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Average Starting + Current Salaries by Major

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Salary by Major
Job Satisfaction by Major
Descriptions of Majors
Unemployement by Major
Still in field by Major
This list shows the average salary information that we have collected from 19,285 alumni who have taken our survey.  We show the number of surveys and the average number years that an alumna/e has been in the working world. 
The number of years, motivation levels and the major all play a role in salary rates. 
Not all the numbers are sensible -- they are generated from survey data -- use your best judgement

 

 

Major (sort)# Starting SalaryCurrent SalaryyearsTen Year Avg
Accounting 450
$53,082
$127,471
 16 yrs
$99,575
Aerospace Engineering 106
$59,461
$117,683
 17 yrs
$93,709
Agriculture/Horticulture 49
$63,848
$130,641
 21 yrs
$95,654
Animal Studies 36
$84,893
$137,727
 16 yrs
$117,914
Anthropology 114
$47,183
$110,380
 14 yrs
$92,324
Archaeology 10
$61,374
$90,000
 19 yrs
$76,440
Architecture 118
$61,349
$142,626
 15 yrs
$115,534
Architecture & Urban Planning Department 26
$63,030
$74,545
 13 yrs
$71,888
Art & Design Department 398
$50,590
$78,095
 13 yrs
$71,748
Astronomy 13
$72,483
$190,454
 15 yrs
$151,131
Athletics/Training 30
$95,998
$201,000
 16 yrs
$161,624
Automotive Engineering 52
$48,432
$92,568
 16 yrs
$76,017
Biology 685
$58,569
$182,897
 16 yrs
$136,274
Business - Management and Administration 1954
$65,184
$130,112
 15 yrs
$108,469
Chemical Engineering 90
$63,202
$127,868
 17 yrs
$101,241
Chemistry 199
$62,754
$178,020
 17 yrs
$130,558
Civil Engineering 159
$54,366
$124,968
 17 yrs
$95,897
Communications 611
$46,038
$89,195
 14 yrs
$76,864
Computer Engineering 148
$58,640
$86,060
 12 yrs
$81,490
Computer Science 692
$56,658
$107,556
 13 yrs
$95,810
Criminal 225
$47,940
$68,531
 13 yrs
$63,779
Cultures/Civilization 25
$68,144
$106,429
 15 yrs
$93,667
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc 212
$52,018
$81,083
 13 yrs
$74,375
Economics 465
$73,814
$221,675
 16 yrs
$166,227
Education 1117
$37,289
$62,301
 18 yrs
$51,184
Electrical Engineering 329
$61,421
$132,713
 17 yrs
$103,358
Engineering Department 222
$53,621
$154,053
 17 yrs
$112,699
English 800
$40,761
$99,175
 16 yrs
$77,270
Finance 190
$77,219
$215,065
 12 yrs
$192,091
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc 173
$73,384
$100,194
 14 yrs
$92,534
Genetics 15
$134,578
$119,500
 19 yrs
$126,642
Geography and Geosciences 143
$50,041
$132,568
 21 yrs
$89,339
History/Histories (art history/etc.) 583
$44,386
$111,256
 17 yrs
$83,721
Industrial Design 25
$72,114
$91,000
 22 yrs
$80,698
Industrial Operations Engineering 60
$58,010
$93,854
 15 yrs
$81,906
Interior Design 65
$42,664
$85,341
 14 yrs
$73,147
Journalism 182
$44,167
$104,099
 18 yrs
$77,463
Kinesiology 31
$78,023
$168,261
 16 yrs
$134,422
Language - French/Spanish/etc. 150
$41,489
$69,076
 19 yrs
$56,008
Linguistics 17
$78,026
$79,091
 18 yrs
$78,617
Math 253
$46,962
$130,547
 19 yrs
$90,954
Mechanical Engineering 293
$58,177
$121,333
 15 yrs
$100,281
Meteorology 11
$53,524
$100,000
 18 yrs
$79,344
Music - Composition/Theory 57
$40,621
$66,875
 16 yrs
$57,030
Music - Performance 177
$38,711
$57,227
 14 yrs
$51,937
Music Education 104
$41,801
$76,566
 20 yrs
$59,184
Natural Resources 28
$56,313
$86,429
 13 yrs
$79,479
Naval Engineering 16
$75,539
$200,714
 23 yrs
$129,963
Neuroscience/Cognitive Science 12
$86,704
$118,889
 14 yrs
$109,693
Nuclear Engineering 15
$77,847
$152,500
 22 yrs
$111,780
Nursing 365
$57,223
$83,080
 16 yrs
$73,384
Nutrition 12
$63,589
$80,000
 17 yrs
$73,242
Other 1336
$68,200
$109,861
 16 yrs
$94,238
Perfomance Arts 110
$35,510
$61,316
 14 yrs
$53,943
Pharmacy 65
$60,848
$141,020
 15 yrs
$114,296
Philosophy 142
$52,594
$111,649
 16 yrs
$89,504
Physical Therapy/Exercise Science 38
$64,026
$83,810
 15 yrs
$77,215
Physics 130
$78,756
$158,448
 18 yrs
$123,029
Political Science 762
$50,746
$133,754
 16 yrs
$102,626
PreDent and Dentistry 18
$91,337
$258,182
 22 yrs
$167,175
PreLaw and Legal 129
$60,133
$122,182
 15 yrs
$101,499
PreMed and Medical 125
$112,580
$325,476
 17 yrs
$237,813
Preparatory 5
$220,591
$90,000
 15 yrs
$133,530
PreVet and Veterinary 13
$61,949
$67,727
 12 yrs
$66,764
Psychology 760
$47,386
$90,011
 14 yrs
$77,832
Public Health 36
$101,602
$76,957
 16 yrs
$86,198
Public Policy 65
$63,820
$122,935
 13 yrs
$109,293
Radiological Sciences 16
$116,097
$90,625
 14 yrs
$97,903
Religion/Religious 444
$39,911
$67,907
 16 yrs
$57,409
School of Information 66
$72,420
$81,204
 11 yrs
$80,405
Social Work 98
$45,990
$79,154
 17 yrs
$65,498
Sociology 237
$49,146
$79,712
 17 yrs
$67,126
Telecommunications 37
$52,103
$128,064
 18 yrs
$94,304
Undecided 98
$409,167
$430,895
 32 yrs
$415,957
Urban Planning 30
$170,694
$161,600
 26 yrs
$167,196
Video/Media 37
$75,202
$64,464
 14 yrs
$67,532
Zoology 27
$277,422
$338,750
 32 yrs
$296,587
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