Engineering Majors Had A Higher Starting Salary Than Any Other College Graduate In 2013
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NACE - which Forbes describes as a non-profit group that "links college placement offices with employers" - compiled data from an independant compensation management firm, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Census Bureau. Their study found that engineering majors in the Class of 2013 had the highest average starting salary at $62,564, while humanities and social sciences majors saw the biggest salary growth from 2012.
However, this was only good news for those
From NACE, here are the average starting
- Engineering - $62,564
- Computer Science - $59,084
- Business - $55,144
- Communications - $44,552
- Math & Sciences - $42,956
Education - $40,590- Humanities & Social Sciences - $38,045
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