AVERAGE MONTHLY
EARNINGS
By Level and Field of Degrees
| Field of Dergree |
All Degrees |
Advanced Degrees |
Bachelor's Degree |
| All Persons |
$2339 |
$3331 |
$2269 |
| Agriculture / Forestry |
$2973 |
B |
$3119 |
| Biology |
$2118 |
B |
$1990 |
| Business / Mgr. |
$2426 |
$3525 |
$2626 |
| Economics |
$3330 |
B |
$2923 |
| Education |
$1884 |
$2388 |
$1669 |
| Engineering |
$3117 |
$3996 |
$3189 |
| Eng. / Journalism |
$2331 |
B |
$2032 |
| Home Economics |
$1165 |
B |
B |
| Law |
$4353 |
$5062 |
B |
| Liberal Arts Humanities |
$1733 |
$2145 |
$1733 |
| Mathematics / Statistics |
$2583 |
B |
$2716 |
| Medicine / Dentistry |
$5049 |
$6125 |
B |
| Nursing / Pharmacy Technical Health |
$1889 |
$2480 |
$2080 |
| Physical / Earth Sciences |
$2357 |
$3234 |
$2045 |
| Police Science / Law Enforcement |
$2178 |
B |
$2331 |
| Psychology |
$2236 |
$2826 |
$1974 |
| Religion / Theology |
$1963 |
$2285 |
B |
| Social Science |
$1970 |
$2275 |
$1922 |
| Vocational / Technical Studies |
$1713 |
B |
B |
| Other |
$2327 |
$3294 |
$2340 |
| B = Base less than 200,000
persons
NOTE: All degrees include associate degrees and vocational
certificates, not shown separately. Spring 1993. Information obtained from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
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ESTIMATED STARTING SALARIES
New College Graduates 1996-1997
| Acedemic Majors |
Starting Salaries |
| Chemical Engineering |
$42758 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
$39852 |
| Electrical Engineering |
$39811 |
| Industrial Engineering |
$37732 |
| Computer Science |
$36694 |
| Packaging Engineering |
$35353 |
| Materials & Logistic Mgr. |
$34520 |
| Nursing |
$32927 |
| Civil Engineering |
$32170 |
| Mathematics |
$32055 |
| Physics |
$31972 |
| Geology |
$31606 |
| Chemistry |
$31261 |
| Accounting |
$30393 |
| Financial Administration |
$30054 |
| Marketing / Sales |
$28658 |
| General Business Adm. |
$28506 |
| Agriculture |
$26415 |
| Human Resource Mgt. |
$26024 |
| Retailing |
$25858 |
| Education |
$25742 |
| Communications |
$25224 |
| Hotel, Rest. Inst. Mgt. |
$25176 |
| Advertising |
$24757 |
| Social Services |
$24232 |
| Liberal Arts / Arts & Letters |
$24081 |
| Natural Resources |
$22950 |
| Home Ecology / Home Economics |
$22916 |
| Telecommunication |
$22447 |
| Journalism |
$22102 |
| Average for Graduate Degrees |
| MBA |
$47153 |
| Masters |
$39841 |
| Ph.D |
$45458 |
| Source: Information obtained from Recruiting
Trends 1996-1997 by Patrick Scheetz © 1996. East Lansing, Michigan:
Michigan State University |
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