $46,700 $46,700

Political Science and Government 82 $44,480 $35,453 $49,911 $49,911

Sociology 42 $38,291 $35,033 $42,083 $44,200

Sociology and Anthropology 4 $45,750 $45,750 $45,750 $45,750

TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIALS MOVING 16 $77,081 $77,081 $77,081 $77,081

Air Transportation 16 $77,081 $77,081 $77,081 $77,081

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS 78 $43,196 $35,404 $38,825 $50,000

Design and Applied Arts 43 $45,371 $35,404 $40,714 $65,542

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft 4 $39,625 $19,000 $39,625 $60,250

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

NEW ENGLAND REGION

Fine and Studio Arts 14 $35,064 $32,900 $35,600 $40,150

Music 6 $61,333 $66,500 $68,250 $70,000

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 4 $39,625 $36,750 $37,500 $42,500

HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS 170 $43,431 $32,583 $43,857 $56,086

Health and Medical Administrative Services 14 $30,101 $25,509 $30,101 $34,694

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 10 $38,920 $30,250 $44,650 $44,650

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Sciences 6 $58,000 $58,000 $58,000 $58,000

Public Health 12 $38,292 $32,583 $38,292 $44,000

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 24 $31,460 $30,610 $30,610 $30,610

Registered Nursing 80 $51,615 $48,575 $56,086 $56,086

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES 1,691 $53,203 $45,083 $54,914 $58,276

Business Administration/Management 172 $47,130 $40,656 $44,726 $53,188

Accounting 246 $53,394 $50,300 $55,091 $55,439

Business/Corporate Communications 17 $44,118 $44,118 $44,118 $44,118

Business/Managerial Economics 357 $57,641 $53,448 $58,276 $60,609

Finance 262 $60,471 $56,468 $65,190 $65,190

Hospitality Administration/Management 50 $45,129 $47,230 $47,230 $47,230

Human Resources Management 12 $53,583 $53,583 $53,583 $53,583

International Business 12 $37,730 $34,306 $34,306 $36,153

Management Information Systems 24 $52,500 $46,875 $52,800 $56,150

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Actuarial) 16 $62,251 $62,251 $62,251 $62,251

Marketing 176 $43,960 $43,173 $43,472 $51,611

HISTORY 42 $41,405 $35,200 $40,188 $49,173

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

MID-ATLANTIC REGION

AGRICULTURE 52 $34,511 $24,500 $32,500 $43,500

Agricultural Business and Management 3 $43,333 $40,000 $45,000 $45,000Animal Sciences 23 $23,694 $22,051 $24,500 $24,500Food Science and Technology 9 $46,097 $38,468 $52,200 $52,200Plant Sciences 9 $40,667 $32,500 $45,333 $45,333NATURAL RESOURCES 141 $37,923 $32,500 $38,571 $39,825

Natural Resources Conservation and Research 139 $37,713 $32,500 $38,000 $39,825ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES 73 $42,127 $38,622 $42,500 $46,667

Architecture 60 $41,496 $38,622 $38,622 $49,057City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 8 $45,625 $44,583 $46,667 $46,667Landscape Architecture 5 $44,100 $42,500 $45,000 $46,000AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES 151 $40,364 $34,960 $40,813 $44,955

Area Studies 119 $40,763 $37,000 $41,000 $44,955Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 32 $38,883 $28,000 $40,540 $43,250

COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 791 $38,166 $36,500 $38,432 $40,588

Communication and Media Studies 485 $39,561 $37,833 $40,295 $42,323Journalism 176 $34,201 $28,750 $35,000 $36,763Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 22 $36,060 $32,929 $32,929 $35,000Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 108 $38,792 $37,306 $37,500 $39,158

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES/ TECHNICIANS AND SUPPORT SERVICES 5 $50,400 $36,667 $36,667 $71,000

Graphic Communications 3 $36,667 $36,667 $36,667 $36,667COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES 700 $78,040 $65,000 $77,467 $94,932

Computer and Information Sciences 81 $63,706 $55,535 $58,331 $72,614Information Science 46 $61,819 $53,166 $60,000 $65,000Computer Science 539 $82,789 $72,375 $81,250 $103,608Computer Software and Media Applications 4 $25,757 $25,757 $25,757 $25,757Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management 30 $63,263 $60,000 $62,571 $70,390

EDUCATION 280 $41,078 $35,100 $42,500 $46,428

Education Administration and Supervision 5 $64,300 $61,625 $61,625 $61,625Special Education and Teaching 15 $43,685 $44,472 $44,472 $47,500Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods 155 $38,720 $34,397 $41,785 $43,797Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas 95 $44,037 $40,402 $45,313 $47,500

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

MID-ATLANTIC REGION

ENGINEERING 2,226 $67,533 $60,676 $64,687 $72,597

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering 27 $64,687 $64,687 $64,687 $64,687

Biomedical/Medical Engineering 105 $61,096 $60,194 $63,580 $63,580

Chemical Engineering 253 $65,146 $63,763 $65,796 $66,543

Civil Engineering 279 $57,232 $54,721 $56,258 $57,650

Computer Engineering 147 $76,483 $72,597 $79,478 $79,478

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 313 $71,544 $64,727 $66,623 $70,770

Engineering Mechanics 7 $57,994 $56,743 $56,743 $56,743

Engineering Physics 8 $54,938 $46,250 $54,875 $63,625

Engineering Science 17 $58,206 $57,917 $58,364 $58,364

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 29 $52,134 $52,324 $55,040 $55,196

Materials Engineering 42 $60,286 $51,559 $59,945 $67,500

Mechanical Engineering 489 $62,454 $61,933 $62,770 $64,524

Systems Engineering 6 $66,250 $68,500 $68,500 $68,500

Industrial Engineering 59 $62,117 $60,676 $62,676 $62,676

Operations Research 28 $73,339 $67,885 $76,900 $76,900

Geological/Geophysical Engineering 6 $61,667 $61,667 $61,667 $61,667

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES 161 $57,238 $56,980 $56,980 $57,500

Civil Engineering Technologies 20 $48,714 $48,267 $48,267 $48,267

Electrical Engineering Technologies 21 $63,471 $61,363 $63,818 $63,818

Industrial Production Technologies 3 $57,967 $57,967 $57,967 $57,967

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies 84 $57,531 $56,980 $56,980 $56,980

Engineering-Related Fields 24 $57,213 $57,213 $57,213 $57,213

FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS 130 $41,298 $32,500 $41,667 $46,000

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies 38 $37,408 $32,500 $35,044 $41,667

East Asian Languages 17 $48,926 $37,500 $48,333 $56,250

Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian Languages 5 $44,200 $42,667 $42,667 $43,000

Romance Languages 61 $40,386 $32,500 $43,500 $45,600

Classics and Classical Languages 8 $46,625 $38,500 $52,875 $54,250

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/ HUMAN SCIENCES 96 $36,413 $33,500 $33,500 $38,421

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 31 $33,500 $33,500 $33,500 $33,500

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

MID-ATLANTIC REGION

Family and Consumer Sciences/ Human Sciences Business Services 5 $48,800 $48,800 $48,800 $48,800

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services 21 $39,696 $35,000 $35,000 $44,268

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services 16 $31,315 $27,965 $27,965 $27,965

Apparel and Textiles 23 $38,196 $38,421 $38,421 $38,421

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS 257 $38,411 $33,750 $37,917 $43,448

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies 21 $43,107 $40,165 $40,165 $42,267

Literature 10 $27,100 $26,667 $26,667 $27,750

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES 1,218 $56,599 $58,064 $58,064 $58,064

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 1,218 $56,599 $58,064 $58,064 $58,064

BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 461 $34,698 $29,057 $34,125 $37,500

Biology 273 $32,978 $27,692 $32,500 $35,000

Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology 78 $37,571 $33,685 $36,500 $40,000

Cell/Cellular Biology 8 $33,375 $33,375 $33,375 $33,375

Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences 4 $32,938 $32,938 $32,938 $32,938

Ecology 12 $35,345 $28,834 $33,584 $44,750

Neurobiology and Neurosciences 84 $37,574 $32,500 $37,500 $42,182

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS 273 $64,059 $54,950 $66,375 $70,833

Mathematics 173 $60,712 $51,750 $65,938 $70,833

Applied Mathematics 65 $72,888 $64,000 $70,333 $89,172

Statistics 35 $64,209 $55,667 $57,500 $76,000

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 283 $48,187 $46,250 $46,722 $55,802

Science, Technology, and Society 33 $55,440 $57,962 $57,962 $57,962

Natural Sciences 4 $30,275 $28,700 $29,950 $31,850

International/Global Studies 64 $48,646 $43,653 $52,000 $55,802

Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies 9 $53,921 $53,921 $53,921 $53,921

Cognitive Science 3 $38,000 $32,000 $40,000 $42,000

Cultural Studies 10 $37,200 $31,333 $41,000 $41,000

Marine Sciences 10 $29,500 $28,750 $28,750 $28,750

Sustainability Studies 13 $53,285 $48,000 $58,525 $58,525

PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES 120 $36,083 $30,833 $35,000 $40,000

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 6 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 17 $46,400 $40,000 $50,045 $50,045

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

MID-ATLANTIC REGION

Health and Physical Education/Fitness 96 $34,575 $30,833 $32,500 $38,313

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES 57 $46,659 $32,500 $42,155 $53,333

Philosophy 47 $48,182 $32,500 $46,000 $66,429

Religion/Religious Studies 9 $38,333 $35,000 $38,000 $43,500

THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS 5 $42,020 $43,025 $43,025 $43,025

Theological and Ministerial Studies 5 $42,020 $43,025 $43,025 $43,025

PHYSICAL SCIENCES 143 $49,553 $36,333 $46,000 $61,750

Physical Sciences 3 $31,960 $31,960 $31,960 $31,960

Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 $69,057 $67,500 $67,500 $69,000

Chemistry 65 $45,292 $36,333 $43,333 $52,120

Geological and Earth Sciences 23 $36,154 $24,750 $33,500 $45,750

Physics 36 $64,424 $52,833 $70,000 $78,654

PSYCHOLOGY 520 $38,709 $34,079 $36,625 $41,806

Psychology 488 $38,803 $34,079 $36,625 $44,795

Clinical, Counseling, and Applied Psychology 30 $36,759 $32,326 $41,267 $41,533

HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES 114 $40,098 $32,500 $35,192 $40,271

Criminal Justice and Corrections 113 $40,099 $32,500 $35,192 $40,271

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS 158 $44,887 $33,500 $44,400 $49,997

Public Policy Analysis 92 $50,727 $45,300 $49,997 $49,997

Social Work 46 $37,337 $32,500 $33,125 $39,688

SOCIAL SCIENCES 1,142 $44,511 $38,050 $42,500 $50,875

Social Sciences 26 $65,462 $60,000 $68,353 $68,353

Anthropology 55 $35,185 $29,900 $37,268 $38,636

Criminology 65 $35,849 $35,833 $35,833 $35,833

Economics 124 $55,140 $53,670 $56,850 $56,850

Geography 29 $40,923 $39,752 $42,500 $42,500

International Relations and National Security Studies 158 $45,796 $45,226 $45,226 $45,226

Political Science and Government 504 $44,965 $41,250 $41,785 $50,875

Sociology 120 $38,343 $34,400 $38,064 $39,308

Urban Studies/Affairs 8 $40,850 $40,850 $40,850 $40,850

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS 636 $42,350 $32,500 $39,638 $46,111

Visual and Performing Arts 31 $38,291 $39,410 $39,410 $39,410

Dance 17 $31,449 $25,000 $29,583 $33,000

Design and Applied Arts 196 $50,491 $36,287 $44,000 $65,972

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

MID-ATLANTIC REGION

Drama/Theatre Arts 40 $37,726 $37,118 $39,137 $39,853

Film/Video and Photographic Arts 108 $36,451 $30,900 $37,952 $37,952

Fine and Studio Arts 92 $41,013 $29,438 $43,750 $46,111

Music 53 $42,034 $32,750 $48,000 $50,056

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 89 $38,905 $32,000 $40,250 $43,652

HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS 1,100 $58,237 $46,500 $57,830 $65,072

Communication Disorders Sciences 12 $34,125 $31,250 $36,750 $40,200

Health and Medical Administrative Services 37 $50,516 $41,850 $52,500 $52,500

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 5 $87,971 $87,971 $87,971 $87,971

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 14 $53,500 $37,999 $66,000 $67,400

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Sciences 14 $56,079 $52,000 $52,000 $61,517

Public Health 129 $42,730 $39,000 $39,000 $46,529

Medical Illustration and Informatics 4 $61,500 $61,500 $61,500 $61,500

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services 9 $27,933 $25,225 $30,100 $30,100

Registered Nursing 837 $62,516 $54,130 $60,982 $73,417

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES 5,501 $58,259 $51,250 $57,739 $65,406

Business Administration/Management 1,112 $57,594 $48,086 $57,105 $71,091

Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 175 $56,898 $57,105 $57,105 $58,341

Accounting 957 $56,411 $52,750 $56,622 $57,739

Business/Managerial Economics 731 $58,031 $51,250 $59,968 $65,406

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations 31 $46,112 $42,777 $42,777 $47,500

Finance 1,045 $61,708 $57,541 $60,400 $64,728

Hospitality Administration/Management 105 $40,692 $36,875 $40,792 $43,810

Human Resources Management 105 $44,253 $42,236 $42,236 $47,500

International Business 126 $53,221 $50,000 $51,560 $64,484

Management Information Systems 217 $66,354 $61,042 $65,000 $65,000

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Actuarial) 31 $60,774 $58,125 $62,500 $62,500

Marketing 463 $47,029 $42,400 $47,970 $51,146

Real Estate 13 $44,038 $39,166 $39,166 $50,000

Insurance 32 $52,500 $52,500 $52,500 $52,500

Specialized Sales and Merchandising 23 $41,739 $41,429 $41,429 $42,222

Construction Management 6 $56,667 $45,000 $56,667 $68,333

HISTORY 152 $40,553 $37,357 $40,945 $42,858

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

SOUTHEAST REGION

AGRICULTURE 239 $26,083 $17,167 $29,833 $33,213

Agricultural Business and Management 120 $33,010 $32,549 $33,213 $33,213

Applied Horticulture 19 $22,927 $10,803 $30,000 $30,000

Agricultural Public Services 5 $17,167 $17,167 $17,167 $17,167

Animal Sciences 42 $11,218 $10,875 $10,875 $10,875

Food Science and Technology 25 $25,964 $20,955 $20,955 $20,955

Plant Science 27 $21,703 $15,167 $24,395 $24,395

NATURAL RESOURCES 57 $28,172 $22,699 $30,000 $33,450

Natural Resources Conservation and Research 49 $28,805 $26,240 $30,000 $33,450

Fishing and Fisheries Sciences 6 $21,733 $19,800 $22,699 $22,699

ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES 44 $35,060 $19,009 $41,785 $41,785

Architecture 30 $41,685 $41,785 $41,785 $41,785

Landscape Architecture 14 $20,866 $19,009 $19,009 $19,009

AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES 20 $45,062 $29,563 $38,250 $47,500

Area Studies 13 $37,288 $32,125 $38,500 $45,000

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 7 $59,500 $18,000 $38,000 $103,333

COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 510 $35,969 $31,750 $37,404 $38,000

Communication and Media Studies 159 $35,416 $29,250 $34,667 $38,824

Journalism 86 $38,961 $29,556 $46,876 $46,876

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 22 $31,456 $30,940 $31,000 $31,000

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 219 $35,590 $36,000 $37,570 $37,696

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES/ TECHNICIANS AND SUPPORT SERVICES 13 $45,461 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000

Communications Technology/Technician 10 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000

Graphic Communications 3 $30,333 $30,333 $30,333 $30,333

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES 567 $56,125 $48,546 $53,700 $67,880

Computer and Information Sciences 61 $54,401 $49,636 $55,750 $63,317

Computer Programming 10 $52,000 $52,000 $52,000 $52,000

Information Science 7 $45,428 $35,750 $35,750 $58,333

Computer Science 283 $63,589 $54,664 $67,500 $67,880

Computer Software and Media Applications 34 $22,449 $18,438 $18,438 $18,438

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 54 $46,635 $46,510 $46,510 $46,818

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

SOUTHEAST REGION

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management 103 $51,339 $50,167 $50,167 $52,000

EDUCATION 710 $34,311 $32,000 $34,258 $39,800

Education Administration and Supervision 15 $42,800 $41,545 $41,545 $46,250

Special Education and Teaching 73 $33,517 $31,004 $33,788 $38,000

Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods 282 $32,205 $32,000 $33,409 $35,637

Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas 178 $32,159 $25,737 $34,240 $36,489

ENGINEERING 2,466 $54,783 $40,723 $59,349 $63,899

Aerospace Engineering 80 $33,777 $24,920 $24,920 $32,460

Agricultural Engineering 19 $49,165 $40,000 $40,000 $59,349

Architectural Engineering 4 $55,000 $55,000 $55,000 $55,000

Biomedical/Medical Engineering 145 $53,489 $51,685 $55,608 $60,000

Chemical Engineering 353 $62,476 $63,064 $67,500 $67,986

Civil Engineering 236 $50,197 $51,379 $53,798 $56,344

Computer Engineering 166 $59,315 $56,036 $61,000 $73,387

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 279 $55,474 $57,500 $63,111 $66,231

Engineering Physcis 11 $51,307 $36,666 $60,000 $61,795

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 38 $40,351 $27,857 $50,374 $52,300

Materials Engineering 49 $47,935 $28,587 $57,500 $63,390

Mechanical Engineering 731 $56,703 $56,384 $59,497 $63,369

Nuclear Engineering 4 $26,500 $26,500 $26,500 $26,500

Systems Engineering 3 $62,500 $62,500 $62,500 $62,500

Polymer/Plastics Engineering 14 $61,893 $59,000 $59,000 $59,000

Construction Engineering 20 $55,401 $53,547 $53,547 $58,843

Industrial Engineering 192 $50,717 $37,048 $57,000 $62,818

Manufacturing Engineering 27 $54,741 $55,000 $55,000 $55,000

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES 441 $49,162 $42,500 $51,963 $55,338

Electrical Engineering Technologies 90 $49,152 $44,203 $44,203 $55,338

Industrial Production Technologies 46 $49,615 $35,045 $52,200 $63,585

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies 174 $46,714 $40,313 $50,815 $53,589

Construction Engineering Technologies 22 $46,108 $46,969 $46,969 $46,969

Computer Engineering Technologies 4 $42,500 $42,500 $42,500 $42,500

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

SOUTHEAST REGION

Engineering-Related Fields 48 $57,182 $54,649 $60,000 $60,000

FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS 48 $31,247 $20,667 $34,500 $38,167

Germanic Languages 3 $17,773 $11,360 $11,360 $30,600

Romance Languages 30 $31,303 $17,250 $34,500 $34,840

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/ HUMAN SCIENCES 114 $30,018 $28,000 $29,000 $29,663

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 14 $28,178 $26,545 $26,545 $26,545

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services 10 $32,116 $34,018 $34,018 $34,018

Housing and Human Environments 4 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services 65 $29,961 $28,000 $29,000 $29,000

Apparel and Textiles 20 $29,848 $29,663 $29,663 $30,132

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS 102 $34,076 $29,285 $34,720 $37,159

English Language and Literature/Letters 79 $35,102 $30,800 $34,720 $37,159

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies 23 $30,551 $25,468 $27,500 $35,583

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES 107 $35,823 $31,694 $36,747 $40,224

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 107 $35,823 $31,694 $36,747 $40,224

BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 147 $32,164 $27,290 $31,090 $37,500

Biology 123 $33,454 $27,500 $31,090 $40,750

Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology 17 $25,304 $24,167 $27,500 $27,500

Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences 3 $33,933 $20,800 $40,500 $40,500

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS 115 $48,201 $44,546 $50,267 $59,257

Mathematics 101 $48,338 $44,546 $50,267 $57,000

Applied Mathematics 6 $39,917 $23,000 $44,250 $52,500

Statistics 8 $52,688 $43,000 $62,000 $62,500

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 292 $57,146 $39,653 $61,000 $75,281

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 4 $35,125 $35,125 $35,125 $35,125

Mathematics and Computer Science 45 $55,733 $53,500 $53,500 $61,000

Behavioral Sciences 3 $32,800 $31,700 $31,700 $35,000

Natural Sciences 4 $36,000 $34,667 $34,667 $37,333

International/Global Studies 23 $33,858 $32,543 $32,543 $35,000

Cognitive Science 17 $43,271 $30,000 $53,511 $53,511

PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES 108 $30,741 $28,579 $30,240 $34,281

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

SOUTHEAST REGION

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 3 $19,667 $19,667 $19,667 $19,667

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 18 $31,940 $30,000 $32,965 $35,689

Health and Physical Education/Fitness 86 $31,117 $28,579 $31,000 $34,281

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES 25 $33,593 $24,726 $36,716 $41,667

Philosophy 15 $35,606 $24,726 $40,500 $45,000

Religion/Religious Studies 10 $30,573 $20,800 $28,355 $38,000

THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS 15 $25,942 $12,142 $12,142 $49,250

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries 13 $25,703 $12,142 $12,142 $49,250

PHYSICAL SCIENCES 76 $35,220 $28,333 $34,840 $43,180

Chemistry 52 $32,838 $28,333 $33,913 $43,180

Geological and Earth Sciences 13 $33,769 $35,000 $37,214 $37,214

Physics 10 $50,712 $36,000 $61,000 $70,000

PSYCHOLOGY 221 $31,304 $27,700 $29,151 $36,808

Psychology 220 $30,901 $27,700 $29,151 $36,808

HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES 96 $32,805 $30,579 $35,542 $37,688

Criminal Justice and Corrections 80 $31,828 $30,579 $33,341 $35,542

Fire Protection 16 $37,688 $37,688 $37,688 $37,688

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS 145 $31,372 $28,760 $32,500 $32,639

Social Work 124 $31,651 $28,546 $32,500 $32,639

SOCIAL SCIENCES 315 $37,249 $30,833 $36,059 $40,747

Anthropology 24 $34,417 $29,700 $32,500 $32,500

Criminology 66 $33,348 $28,527 $28,527 $38,333

Economics 14 $50,029 $47,378 $47,378 $54,800

Geography 8 $36,938 $33,750 $33,750 $44,167

Political Science and Government 113 $40,747 $36,059 $40,464 $42,728

Sociology 68 $33,004 $29,583 $33,115 $35,750

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS 401 $34,409 $28,000 $36,346 $40,951

Visual and Performing Arts 5 $32,831 $32,053 $36,700 $36,700

Design and Applied Arts 150 $33,598 $29,120 $36,346 $40,000

Drama/Theatre Arts 10 $24,474 $19,260 $25,760 $29,000

Film/Video and Photographic Arts 38 $30,322 $22,793 $35,333 $35,892

Fine and Studio Arts 147 $37,605 $35,000 $40,951 $40,951

Music 23 $41,573 $24,000 $39,000 $56,500

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

SOUTHEAST REGION

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 28 $25,466 $25,465 $25,465 $25,465

HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS 950 $45,156 $43,000 $50,119 $51,300

Communication Disorders Sciences 15 $33,334 $30,089 $30,089 $32,970

Dental Support Services 3 $55,667 $47,000 $60,000 $60,000

Health and Medical Administrative Services 38 $41,877 $43,000 $43,000 $43,462

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 22 $45,488 $38,393 $38,393 $57,903

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 42 $33,679 $33,129 $33,129 $37,448

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Sciences 20 $42,730 $41,160 $46,804 $46,804

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 5 $31,760 $33,700 $33,700 $33,700

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 11 $31,792 $11,154 $11,154 $86,828

Public Health 10 $25,586 $24,333 $24,333 $24,333

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 25 $34,000 $34,000 $34,000 $34,000

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services 25 $36,484 $38,000 $39,720 $41,256

Registered Nursing 708 $48,029 $48,806 $50,312 $52,300

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES 4,956 $46,064 $41,087 $47,977 $52,552

Business Administration/Management 1,185 $43,913 $40,000 $44,021 $51,159

Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 94 $49,064 $44,661 $51,159 $51,159

Accounting 894 $46,132 $44,000 $48,627 $52,552

Business/Managerial Economics 241 $44,919 $35,500 $47,778 $57,500

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations 36 $49,611 $45,075 $50,449 $50,449

Finance 772 $51,592 $49,712 $54,022 $54,959

Hospitality Administration/Management 138 $30,725 $20,530 $36,000 $36,000

Human Resources Management 227 $46,090 $41,087 $44,413 $54,020

International Business 73 $47,295 $46,333 $48,500 $53,139

Management Information Systems 120 $53,824 $44,204 $53,191 $55,923

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Actuarial) 67 $49,357 $24,575 $62,058 $62,058

Marketing 783 $43,568 $40,238 $44,550 $49,380

Real Estate 60 $57,756 $58,653 $58,653 $58,653

Insurance 73 $55,796 $57,535 $57,535 $57,535

General Sales and Merchandising 72 $33,901 $32,208 $32,208 $32,208

Construction Management 130 $50,381 $48,853 $48,853 $48,853

HISTORY 60 $37,200 $29,833 $37,250 $42,550

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

GREAT LAKES REGION

AGRICULTURE 79 $43,398 $37,923 $47,250 $47,250

Agricultural Business and Management 47 $45,851 $47,250 $47,250 $47,786

Agricultural Public Services 5 $42,600 $42,600 $42,600 $42,600

Animal Sciences 14 $37,923 $37,923 $37,923 $37,923

Plant Science 7 $38,571 $38,571 $38,571 $38,571

NATURAL RESOURCES 25 $32,052 $29,000 $31,155 $34,370

Natural Resources Conservation and Research 15 $35,553 $34,370 $34,370 $34,370

Fishing and Fisheries Sciences 4 $23,250 $23,250 $23,250 $23,250

Forestry 5 $29,000 $29,000 $29,000 $29,000

AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES 12 $32,953 $28,500 $37,510 $37,580

Area Studies 8 $36,543 $37,510 $37,580 $37,580

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 4 $25,775 $19,050 $28,000 $32,500

COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 183 $34,993 $32,500 $33,364 $37,544

Communication and Media Studies 142 $35,586 $32,500 $37,171 $37,544

Journalism 35 $32,774 $33,065 $33,065 $33,065

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 6 $33,917 $28,800 $28,800 $28,800

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES 217 $68,730 $57,688 $70,441 $76,582

Computer and Information Sciences 16 $57,287 $54,317 $58,636 $58,636

Information Science 21 $53,671 $55,172 $55,172 $55,172

Computer Science 170 $71,770 $70,441 $76,582 $76,582

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management 10 $66,982 $57,353 $65,206 $70,000

EDUCATION 274 $34,168 $33,047 $34,047 $36,250

Special Education and Teaching 17 $36,931 $32,821 $32,821 $38,866

Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods 115 $33,356 $32,502 $34,448 $36,693

Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas 74 $35,674 $32,837 $34,800 $40,723

ENGINEERING 1,059 $62,208 $59,600 $62,476 $65,500

Aerospace Engineering 38 $61,295 $60,967 $60,967 $61,798

Architectural Engineering 31 $56,187 $56,187 $56,187 $56,187

Biomedical/Medical Engineering 59 $58,343 $54,496 $61,173 $61,173

Ceramic Sciences and Engineering 5 $61,200 $61,200 $61,200 $61,200

Chemical Engineering 84 $66,386 $64,535 $64,535 $69,093

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

GREAT LAKES REGION

Civil Engineering 115 $53,671 $51,791 $55,052 $55,052

Computer Engineering 62 $69,579 $68,252 $68,252 $72,170

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 162 $63,076 $65,213 $65,950 $66,445

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 6 $55,484 $55,484 $55,484 $55,484

Materials Engineering 13 $66,159 $66,159 $66,159 $66,159

Mechanical Engineering 319 $62,826 $62,476 $63,448 $63,448

Metallurgical Engineering 14 $65,631 $65,631 $65,631 $65,631

Nuclear Engineering 15 $61,109 $61,109 $61,109 $61,109

Petroleum Engineering 20 $83,247 $85,369 $85,369 $85,369

Industrial Engineering 32 $58,400 $58,000 $59,740 $59,740

Geological/Geophysical Engineering 9 $54,416 $57,821 $57,821 $57,821

Biological/Biosystems Engineering 14 $59,876 $59,876 $59,876 $59,876

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES 33 $62,925 $62,768 $62,768 $62,768

Industrial Production Technologies 3 $64,500 $64,500 $64,500 $64,500

Engineering-Related Fields 30 $62,768 $62,768 $62,768 $62,768

FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS 39 $33,076 $29,567 $31,413 $32,500

East Asian Languages 3 $41,000 $28,000 $47,500 $47,500

Romance Languages 21 $31,276 $29,567 $29,567 $29,567

Classics and Classical Languages 12 $32,165 $31,413 $31,957 $32,500

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/ HUMAN SCIENCES 75 $27,103 $27,770 $27,770 $27,770

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 11 $23,614 $23,614 $23,614 $23,614

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services 63 $27,587 $27,770 $27,770 $27,770

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS 61 $32,179 $25,063 $33,297 $33,989

English Language and Literature/Letters 60 $32,132 $25,063 $33,297 $33,989

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES 35 $39,873 $33,750 $38,008 $46,285

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 34 $40,164 $33,750 $38,008 $46,285

BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 117 $32,031 $29,942 $31,957 $33,181

Biology 95 $30,984 $29,942 $30,881 $31,957

Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology 14 $35,380 $30,500 $33,580 $44,500

Microbiological Sciences 7 $36,977 $36,977 $36,977 $36,977

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS 101 $52,068 $51,183 $55,819 $59,400

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

GREAT LAKES REGION

Mathematics 89 $52,130 $51,183 $55,819 $59,400

Applied Mathematics 4 $53,350 $53,350 $53,350 $53,350

Statistics 8 $50,739 $46,288 $55,190 $55,190

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 96 $37,735 $37,308 $37,308 $39,107

Mathematics and Computer Science 3 $38,500 $38,500 $38,500 $38,500

Natural Sciences 9 $31,000 $31,000 $31,000 $31,000

PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES 142 $32,329 $29,912 $32,764 $33,595

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 11 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 12 $33,985 $28,783 $28,966 $43,167

Health and Physical Education/Fitness 98 $31,818 $29,912 $31,667 $33,595

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES 39 $38,322 $33,636 $34,643 $46,863

Philosophy 22 $40,750 $34,643 $45,932 $46,863

Religion/Religious Studies 17 $35,179 $33,636 $33,636 $33,636

THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS 29 $31,661 $30,117 $33,033 $33,033

Theological and Ministerial Studies 19 $32,230 $33,033 $33,033 $33,033

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries 10 $30,582 $30,117 $30,117 $31,667

PHYSICAL SCIENCES 70 $47,665 $41,400 $48,588 $56,595

Chemistry 52 $47,282 $41,400 $43,750 $56,595

Geological and Earth Sciences 5 $39,900 $32,500 $32,500 $46,000

Physics 11 $53,382 $51,175 $56,875 $56,875

PSYCHOLOGY 191 $31,507 $31,593 $31,637 $31,637

Psychology 190 $31,488 $31,593 $31,637 $31,637

HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES 59 $41,782 $44,069 $44,069 $44,069

Criminal Justice and Corrections 54 $40,713 $44,069 $44,069 $44,069

Homeland Security 5 $53,333 $53,333 $53,333 $53,333

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS 84 $42,887 $32,813 $40,753 $54,212

Public Administration 38 $54,500 $54,212 $54,212 $54,212

Social Work 44 $33,506 $31,630 $32,813 $35,662

SOCIAL SCIENCES 161 $35,346 $28,170 $35,160 $41,333

Social Sciences 29 $40,138 $41,333 $41,333 $41,333

Anthropology 15 $30,496 $27,040 $33,396 $33,396

Criminology 25 $27,476 $28,170 $28,170 $28,170

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

GREAT LAKES REGION

Geography 3 $41,927 $33,280 $35,000 $57,500

International Relations and National Security Studies 7 $39,131 $32,384 $32,384 $56,000

Political Science and Government 42 $38,761 $37,095 $37,095 $42,478

Sociology 40 $33,869 $27,750 $35,160 $38,056

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS 68 $32,759 $27,500 $35,000 $36,588

Design and Applied Arts 3 $19,667 $17,000 $17,000 $25,000

Film/Video and Photographic Arts 3 $46,667 $46,667 $46,667 $46,667

Fine and Studio Arts 44 $32,829 $29,188 $36,588 $36,588

Music 12 $32,426 $27,750 $33,150 $37,677

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 4 $26,250 $23,333 $23,333 $29,167

HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS 369 $45,908 $45,625 $45,804 $48,667

Health and Medical Administrative Services 31 $34,096 $34,096 $34,096 $34,096

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 5 $31,454 $33,423 $33,423 $33,423

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Sciences 4 $40,750 $32,833 $48,667 $48,667

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services 4 $19,800 $15,000 $19,800 $24,600

Registered Nursing 322 $47,852 $45,625 $47,484 $49,076

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES 1,477 $47,843 $41,458 $46,250 $51,050

Business Administration/Management 611 $48,768 $41,760 $44,471 $60,000

Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 24 $50,594 $47,000 $52,500 $56,000

Accounting 184 $49,841 $48,958 $51,050 $55,006

Business/Managerial Economics 90 $46,152 $45,366 $45,366 $45,795

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations 23 $45,435 $45,227 $45,227 $45,227

Finance 248 $51,132 $49,461 $49,461 $50,302

Hospitality Administration/Management 16 $38,725 $38,725 $38,725 $38,725

Human Resources Management 33 $36,242 $35,451 $35,451 $35,451

Management Information Systems 72 $51,591 $48,427 $52,723 $52,723

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Actuarial) 11 $56,637 $51,125 $59,786 $59,786

Marketing 177 $40,507 $38,643 $40,091 $41,250

Specialized Sales and Merchandising 6 $37,583 $37,583 $37,583 $37,583

Construction Management 4 $40,900 $40,900 $40,900 $40,900

HISTORY 29 $36,217 $28,600 $31,016 $37,440

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

PLAINS REGION

AGRICULTURE 77 $39,317 $35,433 $37,500 $42,501

Agricultural Business and Management 23 $42,078 $39,788 $40,000 $45,000

Applied Horticulture 4 $36,750 $34,500 $36,250 $39,000

Animal Sciences 35 $37,332 $35,433 $35,433 $36,616

Food Science and Technology 6 $51,667 $43,750 $43,750 $67,500

Plant Science 6 $29,333 $27,000 $29,500 $31,500

NATURAL RESOURCES 48 $33,791 $30,360 $32,995 $36,295

National Resources Conservation and Research 34 $34,261 $30,360 $32,995 $40,000

Forestry 4 $31,750 $29,000 $32,250 $34,500

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management 9 $33,341 $30,648 $31,944 $36,295

ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES 55 $41,100 $40,250 $40,250 $42,557

Architecture 52 $41,291 $40,250 $40,250 $42,557

Landscape Architecture 3 $37,787 $35,360 $39,000 $39,000

AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES 104 $50,957 $44,272 $44,272 $66,833

Area Studies 63 $55,423 $45,277 $58,916 $66,833

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 41 $44,095 $44,272 $44,272 $44,272

COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 319 $34,800 $30,600 $35,889 $37,372

Communication and Media Studies 117 $33,961 $31,336 $35,889 $36,064

Journalism 100 $35,797 $30,242 $40,200 $40,200

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 5 $41,000 $32,500 $32,500 $60,000

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 97 $34,465 $31,209 $36,722 $37,372

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES 186 $62,354 $56,803 $59,315 $71,290

Computer and Information Sciences 28 $52,439 $56,803 $56,803 $56,803

Information Science 15 $62,938 $46,319 $66,880 $66,880

Computer Science 139 $64,514 $58,327 $66,655 $71,290

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management 3 $61,000 $48,000 $67,501 $67,501

EDUCATION 237 $37,140 $32,125 $36,251 $44,212

Curriculum and Instruction 4 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250

Special Education and Teaching 12 $28,392 $22,050 $28,000 $32,750

Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods 105 $32,204 $31,178 $32,125 $34,499

Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas 35 $36,663 $33,990 $36,695 $42,800

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

PLAINS REGION

ENGINEERING 856 $61,114 $57,978 $61,439 $63,285

Aerospace Engineering 14 $57,116 $58,165 $58,165 $59,825

Biomedical/Medical Engineering 24 $48,417 $33,286 $51,100 $60,000

Chemical Engineering 105 $69,683 $68,788 $68,788 $70,372

Civil Engineering 136 $55,087 $53,833 $53,889 $55,188

Computer Engineering 38 $63,930 $58,358 $60,104 $69,986

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 91 $61,486 $61,395 $61,618 $62,905

Materials Engineering 6 $60,667 $60,667 $60,667 $60,667

Mechanical Engineering 210 $62,582 $59,261 $61,439 $66,000

Nuclear Engineering 8 $55,605 $55,605 $55,605 $55,605

Systems Engineering 5 $52,400 $52,400 $52,400 $52,400

Industrial Engineering 77 $59,585 $57,978 $57,978 $59,636

Biological/Biosystems Engineering 15 $48,176 $35,540 $54,250 $58,480

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES 37 $46,539 $39,120 $46,500 $51,535

Industrial Production Technologies 14 $50,596 $50,001 $51,535 $51,535

FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS 52 $45,550 $37,163 $44,054 $54,940

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies 22 $52,541 $54,940 $54,940 $54,940

East Asian Languages 6 $44,054 $44,054 $44,054 $44,054

Germanic Languages 5 $48,600 $46,000 $54,333 $54,333

Romance Languages 14 $38,581 $37,163 $37,163 $39,000

Classics and Classical Languages 5 $33,040 $33,040 $33,040 $33,040

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/ HUMAN SCIENCES 60 $35,642 $28,500 $35,744 $40,714

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 7 $29,286 $28,500 $28,500 $28,500

Family and Consumer Sciences/ Human Sciences Business Services 4 $53,750 $53,750 $53,750 $53,750

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services 7 $39,263 $24,000 $42,250 $42,250

Housing and Human Environments 7 $40,714 $40,714 $40,714 $40,714

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services 22 $30,475 $26,000 $31,030 $32,900

Apparel and Textiles 13 $37,557 $35,744 $39,111 $39,111

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS 116 $41,646 $30,908 $37,400 $54,810

English Language and Literature/Letters 109 $41,926 $30,908 $37,400 $54,810

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies 4 $49,250 $48,833 $49,667 $49,667

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

PLAINS REGION

Literature 3 $21,333 $21,333 $21,333 $21,333

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES 67 $39,517 $37,676 $37,676 $40,000

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 67 $39,517 $37,676 $37,676 $40,000

BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 129 $32,568 $27,500 $32,119 $38,044

Biology 109 $33,031 $28,360 $32,119 $38,044

Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology 3 $21,667 $20,000 $20,000 $25,000

Microbiological Sciences 5 $24,840 $24,840 $24,840 $24,840

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology 8 $32,083 $26,567 $34,240 $34,240

Neurobiology and Neurosciences 3 $31,667 $21,000 $26,000 $48,000

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS 60 $49,112 $43,124 $51,156 $53,543

Mathematics 56 $48,700 $43,248 $51,156 $53,543

Statistics 3 $48,167 $43,000 $43,000 $58,500

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 131 $39,414 $33,898 $39,619 $41,899

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 12 $43,116 $41,899 $43,116 $44,333

International/Global Studies 35 $39,101 $35,505 $39,619 $39,619

PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES 96 $37,784 $26,142 $31,780 $52,023

Health and Physical Education/Fitness 94 $38,194 $26,142 $31,780 $52,023

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES 15 $35,802 $26,040 $30,793 $47,167

Philosophy 10 $36,740 $26,040 $30,793 $47,167

Religion/Religious Studies 5 $33,928 $30,500 $30,500 $32,640

PHYSICAL SCIENCES 71 $38,798 $30,000 $33,431 $44,000

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 4 $31,250 $29,667 $29,667 $32,833

Chemistry 49 $34,664 $32,000 $33,431 $37,304

Geological and Earth Sciences 9 $50,555 $35,000 $40,000 $63,333

Physics 9 $52,906 $44,000 $57,000 $62,825

PSYCHOLOGY 176 $32,370 $27,584 $33,860 $37,644

Psychology 175 $32,405 $27,584 $33,860 $37,644

HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES 22 $30,945 $27,143 $30,003 $30,881

Criminal Justice and Corrections 22 $30,945 $27,143 $30,003 $30,881

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS 80 $37,861 $31,089 $34,900 $46,763

Public Administration 16 $43,025 $34,900 $44,333 $49,429

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

PLAINS REGION

Public Policy Analysis 27 $46,763 $46,763 $46,763 $46,763

Social Work 37 $29,131 $28,334 $30,250 $31,928

SOCIAL SCIENCES 246 $38,744 $36,779 $38,554 $43,121

Social Sciences 5 $38,106 $37,632 $37,632 $37,632

Anthropology 11 $28,662 $21,613 $27,987 $35,000

Criminology 42 $36,895 $36,779 $37,117 $37,117

Geography 11 $35,414 $21,000 $30,000 $48,200

International Relations and National Security Studies 21 $45,017 $48,680 $48,680 $48,680

Political Science and Government 101 $39,812 $37,475 $42,367 $43,121

Sociology 54 $38,211 $32,501 $38,554 $44,038

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS 236 $33,269 $28,603 $31,160 $36,860

Visual and Performing Arts 3 $15,124 $13,686 $13,686 $18,000

Design and Applied Arts 39 $33,905 $30,000 $32,840 $37,500

Drama/Theatre Arts 4 $30,900 $23,400 $31,800 $38,400

Film/Video and Photographic Arts 25 $40,409 $42,201 $42,201 $42,201

Fine and Studio Arts 28 $31,856 $26,550 $33,975 $36,860

Music 38 $34,094 $28,000 $34,755 $37,000

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 98 $32,087 $28,603 $28,603 $28,603

HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS 349 $46,832 $43,369 $45,473 $48,836

Health and Medical Administrative Services 25 $52,644 $57,068 $57,068 $57,068

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 6 $25,001 $25,001 $25,001 $25,001

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 3 $44,055 $31,000 $47,501 $53,664

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Sciences 4 $42,204 $41,469 $42,938 $42,938

Public Health 17 $38,159 $36,233 $36,233 $46,333

Registered Nursing 281 $47,739 $43,369 $45,473 $48,836

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES 2,208 $50,063 $44,398 $49,867 $54,500

Business Administration/Management 1,033 $51,248 $44,398 $48,532 $51,724

Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 191 $51,259 $50,038 $51,724 $51,724

Accounting 239 $48,182 $45,443 $45,882 $51,126

Business/Managerial Economics 174 $57,701 $49,533 $56,359 $57,208

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations 21 $39,548 $31,563 $40,667 $40,667

Finance 252 $52,417 $50,118 $51,322 $57,886

Hospitality Administration/Management 38 $33,835 $29,990 $34,686 $37,295

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

PLAINS REGION

Human Resources Management 12 $43,833 $41,000 $47,000 $47,000

International Business 25 $45,672 $41,200 $50,818 $50,818

Management Information Systems 138 $55,698 $53,100 $57,773 $58,340

Marketing 249 $40,717 $37,379 $42,053 $46,024

Real Estate 3 $68,333 $68,333 $68,333 $68,333

Insurance 4 $39,500 $36,667 $36,667 $42,333

Construction Management 9 $56,344 $56,344 $56,344 $56,344

Telecommunications Management 8 $33,305 $33,305 $33,305 $33,305

HISTORY 48 $33,856 $32,607 $34,688 $36,359

BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

SOUTHWEST REGION

AGRICULTURE 164 $39,910 $35,192 $38,689 $44,527

Agricultural Business and Management 57 $44,302 $44,200 $44,527 $45,453

Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services 4 $32,861 $32,861 $32,861 $32,861

Agricultural Public Services 18 $34,208 $31,649 $35,192 $35,192

Animal Sciences 51 $36,922 $37,926 $37,926 $37,926

Food Science and Technology 7 $39,857 $39,857 $39,857 $39,857

Plant Science 16 $40,662 $39,452 $39,452 $44,411

NATURAL RESOURCES 21 $32,215 $22,500 $29,650 $33,250

National Resources Conservation and Research 12 $36,134 $22,500 $33,250 $53,027

Natural Resources Management 9 $26,989 $25,000 $29,650 $29,650

ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES 49 $41,301 $40,500 $42,367 $42,700

Architecture 30 $43,542 $42,367 $42,367 $42,700

Citiy/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 11 $34,773 $34,773 $34,773 $34,773

Environmental Design 3 $40,500 $40,500 $40,500 $40,500

Landscape Architecture 5 $42,700 $42,700 $42,700 $42,700

AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES 31 $47,930 $36,000 $45,973 $59,580

Area Studies 23 $51,905 $44,000 $55,333 $59,580

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 8 $36,500 $36,000 $36,000 $40,000

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

SOUTHWEST REGION

COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 167 $33,229 $30,250 $33,943 $34,676

Communication and Media Studies 84 $34,785 $33,943 $34,676 $34,676

Journalism 39 $29,960 $29,603 $30,250 $30,250

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 3 $25,680 $25,680 $25,680 $25,680

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 41 $33,703 $32,583 $33,007 $34,700

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES 125 $68,647 $60,164 $67,210 $90,094

Information Science 24 $51,028 $41,998 $57,298 $57,298

Computer Science 101 $72,834 $64,875 $67,210 $90,094

EDUCATION 235 $34,901 $32,201 $33,933 $36,244

Curriculum and Instruction 3 $33,933 $33,933 $33,933 $33,933

Special Education and Teaching 13 $25,989 $25,989 $25,989 $25,989

Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods 144 $32,914 $30,887 $32,201 $35,818

Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas 64 $40,001 $36,155 $39,995 $43,240

ENGINEERING 1,817 $70,210 $67,544 $72,998 $72,998

Aerospace Engineering 700 $72,338 $72,998 $72,998 $72,998

Agricultural Engineering 10 $51,862 $51,862 $51,862 $51,862

Architectural Engineering 45 $66,250 $66,250 $66,250 $66,250

Biomedical/Medical Engineering 49 $59,006 $56,800 $59,724 $59,724

Chemical Engineering 111 $73,463 $67,104 $74,930 $75,300

Civil Engineering 181 $70,069 $55,461 $76,846 $76,846

Computer Engineering 8 $61,039 $59,520 $61,950 $61,950

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 133 $64,852 $60,698 $60,698 $68,251

Materials Engineering 6 $63,350 $60,050 $65,000 $65,000

Mechanical Engineering 368 $70,410 $67,544 $74,337 $74,337

Mining and Mineral Engineering 4 $67,750 $67,750 $67,750 $67,750

Petroleum Engineering 149 $72,807 $70,818 $70,818 $70,818

Systems Engineering 12 $59,399 $59,399 $59,399 $59,399

Industrial Engineering 25 $62,768 $60,726 $60,726 $65,993

Biological/Biosystems Engineering 13 $55,107 $54,527 $54,527 $54,527

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES 158 $62,754 $60,796 $63,575 $71,490

Electrical Engineering Technologies 11 $60,796 $60,796 $60,796 $60,796

Envionmental Control Technologies 40 $71,490 $71,490 $71,490 $71,490

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

SOUTHWEST REGION

Quality Control and Safety Technologies 36 $63,575 $63,575 $63,575 $63,575

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies 29 $62,279 $62,279 $62,279 $62,279

Construction Engineering Technologies 31 $54,814 $54,814 $54,814 $54,814

Engineering-Related Fields 4 $67,250 $67,250 $67,250 $67,250

FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS 35 $36,580 $32,081 $32,081 $47,667

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies 8 $47,750 $47,667 $47,800 $47,800

Romance Languages 23 $32,473 $32,081 $32,081 $32,081

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/ HUMAN SCIENCES 80 $31,392 $27,375 $33,537 $36,696

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 18 $24,956 $24,956 $24,956 $24,956

Family and Consumer Sciences/ Human Sciences Business Services 4 $27,375 $27,375 $27,375 $27,375

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services 11 $27,886 $29,175 $29,175 $29,175

Housing and Human Environments 21 $36,696 $36,696 $36,696 $36,696

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services 26 $33,665 $33,537 $33,537 $33,537

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS 58 $47,530 $29,125 $31,722 $79,719

English Language and Literature/Letters 56 $48,268 $29,125 $34,604 $79,719

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES 91 $47,614 $39,531 $39,531 $57,791

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 91 $47,614 $39,531 $39,531 $57,791

BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 113 $33,817 $28,293 $32,031 $37,318

Biology 27 $37,621 $32,031 $35,367 $45,485

Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology 37 $35,685 $28,753 $37,318 $37,318

Cell/Cellular Biology 6 $35,187 $35,187 $35,187 $35,187

Microbiological Sciences 3 $23,333 $23,333 $23,333 $23,333

Zoology/Animal Biology 19 $27,896 $22,625 $29,918 $29,918

Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences 7 $26,394 $28,293 $28,293 $28,293

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology 6 $47,500 $51,000 $51,000 $51,000

Neurobiology and Neurosciences 7 $24,429 $24,429 $24,429 $24,429

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS 86 $65,059 $50,690 $65,883 $78,318

Mathematics 51 $59,715 $50,690 $50,690 $66,071

Applied Mathematics 22 $78,318 $78,318 $78,318 $78,318

Statistics 13 $63,585 $65,883 $65,883 $65,883

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

SOUTHWEST REGION

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 94 $40,689 $39,749 $39,749 $41,793

Natural Sciences 7 $26,411 $26,411 $26,411 $26,411

International/Global Studies 5 $39,400 $32,333 $32,333 $50,000

Cognitive Science 10 $54,850 $54,850 $54,850 $54,850

PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES 71 $36,975 $31,949 $35,322 $38,950

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 13 $31,467 $31,173 $31,173 $31,173

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 16 $38,207 $31,949 $31,949 $48,638

Health and Physical Education/Fitness 42 $38,210 $35,322 $37,422 $38,950

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES 11 $47,500 $27,333 $54,500 $57,400

Philosophy 6 $56,917 $57,400 $57,400 $57,400

Religion/Religious Studies 5 $36,200 $27,333 $27,333 $49,500

PHYSICAL SCIENCES 29 $49,388 $41,075 $46,782 $56,584

Chemistry 7 $52,571 $36,333 $55,000 $55,000

Geological and Earth Sciences 17 $50,313 $46,782 $46,782 $56,584

Physics 4 $34,734 $32,000 $32,000 $37,468

PSYCHOLOGY 146 $32,492 $31,114 $31,114 $31,336

Psychology 146 $32,492 $31,114 $31,114 $31,336

HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES 44 $57,716 $38,684 $75,070 $75,070

Criminal Justice and Corrections 20 $36,891 $30,917 $38,684 $41,409

Homeland Security 24 $75,070 $75,070 $75,070 $75,070

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS 55 $36,947 $31,918 $33,500 $37,036

Public Administration 3 $32,487 $24,960 $32,500 $40,000

Public Policy Analysis 22 $43,273 $37,036 $37,036 $54,187

Social Work 30 $32,754 $31,918 $31,918 $31,918

SOCIAL SCIENCES 124 $38,448 $30,500 $37,758 $40,500

Anthropology 8 $39,250 $29,000 $40,500 $48,667

Geography 11 $42,927 $36,000 $41,000 $47,333

Political Science and Government 65 $40,889 $37,758 $37,758 $52,865

Sociology 39 $33,024 $28,782 $33,056 $35,000

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS 96 $43,954 $37,000 $43,904 $55,646

Dance 3 $28,133 $14,400 $35,000 $35,000

Design and Applied Arts 43 $53,205 $54,188 $55,646 $56,267

Fine and Studio Arts 30 $37,456 $26,000 $43,307 $43,307

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Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

SOUTHWEST REGION

Music 12 $36,329 $27,800 $40,087 $45,000

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 4 $30,200 $23,400 $30,200 $37,000

HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS 169 $48,277 $37,261 $49,220 $69,328

Communication Disorders Sciences 17 $26,957 $27,726 $27,726 $27,726

Health and Medical Administrative Services 7 $32,956 $29,422 $29,422 $37,667

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 21 $46,681 $47,200 $50,000 $51,300

Public Health 13 $23,154 $23,154 $23,154 $23,154

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 3 $30,935 $27,374 $32,716 $32,716

Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 3 $35,667 $35,667 $35,667 $35,667

Registered Nursing 96 $57,964 $49,220 $49,625 $69,328

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES 1,083 $48,194 $42,104 $46,971 $53,271

Business Administration/Management 328 $45,259 $42,104 $42,104 $43,794

Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 11 $58,855 $58,855 $58,855 $58,855

Accounting 156 $51,070 $51,752 $53,107 $53,879

Business/Managerial Economics 68 $53,204 $45,354 $51,733 $66,858

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations 24 $62,810 $64,402 $64,402 $64,402

Finance 159 $52,053 $50,846 $51,598 $51,598

Hospitality Administration/Management 25 $36,089 $36,089 $36,089 $36,089

International Business 20 $53,850 $49,636 $49,636 $59,000

Management Information Systems 96 $53,584 $53,271 $53,603 $53,603

Marketing 188 $42,681 $40,482 $42,045 $43,595

Specialized Sales and Merchandising 5 $37,600 $37,600 $37,600 $37,600

Construction Management 5 $61,600 $62,750 $62,750 $62,750

HISTORY 34 $41,686 $33,949 $35,360 $60,220

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

FAR WEST/ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION

AGRICULTURE 254 $43,251 $37,547 $45,420 $50,023

Agricultural Business and Management 103 $49,699 $50,023 $50,023 $50,023

Agricultural Production Operations 27 $41,989 $41,268 $41,268 $41,268

Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services 9 $25,307 $25,307 $25,307 $25,307

Applied Horticulture 10 $45,420 $45,420 $45,420 $45,420

Agricultural Public Services 7 $44,717 $45,920 $45,920 $45,920

Animal Sciences 54 $35,297 $35,159 $35,159 $37,325

Food Science and Technology 5 $42,260 $40,325 $40,325 $40,325

Plant Science 31 $39,909 $37,547 $38,116 $43,000

NATURAL RESOURCES 107 $37,494 $32,726 $37,143 $41,000

National Resources Conservation and Research 59 $36,069 $32,726 $36,966 $37,143

Natural Resources Management 26 $43,919 $37,350 $44,000 $44,000

Forestry 11 $37,480 $32,361 $41,000 $41,000

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management 11 $29,967 $30,380 $30,833 $33,000

ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES 95 $45,231 $45,625 $46,477 $46,477

Architecture 63 $45,385 $46,477 $46,477 $46,477

Citiy/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 11 $43,436 $45,625 $45,625 $45,625

Landscape Architecture 19 $46,047 $44,300 $47,360 $47,360

AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES 26 $34,739 $31,540 $31,667 $39,464

Area Studies 14 $37,701 $38,000 $39,464 $41,667

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 12 $31,283 $28,220 $31,540 $31,667

COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 199 $39,094 $33,157 $38,529 $42,125

Communication and Media Studies 111 $39,213 $33,400 $38,529 $42,125

Journalism 48 $33,555 $30,558 $31,714 $34,975

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 40 $45,412 $38,964 $40,623 $40,623

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES 27 $45,685 $46,288 $46,288 $46,288

Graphic Communications 27 $45,685 $46,288 $46,288 $46,288

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES 228 $78,621 $69,473 $78,497 $87,222

Computer and Information Science 12 $69,350 $67,556 $67,556 $71,145

Information Science 10 $47,831 $43,895 $43,895 $53,735

Computer Software and Media Applications 7 $83,719 $83,719 $83,719 $83,719

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Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

FAR WEST/ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management 3 $62,000 $62,000 $62,000 $62,000

EDUCATION 186 $34,759 $32,300 $34,170 $36,250

Special Education and Teaching 31 $33,398 $32,167 $34,170 $34,170

Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods 103 $35,215 $32,300 $32,300 $39,167

Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas 41 $35,845 $33,300 $35,300 $41,716

ENGINEERING 715 $64,139 $58,821 $62,440 $68,758

Agricultural Engineering 6 $57,833 $57,833 $57,833 $57,833

Architectural Engineering 17 $57,699 $58,059 $58,059 $58,059

Biomedical/Medical Engineering 21 $58,912 $63,253 $63,253 $63,253

Chemical Engineering 15 $59,467 $50,000 $57,000 $66,250

Civil Engineering 105 $58,971 $59,057 $60,391 $60,391

Computer Engineering 50 $81,131 $83,026 $83,026 $83,026

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 115 $65,724 $62,440 $68,461 $68,461

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 16 $59,110 $61,429 $61,429 $61,429

Materials Engineering 13 $61,923 $64,200 $64,200 $64,200

Mechanical Engineering 269 $62,377 $58,821 $60,513 $68,758

Mining and Mineral Engineering 6 $65,250 $64,333 $65,250 $66,167

Petroleum Engineering 8 $95,138 $95,138 $95,138 $95,138

Industrial Engineering 31 $62,545 $62,545 $62,545 $62,545

Manufacturing Engineering 3 $52,333 $52,333 $52,333 $52,333

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES 56 $62,758 $65,607 $66,310 $66,310

Civil Engineering Technologies 5 $50,400 $51,750 $51,750 $51,750

Industrial Production Technologies 16 $64,444 $65,607 $65,607 $65,607

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies 28 $65,728 $66,310 $66,310 $66,310

Engineering-Related Fields 4 $46,250 $46,250 $46,250 $46,250

FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS 47 $36,199 $32,500 $35,400 $40,000

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies 23 $36,178 $32,500 $34,250 $42,275

Romance Languages 7 $37,286 $35,400 $35,768 $35,768

Classics and Classical Languages 6 $39,500 $38,333 $38,333 $49,000

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/ HUMAN SCIENCES 158 $32,551 $29,200 $31,724 $34,100

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 45 $29,824 $29,200 $29,200 $32,200

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

FAR WEST/ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION

Family and Consumer Sciences/ Human Sciences Business Services 5 $36,000 $36,000 $36,000 $36,000

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services 25 $37,949 $33,900 $33,900 $42,287

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services 76 $30,771 $27,824 $30,760 $31,724

Apparel and Textiles 7 $47,657 $47,657 $47,657 $47,657

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS 97 $36,613 $31,900 $32,277 $35,333

English Language and Literature/Letters BC 83 $37,456 $31,900 $32,750 $43,333

Literature 13 $29,817 $30,219 $30,219 $30,219

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES 32 $43,926 $34,250 $38,600 $43,814

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 32 $43,926 $34,250 $38,600 $43,814

BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 226 $35,273 $27,500 $35,000 $38,120

Biology 138 $34,965 $26,083 $31,709 $36,600

Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology 47 $37,970 $37,000 $38,333 $39,075

Microbiological Sciences 7 $34,854 $32,000 $38,120 $38,120

Zoology/Animal Biology 5 $31,056 $25,000 $27,500 $35,000

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology 14 $34,520 $25,409 $34,283 $40,000

Neurobiology and Neurosciences 13 $31,490 $34,704 $35,438 $35,438

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS 79 $50,052 $45,000 $48,810 $58,000

Mathematics 60 $48,186 $36,688 $48,810 $52,182

Applied Mathematics 4 $60,000 $60,000 $60,000 $60,000

Statistics 15 $54,867 $50,000 $58,500 $58,500

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 103 $37,165 $33,408 $36,905 $38,000

Biopsychology 4 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000

Behavioral Sciences 7 $34,857 $30,000 $38,500 $38,500

International/Global Studies 52 $35,686 $29,625 $36,905 $37,413

Human Biology 3 $33,408 $33,408 $33,408 $33,408

PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES 96 $34,840 $31,300 $34,300 $42,442

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 7 $31,300 $31,300 $31,300 $31,300

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 28 $42,442 $42,442 $42,442 $42,442

Health and Physical Education/Fitness 59 $31,680 $28,200 $31,568 $36,000

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES 14 $39,562 $29,684 $39,000 $48,333

Philosophy 13 $39,682 $29,684 $40,000 $48,333

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

FAR WEST/ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION

PHYSICAL SCIENCES 84 $47,776 $37,803 $45,190 $52,800

Chemistry 33 $46,596 $38,000 $43,600 $47,200

Geological and Earth Sciences 17 $42,183 $37,520 $37,803 $52,800

Physics 32 $52,263 $44,333 $51,086 $59,248

PSYCHOLOGY 202 $33,541 $29,476 $33,681 $35,750

Psychology 202 $33,541 $29,476 $33,681 $35,750

HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES 31 $56,890 $42,476 $66,971 $71,450

Criminal Justice and Corrections 31 $56,890 $42,476 $66,971 $71,450

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS 59 $33,512 $28,800 $33,060 $37,769

Social Work 57 $32,407 $28,800 $33,060 $36,000

SOCIAL SCIENCES 264 $35,085 $32,001 $35,486 $37,875

Anthropology 32 $33,453 $26,333 $35,811 $35,811

Criminology 4 $28,754 $28,754 $28,754 $28,754

Geography 14 $34,800 $28,500 $34,840 $41,333

Political Science and Government 95 $38,617 $35,654 $37,667 $41,778

Sociology 103 $32,660 $31,190 $32,270 $33,875

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS 110 $37,388 $30,094 $35,175 $45,000

Visual and Performing Arts 5 $44,000 $45,000 $45,000 $45,000

Dance 3 $38,667 $20,000 $44,000 $52,000

Design and Applied Arts 29 $50,895 $38,500 $59,163 $59,163

Drama/Theatre Arts 5 $23,000 $14,500 $25,000 $30,500

Film/Video and Photographic Arts 14 $28,614 $21,000 $28,760 $30,624

Fine and Studio Arts 32 $33,472 $30,094 $34,440 $35,800

Music 12 $30,761 $26,484 $35,350 $35,969

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 10 $34,494 $30,833 $31,180 $34,452

HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS 157 $44,132 $37,800 $47,444 $53,200

Communication Disorders Sciences 31 $36,206 $35,000 $37,800 $37,800

Health and Medical Administrative Services 9 $40,660 $40,750 $40,750 $45,000

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 3 $42,133 $42,133 $42,133 $42,133

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Sciences 7 $42,624 $42,561 $42,561 $42,561

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 12 $27,900 $27,900 $27,900 $27,900

Public Health 17 $40,975 $29,000 $40,796 $53,200

Registered Nursing 73 $52,481 $49,118 $54,651 $54,651

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY REGION AND MAJOR

Region/Academic Major # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

FAR WEST/ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES 1,894 $50,517 $45,494 $49,970 $55,924

Business Administration/Management 622 $46,330 $43,114 $45,494 $49,506

Accounting 253 $53,802 $49,600 $55,924 $55,924

Business/Managerial Economics 218 $53,634 $50,769 $54,700 $57,889

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations 27 $43,796 $37,133 $46,550 $47,848

Finance 280 $53,464 $52,778 $53,898 $55,200

Hospitality Administration/Management 37 $41,238 $38,750 $42,753 $42,753

Human Resources Management 26 $47,180 $47,653 $47,653 $47,653

International Business 30 $48,727 $50,663 $51,833 $51,833

Management Information Systems 102 $62,194 $61,000 $64,120 $64,120

Marketing 185 $43,524 $41,538 $44,375 $45,772

Construction Management 112 $59,868 $57,884 $57,884 $57,884

HISTORY 56 $38,651 $31,639 $33,714 $45,000

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Class Average Starting Salary

Doctoral $52,081

Master's $46,271

Baccalaureate $42,142

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION AND MAJOR

Research Universities (very high research activity)

Broad Category # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Agriculture 481 $33,045 $24,500 $33,213 $41,250

Natural Resources 228 $34,114 $30,360 $34,370 $38,800

Architecture and Related Services 142 $40,026 $38,929 $42,500 $44,436

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 170 $42,137 $35,000 $40,813 $45,000

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 879 $36,967 $33,065 $37,544 $40,295

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 1,161 $74,048 $67,210 $74,248 $87,000

Education 513 $37,279 $32,125 $40,000 $44,212

Engineering 5,941 $64,445 $59,724 $64,687 $72,998

Engineering Technologies 254 $48,242 $40,313 $44,203 $57,500

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 207 $38,983 $32,500 $37,163 $46,000

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 188 $34,329 $30,183 $33,500 $38,421

Legal Studies 13 $49,385 $49,167 $49,167 $50,400

English Language and Literature/Letters 316 $40,229 $32,381 $34,700 $44,731

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 1,232 $56,648 $58,064 $58,064 $58,064

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 677 $34,531 $28,760 $34,322 $38,044

Mathematics and Statistics 442 $64,449 $51,750 $65,025 $72,500

Military Technologies 12 $51,833 $45,625 $45,625 $64,250

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 464 $45,180 $36,905 $46,722 $53,921

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 236 $35,019 $30,833 $32,764 $34,250

Philosophy and Religious Studies 85 $47,953 $32,750 $46,863 $57,400

Physical Sciences 263 $48,426 $37,304 $46,500 $56,595

Science Technologies/Technicians 3 $41,333 $41,333 $41,333 $41,333

Psychology 717 $36,522 $31,593 $35,750 $41,250

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Services 31 $45,780 $27,500 $32,057 $63,318

Public Administration and Social Service Professions 199 $43,228 $32,750 $45,925 $49,997

Social Sciences 1,362 $43,359 $37,667 $41,785 $48,845

Transportation and Materials Moving 30 $50,739 $15,775 $77,081 $77,081

Visual and Performing Arts 478 $40,521 $32,500 $37,952 $43,750

Health Professions and Related Programs 1,098 $53,542 $43,101 $54,152 $65,072

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 8,454 $54,336 $48,180 $53,603 $62,058

History 189 $41,044 $35,875 $39,500 $47,000

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION AND MAJOR

Research Universities (high research activity)

Broad Category # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Agriculture 135 $40,375 $37,926 $39,500 $44,527

Natural Resources 44 $36,402 $29,825 $33,000 $42,500

Architecture and Related Services 73 $41,524 $41,785 $41,785 $42,367

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 118 $49,295 $44,272 $44,272 $58,916

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 453 $37,138 $33,943 $37,171 $42,323

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 334 $62,528 $56,803 $61,571 $70,111

Education 544 $35,099 $32,300 $34,258 $35,818

Engineering 1,824 $61,810 $57,407 $62,192 $65,631

Engineering Technologies 281 $57,747 $54,455 $59,429 $62,768

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 70 $42,885 $32,500 $44,054 $54,940

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 162 $32,862 $29,200 $33,537 $35,000

English Language and Literature/Letters 162 $41,410 $31,900 $38,913 $54,810

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 47 $39,650 $33,000 $38,008 $46,285

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 232 $37,388 $31,090 $35,277 $39,861

Mathematics and Statistics 85 $52,058 $45,000 $53,350 $60,325

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 179 $47,144 $39,619 $46,250 $55,153

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 171 $35,305 $31,173 $32,500 $35,689

Philosophy and Religious Studies 13 $40,293 $40,895 $40,895 $42,155

Theology and Religious Vocations 5 $40,400 $43,025 $43,025 $43,025

Physical Sciences 99 $40,768 $33,431 $39,500 $45,750

Science Technologies/Technicians 6 $55,000 $55,000 $55,000 $55,000

Psychology 266 $36,043 $28,729 $35,686 $41,946

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Services 88 $37,382 $32,500 $35,542 $37,688

Public Administration and Social Service Professions 132 $36,163 $32,570 $32,639 $37,828

Social Sciences 360 $37,575 $32,500 $37,117 $43,121

Transportation and Materials Moving 43 $41,032 $30,000 $45,684 $45,684

Visual and Performing Arts 174 $35,229 $27,500 $36,346 $42,201

Health Professions and Related Programs 513 $45,961 $44,697 $48,575 $50,312

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 3,425 $50,977 $42,753 $50,667 $57,886

History 65 $37,823 $29,000 $34,688 $42,011

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION AND MAJOR

Master’s Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

Broad Category # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Agriculture 242 $43,086 $35,159 $45,210 $50,023

Natural Resources 51 $39,371 $30,000 $41,000 $44,000

Architecture and Related Services 106 $44,146 $38,622 $46,477 $46,477

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 17 $39,017 $24,900 $39,104 $47,500

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 364 $36,387 $31,083 $36,500 $38,630

Communications Technologies 42 $47,274 $46,288 $46,288 $50,000

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 299 $62,442 $53,166 $61,969 $70,390

Personal and Culinary Services 3 $33,333 $33,333 $33,333 $33,333

Education 395 $34,814 $32,000 $33,500 $38,000

Engineering 874 $64,369 $59,738 $63,763 $68,461

Engineering Technologies 300 $56,404 $54,000 $56,980 $60,000

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 12 $33,758 $34,500 $34,500 $38,500

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 114 $31,364 $29,000 $29,000 $32,129

Legal Studies 6 $41,972 $30,000 $51,083 $51,083

English Language and Literature/Letters 83 $33,852 $28,500 $30,800 $40,281

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 153 $45,842 $37,500 $40,224 $57,791

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 157 $32,689 $26,083 $32,000 $38,000

Mathematics and Statistics 99 $53,977 $46,000 $52,182 $59,571

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 127 $42,134 $36,400 $39,749 $43,250

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 146 $34,529 $26,903 $35,900 $42,442

Leisure and Recreational Activities 6 $36,167 $36,167 $36,167 $36,167

Philosophy and Religious Studies 13 $33,954 $25,000 $28,000 $41,667

Theology and Religious Vocations 10 $35,528 $25,400 $33,750 $49,250

Physical Sciences 52 $45,477 $35,500 $43,600 $51,086

Psychology 211 $32,083 $29,000 $31,692 $34,813

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Services 112 $44,411 $30,579 $38,684 $52,083

Public Administration and Social Service Professions 138 $31,438 $28,760 $31,918 $32,500

Social Sciences 222 $40,379 $33,115 $37,500 $44,333

Visual and Performing Arts 588 $39,946 $30,000 $40,000 $44,000

Health Professions and Related Programs 762 $50,457 $44,000 $52,300 $58,143

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 3,286 $48,525 $41,518 $47,500 $55,200

History 46 $40,970 $30,167 $38,084 $49,500

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION AND MAJOR

Master’s Colleges and Universities (medium programs)

Broad Category # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Natural Resources 22 $34,072 $30,000 $38,571 $38,571

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 35 $37,128 $36,000 $37,833 $37,833

Communications Technologies 4 $37,500 $35,000 $40,000 $40,000

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 66 $48,674 $46,818 $47,086 $47,353

Education 64 $36,823 $33,200 $36,428 $38,423

Engineering 7 $48,714 $46,250 $46,250 $52,000

Engineering Technologies 3 $48,333 $25,000 $60,000 $60,000

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 10 $39,310 $38,333 $38,333 $46,000

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 63 $28,634 $27,770 $27,770 $27,770

English Language and Literature/Letters 40 $35,259 $29,285 $38,260 $38,260

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 11 $33,636 $28,750 $31,200 $31,200

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 31 $31,315 $27,000 $33,167 $33,167

Mathematics and Statistics 15 $45,093 $45,000 $45,000 $47,600

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 38 $37,668 $31,700 $42,075 $42,075

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 14 $27,850 $31,000 $31,000 $31,000

Physical Sciences 5 $29,500 $29,167 $29,167 $30,000

Psychology 104 $32,172 $31,637 $31,637 $34,079

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Services 82 $41,356 $35,192 $44,069 $44,069

Public Administration and Social Service Professions 60 $48,044 $39,688 $54,212 $54,212

Social Sciences 63 $39,573 $41,250 $41,333 $41,333

Visual and Performing Arts 24 $29,651 $22,500 $30,000 $35,817

Health Professions and Related Programs 412 $44,069 $43,462 $45,625 $46,500

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 652 $43,406 $41,000 $43,107 $46,250

History 14 $37,686 $35,200 $38,214 $38,214

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION AND MAJOR

Master’s Colleges and Universities (smaller programs)

Broad Category # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Natural Resources 4 $26,544 $23,300 $23,300 $29,788

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 27 $36,758 $33,167 $36,180 $42,056

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 6 $30,905 $25,757 $25,757 $41,200

Education 166 $39,628 $33,047 $44,159 $44,739

Engineering 40 $57,000 $57,000 $57,000 $57,000

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 25 $27,252 $23,614 $27,965 $27,965

English Language and Literature/Letters 20 $33,342 $33,989 $33,989 $33,989

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 59 $30,830 $31,000 $31,694 $31,694

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 20 $34,212 $33,000 $34,125 $34,125

Mathematics and Statistics 3 $35,667 $13,000 $47,000 $47,000

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 21 $34,643 $31,000 $31,000 $38,500

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 8 $42,150 $37,033 $37,033 $38,517

Philosophy and Religious Studies 5 $32,600 $27,500 $36,000 $36,000

Theology and Religious Vocations 24 $32,183 $30,117 $33,033 $33,033

Physical Sciences 5 $44,600 $21,500 $25,000 $70,000

Psychology 34 $31,176 $30,885 $30,885 $31,200

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Services 4 $32,795 $32,795 $32,795 $32,795

Social Sciences 21 $32,806 $28,333 $30,932 $37,500

Visual and Performing Arts 27 $29,400 $24,534 $27,333 $34,750

Health Professions and Related Programs 16 $33,156 $30,100 $34,545 $34,545

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 130 $42,686 $35,876 $44,758 $49,149

History 12 $30,509 $31,016 $31,016 $33,008

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION AND MAJOR

Doctoral/Research Universities

Broad Category # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Natural Resources 15 $34,872 $32,400 $32,726 $32,726

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 5 $40,000 $38,000 $40,000 $47,500

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 361 $36,231 $33,845 $37,404 $38,000

Communications Technologies 3 $30,333 $30,333 $30,333 $30,333

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 211 $68,701 $58,636 $63,320 $82,183

Education 167 $35,656 $31,820 $34,397 $40,343

Engineering 525 $62,344 $58,807 $62,011 $63,493

Engineering Technologies 41 $53,904 $53,589 $53,589 $53,589

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 13 $34,508 $32,500 $32,500 $35,500

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 14 $27,071 $28,000 $28,000 $29,333

Legal Studies 4 $51,250 $51,250 $51,250 $51,250

English Language and Literature/Letters 58 $36,259 $34,375 $37,159 $37,159

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 20 $39,175 $33,750 $33,750 $47,500

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 98 $37,172 $31,957 $36,019 $39,075

Mathematics and Statistics 57 $55,655 $54,955 $59,257 $59,432

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 198 $59,622 $39,653 $75,281 $75,281

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 34 $31,562 $28,579 $31,667 $31,667

Philosophy and Religious Studies 26 $35,135 $33,636 $34,140 $34,643

Physical Sciences 34 $43,513 $34,840 $36,071 $56,875

Psychology 116 $35,593 $32,000 $36,808 $36,808

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Services 14 $37,404 $37,380 $37,380 $37,465

Public Administration and Social Service Professions 23 $30,678 $28,546 $28,546 $33,438

Social Sciences 193 $37,572 $30,200 $38,056 $41,778

Transportation and Materials Moving 10 $31,800 $30,000 $33,000 $33,000

Visual and Performing Arts 100 $39,636 $31,500 $35,333 $45,357

Health Professions and Related Programs 314 $52,684 $48,806 $48,806 $50,119

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 1,748 $50,083 $44,926 $50,412 $54,483

History 25 $36,986 $33,750 $38,543 $40,015

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Baccalaureate Colleges—Diverse Fields

Broad Category # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Agriculture 6 $37,250 $37,250 $37,250 $37,250

Natural Resources 13 $41,577 $31,875 $38,333 $46,500

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 51 $35,486 $28,800 $35,000 $38,571

Communications Technologies 4 $41,406 $41,406 $41,406 $41,406

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 65 $52,522 $47,650 $50,500 $63,667

Education 127 $28,832 $21,750 $32,531 $34,000

Engineering 9 $36,611 $29,375 $36,666 $36,666

Engineering Technologies 7 $52,429 $50,000 $51,750 $51,750

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 22 $34,819 $28,500 $34,669 $49,000

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 38 $31,303 $30,125 $30,760 $34,000

Legal Studies 3 $32,667 $32,500 $32,500 $33,000

English Language and Literature/Letters 25 $32,030 $30,000 $32,700 $32,875

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 11 $37,861 $36,831 $36,831 $36,831

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 47 $32,442 $26,667 $30,716 $39,864

Mathematics and Statistics 22 $28,357 $11,000 $31,900 $37,375

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 22 $40,570 $38,500 $39,083 $51,833

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 31 $32,005 $25,000 $32,400 $36,000

Philosophy and Religious Studies 4 $29,035 $22,500 $27,570 $35,570

Theology and Religious Vocations 11 $17,467 $12,142 $12,142 $31,667

Physical Sciences 14 $36,286 $30,000 $36,400 $40,000

Psychology 76 $26,515 $21,950 $27,658 $32,291

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Services 65 $42,475 $32,625 $40,271 $56,850

Public Administration and Social Service Professions 24 $29,262 $24,750 $30,250 $34,578

Social Sciences 20 $35,100 $27,750 $36,250 $42,417

Transportation and Materials Moving 10 $45,907 $37,750 $43,446 $47,393

Visual and Performing Arts 56 $31,624 $25,460 $35,102 $35,404

Health Professions and Related Programs 83 $43,583 $37,121 $41,983 $47,000

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 314 $39,216 $35,244 $40,429 $43,000

History 20 $33,182 $30,875 $33,333 $38,007

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BACHELOR’S DEGREES/STARTING SALARY BY CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION AND MAJOR

Baccalaureate Colleges—Arts & Sciences

Broad Category # of Salaries Mean 25th

Percentile Median 75th Percentile

Natural Resources 36 $34,597 $33,450 $34,875 $34,875

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 45 $36,417 $32,125 $37,000 $41,500

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 100 $38,989 $33,364 $35,000 $37,845

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 96 $80,742 $62,540 $93,833 $98,514

Education 87 $36,028 $32,837 $34,053 $37,100

Engineering 112 $63,779 $61,051 $62,770 $69,465

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 44 $34,232 $29,567 $34,167 $37,000

English Language and Literature/Letters 71 $32,892 $29,300 $33,200 $37,917

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 52 $36,735 $28,529 $43,628 $43,700

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 164 $32,952 $30,600 $31,669 $37,500

Mathematics and Statistics 81 $51,158 $42,688 $48,000 $60,000

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 38 $39,712 $34,667 $37,500 $47,500

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 17 $29,495 $21,666 $31,970 $37,667

Philosophy and Religious Studies 30 $32,232 $28,355 $31,700 $38,000

Physical Sciences 45 $44,609 $28,397 $44,333 $49,883

Psychology 147 $34,402 $32,879 $33,563 $36,000

Public Administration and Social Service Professions 15 $43,481 $40,753 $45,300 $45,300

Social Sciences 244 $37,356 $33,667 $37,125 $40,334

Visual and Performing Arts 178 $35,314 $32,052 $37,427 $39,853

Health Professions and Related Programs 60 $46,550 $47,704 $49,076 $50,994

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 504 $49,216 $42,750 $49,500 $56,425

History 50 $36,196 $33,000 $40,945 $40,945

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RESPONDENTS BY REGION

Region States Included # of Respondents

% of Respondents

New England CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 16 9.5%

Mid-Atlantic DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA 45 26.8%

Great Lakes IL, IN, MI, OH, WI 39 23.2%

Plains IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD 18 10.7%

Southeast AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV 21 12.5%

Southwest AZ, NM, OK, TX 8 4.8%

Far West/Rocky Mountain AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA, CO, ID, MT, UT, WY 21 12.5%

TOTAL 168 100.0%

RESPONDENTS BY CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION

Carnegie Classification # of Respondents

% of Respondents

Baccalaureate Colleges - Arts & Sciences 20 11.9%

Baccalaureate Colleges - Diverse Fields 14 8.3%

Doctoral/Research Universities 12 7.1%

Master’s Colleges and Universities (larger programs) 37 22.0%

Master’s Colleges and Universities (medium programs) 10 6.0%

Master’s Colleges and Universities (smaller programs) 6 3.6%

Research Universities (high research activity) 23 13.7%

Research Universities (very high research activity) 41 24.4%

Schools of Engineering 1 0.6%

Schools of Business and Management 1 0.6%

Associate - Public Rural - serving Medium 2 1.2%

Associate - Public Rural - serving Large 1 0.6%

TOTAL 168 100.0%

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American University

Aquinas College

Assumption College

Babson College

Baldwin Wallace University

Belmont University

Bentley University

Boston College

Boston University

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Cardinal Stritch University

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University

Central Methodist University

Central Penn College

Champlain College

Clarkson University

College of Coastal Georgia

Colorado Mountain College

Colorado State University

Columbia University

Concordia College - Moorhead

Concordia University, Nebraska

CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College

Davenport University

DePaul University

Eastern Illinois University

Emmanuel College

Ferrum College

Fontbonne University

Fordham University

Geneva College

George Mason University

George Washington University

Georgetown University

Georgia State University

Grace College and Theological Seminary

Hartwick College

Harvey Mudd College

Hastings College

Hofstra University

Husson University

Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois Wesleyan University

Indiana State University

Ithaca College

Johns Hopkins University

Kalamazoo College

Kansas State University

Kutztown University

Lafayette College

Lehigh University

Loyola Marymount University

Manchester University

Manhattanville College

Marian University

Marquette University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mayville State University

McKendree University

Meredith College

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Michigan Technological University

Midwestern State University

Mississippi State University

Missouri University of Science & Technology

Morehead State University

Muhlenberg College

New York University

Northeastern State University

Northern Michigan University

Northwestern College

Northwestern University

Ohio Dominican University

Ohio State University

Oklahoma State University

Olivet Nazarene University

Pace University

Philadelphia University

Principia College

Purdue University - West Lafayette

Purdue University North Central

Radford University

Randolph-Macon College

Reed College

Rice University

Robert Morris University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Rutgers University - Camden

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Rutgers University - Newark

Seattle University

Simmons College

Snow College

Southern New Hampshire University

Spring Arbor University

Springfield College

St. Ambrose University

St. John Fisher College

St. Lawrence University

St. Norbert College

St. Thomas Aquinas College

Stetson University

Stonehill College

Stony Brook University

SUNY Oneonta

SUNY Purchase

Susquehanna University

Temple University

Tennessee Technological University

Texas State University

The College of William and Mary

The King’s College

The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

The University of Alabama

The University of Iowa

PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS

Below is a list of the institutions that supplied salary data that was used in the NACE Spring 2016 Salary Survey. Although more than 471 institutional reports were provided for the NACE First-Destination Survey, the list below includes only the 168 schools that provided salary data by specific program or major.

RESPONDENTS BY REGION

Region States Included # of Respondents

% of Respondents

New England CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 16 9.5%

Mid-Atlantic DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA 45 26.8%

Great Lakes IL, IN, MI, OH, WI 39 23.2%

Plains IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD 18 10.7%

Southeast AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV 21 12.5%

Southwest AZ, NM, OK, TX 8 4.8%

Far West/Rocky Mountain AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA, CO, ID, MT, UT, WY 21 12.5%

TOTAL 168 100.0%

RESPONDENTS BY CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION

Carnegie Classification # of Respondents

% of Respondents

Baccalaureate Colleges - Arts & Sciences 20 11.9%

Baccalaureate Colleges - Diverse Fields 14 8.3%

Doctoral/Research Universities 12 7.1%

Master’s Colleges and Universities (larger programs) 37 22.0%

Master’s Colleges and Universities (medium programs) 10 6.0%

Master’s Colleges and Universities (smaller programs) 6 3.6%

Research Universities (high research activity) 23 13.7%

Research Universities (very high research activity) 41 24.4%

Schools of Engineering 1 0.6%

Schools of Business and Management 1 0.6%

Associate - Public Rural - serving Medium 2 1.2%

Associate - Public Rural - serving Large 1 0.6%

TOTAL 168 100.0%

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The University of Texas at Austin - Engineering

Tufts University

Tusculum College

University of Akron

University of Arizona

University of Arkansas

University of California, Riverside

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Cincinnati

University of Dayton

University of Delaware

University of Denver

University of Detroit Mercy

University of Evansville

University of Idaho

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland, College Park

University of Miami

University of Minnesota

University of Missouri-St. Louis

University of Missouri: College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

University of Nevada, Reno

University of North Carolina - Asheville

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

University of North Dakota

University of Oklahoma

University of Oregon

University of Pennsylvania

University of San Diego

University of Scranton

University of St. Thomas

University of Tennessee

University of Utah

University of Wisconsin - Stout

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

University of Wyoming

Upper Iowa University

Ursinus College

Utah State University

Vassar College

Villanova University

Walsh University

Washington University in St. Louis

West Texas A & M

Westmont College

Widener University

Wisconsin School of Business

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Xavier University

Youngstown State University

PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS cont.

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