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1 TOP PAYING INDUSTRIES pg. 8 SALARIES BY MAJOR pg. 10 SALARIES BY MAJOR BY INDUSTRY pg. 14 NACE SALARY SURVEY STARTING SALARIES FOR NEW COLLEGE GRADUATES DATA REPORTED BY EMPLOYERS APRIL 2014 Featuring: Top Industries Individual Majors Top-Hiring Industries Major by Occupational Position Industry Top-Paying Positions All Data Reported by Employers National Association of Colleges and Employers

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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS About the Survey... 4 How to Read Salary Survey... 4 Executive Summary... 6 Top-Paying Industries Bachelor s Degrees... 8 Top-Hiring Industries Bachelor s Degrees... 9 Starting Salary by Academic Major Bachelor s Degrees Salary Ranges Business Majors Salary Ranges Engineering Majors Salary Ranges Humanities Majors Salary Ranges Social Sciences Majors Salary Ranges Math & Science Majors Top Industries for Individual Majors Bachelor s Degrees Top Majors Within Individual Industries Bachelor s Degrees Major by Occupational Position (Bachelor s Degrees) Industry Occupational Position by Major (Bachelor s Degrees) Industry Top-Paying Positions Top-Paying Industries Master s Degrees Starting Salary by Academic Major Master s Degrees Top Industries for Individual Majors Master s Degrees Salary Ranges Master s Degree Business Majors Salary Ranges Master s Degree Engineering Majors Salary Ranges Master s Degree Humanities Majors Salary Ranges Master s Degree Social Sciences Majors Top Majors Within Individual Industries Master s Degrees Top-Paying Positions Major by Occupational Position (Master s Degrees) Industry Occupational Position by Major (Master s Degrees) Industry RESEARCH STAFF Director of Foundation and Strategic Research: Edwin Koc Employment Information Manager: Andrea Koncz Research Associate: Kenneth Tsang Research Assistant: Anna Longenberger Copyright 2014 by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. No part of this publication may be used, adapted, or reproduced in any manner without written permission. National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 3

4 ABOUT THE SURVEY Data contained in the NACE Salary Survey are produced through a compilation of data derived from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau, and a master data set developed by Job Search Intelligence. Data for the April 2014 Salary Survey report were retrieved in February 2014, and were compiled using a proprietary methodology created by Job Search Intelligence. Salary Survey (ISSN ) 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 January, April, and September by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, 62 Highland Ave., Bethlehem, PA For more information, see or contact NACE at ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE ONLINE: Additional data are available to NACE members and Salary Survey subscribers through the Salary Survey Online tool ( Featuring data updated monthly, the tool provides in-depth national and regional salary data for new college graduates by industry. HOW TO READ SALARY SURVEY (Page Key: Bachelor s/master s) STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR... PG. 10/54 In this section, you will find the average starting salary according to the major field of study, with no regard to the type of position or type of employer reporting the salary. Refer to this section when you want to know the starting salary for a graduate holding a degree in a specific discipline, such as accounting or computer science. TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS... PG. 14/55 This section shows data first by the major field of study, then by the type of employer (industry) reporting the salaries. Employer types are listed in descending order by number of reported new graduate entrants. See this section when you want the average starting salary reported by a specific type of employer to a graduate earning a degree in a specific major. This section may also be particularly helpful in examining the employer types that hire the most new graduates of a particular major. (Example: Average salary that manufacturing firms are reporting for electrical engineering graduates. Also, the other industries that are hiring the most electrical engineering graduates and their corresponding average salaries.) TOP MAJORS INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES... PG. 24/60 This section contains the same basic information as Top Industries/Individual Majors, but in a different order. You will see data by a specific type of employer (industry), then according to the average salary by major field of study. Majors are listed in descending order by number of reported new grad entrants. Use this section to find the average starting salary reported by a specific type of employer to a graduate in a specific major and to identify which majors were most hired into a specific industry. (Example: Majors hired by construction firms, and their corresponding average starting salaries.) MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION INDUSTRY... PG. 32/63 This section shows data first by the major field of study, then according to the employers (industries) that reported specific occupational positions and their corresponding average salaries. Industries and occupational positions are both listed in alphabetical order. Use this section when you need information about the average salary for a graduate with a specific major for a specific occupational position. (Example: Average starting salary for an economics graduate hired in the banking industry performing as a financial manager.) 4 Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

5 OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR INDUSTRY... PG. 43/68 This section contains the same information as Major by Occupational Position/Industry, but with the data rearranged. It first shows data by occupational position, then by the employers (industries) that hired specific majors. Industries and majors are both listed in alphabetical order. See this section when you need to know the average starting salary for a specific occupational position held by a graduate with a certain major. (Example: Average starting salary for an elementary or middle school teacher who majored in mathematics.) SALARY SURVEY The April 2014 Salary Survey issue contains employer-based data from approximately 400,000 employers; gathered from government and other sources, the data are actual starting salaries, not offers. To gain more insight on salaries for the Class of 2014, the next issue of Salary Survey will be published in September, Salary Survey Online Get a college grad entry-level salary by major, industry, occupation, and region National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 5

6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A first look at the starting salaries for the college Class of 2014 The reporting year for the college Class of 2014 begins with an overall average starting salary of $45,473. Although this salary is 1.2 percent higher than the April 2013 starting salary of $44,928 reported for the Class of 2013, the increase is considerably lower than the more than 5 percent increase predicted for graduates at that time. This means, starting salaries for the newest crop of college graduates appear to be leveling. In examining the average salaries by discipline, similar evidence is revealed. The percent changes within each category for 2014 are notably lower than they were in April 2013, ranging from nearly flat for business degrees to less than a 4 percent increase in salaries for health sciences graduates. (See Figure 1.) In contrast, the first report for Class of 2013 graduates showed percent changes in the broad categories that ranged from nearly 2 percent to as high as almost 10 percent. FIGURE 1 AVERAGE SALARIES BY DISCIPLINE Broad Category 2014 Average Salary 2013 Average Salary Percent Change Business $53,901 $54, % Communications $43,924 $43, % Computer Science $61,741 $59, % Education $40,863 $40, % Engineering $62,719 $62, % Health Sciences $51,541 $49, % Humanities & Social Sciences $38,365 $37, % Math & Sciences $43,414 $42, % Overall $45,473 $44, % BUSINESS Graduates earning degrees in business fields are seeing their starting salaries fall from $54,234 to $53,901 a decline of less than one percent, as compared to the 2013 reporting year, when business grads saw one of the highest increases at 7.1 percent in their average starting salary. For the Class of 2014, average salaries dropped for nearly all business majors, except for business administration/management graduates, who saw their average salary rise less than one percent to $55,600 and marketing majors, who saw a large increase of 6.1 percent, bringing their average salary to $54,100. COMMUNICATIONS Salaries to communications majors as a group posted a solid increase of 1.8 percent. Their average starting salary now stands at $43,924. Examining the three individual majors of this group, however, indicates that specific communications majors are driving the broad category increase. While salaries to individual communications majors rose 8 percent from $43,900 to $47,400, advertising majors saw their average salary head in the other direction, dropping almost 12 percent from $46,600 to $41,200. Journalism majors also lost ground in their average starting salary, which decreased slightly by 1.2 percent from $40,400 to $39,900. COMPUTER SCIENCES In the first report for Class of 2013 graduates, computer sciences graduates began the year with a healthy increase of 4.3 percent to their overall average starting salary. However, in the September 2013 and January 2014 Salary Survey reports, their average salaries dropped by 2.5 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively. In this April 2014 issue, average starting salaries appear to be making a comeback, as the overall salary for the group 6 Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

7 $75,000 $70,000 $65,000 $60,000 $55,000 $50,000 $45,000 $40,000 $35,000 $30,000 $25,000 FIGURE 2 SALARY RANGES BY DISCIPLINE $71,341 $63,951 $58,791 $51,340 $53,335 $47,727 $41,749 $41,717 $33,085 $74,647 $60,167 $50,134 $46,428 $44,772 $39,559 $36,765 $34,457 $30,425 $57,298 $51,284 $49,663 $42,369 $41,563 $34,241 Business Communications Computer Science Education Engineering Humanities Health Sciences Math & Science rose almost 3 percent to $61,741. Two individual majors within the computer sciences category posted increases as well, with the starting salary to computer science majors rising by 3.9 percent to $67,300, and the starting salary to information sciences and systems majors increasing by 2.3 percent to $58,400. EDUCATION Education graduates saw a slight movement in their overall average starting salary, which rose just less than one percent to $40,863. Two-thirds of the reported education disciplines posted increases to their starting salaries, but while special education majors started the 2013 recruiting year with the highest salary of the group, their average starting salary slipped the most to start the 2014 recruiting year, posting a nearly 7 percent drop to $43,000. They are now the second-highest paid education degree behind physical education teaching/coaching majors, who currently average starting salaries of $43,700. ENGINEERING Starting salaries to engineering majors remained nearly flat. Their overall average salary rose just 0.3 percent to $62,719. Movement in starting salaries by individual majors was split evenly, as half of the reported disciplines showed increases and the other half decreases. While the reigning top-paid major, petroleum engineering, has a very high average starting salary of $95,300, it had one of the lowest increases, at just 1.9 percent. Industrial/manufacturing engineering majors saw the highest increase of 9.1 percent, bringing their average starting salary to $61,400. HEALTH SCIENCES While only two majors are reported in the health sciences category, the overall average starting salary for this group showed the best increase, of 3.7 percent, in the 2014 report, bringing the overall average salary to $51,541. Driving the overall increase, nursing graduates saw their average starting salary rise by 5.7 percent to $55,800, while health and related sciences majors saw minimal movement in their average starting salary, which crept up 0.2 percent to $45,300. HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Graduates earning degrees in the humanities and social sciences fared fairly well in this report, as their overall average starting salary rose 3.5 percent to $38,365. Five of the 11 reported disciplines saw decreases only one was more than 2 percent. Of those majors that reported increases, most were in excess of 2 percent. Psychology majors saw one of the lowest increases to their average starting salary, which rose just 1.1 percent to $37,900. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCES Graduates in the math and sciences fields saw an overall increase. As a group, their average starting salary rose 1.6 percent to $43,414. Specific mathematics majors posted a small increase of 1.1 percent to their average starting salary, bringing it to $50,400. Physics majors, on the other hand, saw their average salary decrease by almost 5 percent to $40,600. Chemistry majors, the only other group that witnessed a decrease, posted a decrease of 2.8 percent, dropping its average starting salary to $45,000. National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 7

8 TOP-PAYING INDUSTRIES The chart below shows the top five industries that paid the highest starting salaries to 2014 bachelor s degree graduates, regardless of major. The number of new graduate entrants reported by each particular industry is also listed here. $97,200 95,000 Average Starting Salary 85,000 75,000 65,000 $55,000 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction $68, Utilities $58,883 $57,380 $56,841 1,200 Construction 48,500 87,100 Management of Companies and Enterprises Manufacturing Top-Paying Industries/Number of New Grad Entrants INDUSTRY DEFINITIONS Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: This sector comprises establishments that extract naturally occurring mineral solids, such as coal and ores; liquid minerals, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gas. Utilities: This sector comprises establishments engaged in the provision of the following utility services: electric power, natural gas, steam supply, water supply, and sewage removal. Construction: The construction sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in the construction of buildings or engineering products (e.g., highways and utility systems). Management of Companies and Enterprises: This sector comprises 1) establishments that hold the securities of companies and enterprises for the purpose of owning a controlling interest or influencing management decisions, or 2) establishments that administer, oversee, and manage establishments of the company or enterprise. Manufacturing: The manufacturing sector comprises establishments engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

9 TOP-HIRING INDUSTRIES This chart shows the top five industries that reported the highest number of new graduate entrants for 2014 bachelor s degree graduates, regardless of major. The average starting salary reported by each particular industry is also listed here. Number of New Grad Entrants 550, , , , ,500 Educational Services 296,000 Healthcare & Social Assistance 255,400 Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 200,000 92,100 $40,894 $42,623 $53,117 $47,657 $55,003 Federal, State, and Local Govt. (OES Designation) Top-Hiring Industries/Average Starting Salaries Finance and Insurance INDUSTRY DEFINITIONS Educational Services: This sector comprises establishments that provide instruction and training in a wide variety of subjects. The instruction and training is provided by establishments such as schools, colleges, universities, and training centers. Healthcare and Social Assistance: This sector comprises establishments providing healthcare and social assistance for individuals. The sector includes both healthcare and social assistance because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the boundaries of these two activities. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: This sector comprises establishments that specialize in performing professional, scientific, and technical activities for others. These activities require a high degree of expertise and training. (Examples include accounting, bookkeeping, payroll services, architectural, engineering, and computer services.) Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): This sector comprises federal, state, and local government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals, and the U.S. Postal Service. Finance and Insurance: This sector includes establishments primarily engaged in financial transactions and/or in facilitating financial transactions. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 9

10 STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR BACHELOR S DEGREES Academic Major Average Starting Salary Percent Change in Starting Salaries 25th Percentile 50th Percentile 75th Percentile AGRICULTURE and NATURAL RESOURCES MAJORS Conservation/Renewable Natural Resources $32,100 $30, % $27,900 $31,600 $35,200 Agricultural Sciences $45,500 $44, % $34,600 $43,900 $53,700 BUSINESS MAJORS Accounting $52,900 $53, % $41,400 $50,700 $60,100 Business Administration/ Management Business Systems Networking/ Telecommunications $55,600 $55, % $43,200 $52,900 $66,600 $54,800 *** N/A $43,000 $52,300 $63,800 Economics (Business/Managerial) $53,000 $55, % $41,000 $50,400 $62,900 Finance $55,400 $57, % $43,000 $52,800 $65,700 Hospitality Services Management $37,700 $42, % $29,100 $35,700 $42,700 International Business $44,900 $45, % $34,000 $43,100 $52,000 Management Information Systems/ Business Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) $62,100 $63, % $47,300 $59,500 $71,400 $54,100 $51, % $41,100 $51,100 $67,800 COMMUNICATIONS MAJORS Advertising $41,200 $46, % $31,100 $39,000 $47,500 Communications $47,400 $43, % $35,900 $45,000 $57,800 Journalism $39,900 $40, % $29,700 $38,000 $49,500 COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORS Computer Science $67,300 $64, % $51,100 $64,100 $76,900 Information Sciences and Systems $58,400 $57, % $45,700 $55,600 $68,000 SALARY RANGES BUSINESS MAJORS $75,000 $70,000 $65,000 $60,000 $55,000 $50,000 $45,000 $40,000 $60,100 $41,400 $50,700 $66,600 $43,200 $52,900 $62,900 $41,000 $50,400 $71,400 $67,800 $65,700 $59,500 $52,800 $51,100 $47,300 $43,000 $41,100 $35,000 $30,000 ***Not reported. Accounting Business Administration Economics Finance Management Informati on Systems Marketing 10 Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

11 STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR BACHELOR S DEGREES Academic Major Average Starting Salary Percent Change in Starting Salaries 25th Percentile 50th Percentile 75th Percentile EDUCATION MAJORS Elementary Teacher Education $40,000 $39, % $33,800 $38,700 $45,500 Physical Education Teaching/ Coaching $43,700 $42, % $36,600 $42,500 $49,500 Pre-Elementary Teacher Education $38,300 $36, % $32,300 $37,000 $43,500 Secondary Education $42,800 $41, % $36,100 $41,500 $48,600 Special Education $43,000 $46, % $36,100 $41,700 $48,800 Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education $41,100 $41, % $34,700 $39,700 $46,700 SALARY RANGES ENGINEERING MAJORS $115,000 $100,000 $85,000 $70,000 $55,000 $40,000 $81,900 $64,400 $54,600 $110,400 $92,600 $78,900 $78,000 $73,500 $75,100 $75,100 $73,000 $63,700 $59,500 $63,200 $59,800 $60,900 $52,800 $52,200 $49,900 $51,300 $49,700 Aerospace Chemical Civil Computer Electrical Engineering Mechanical Petroleum SALARY RANGES HUMANITIES MAJORS $50,000 $50,500 $46,200 $47,400 $45,000 $43,300 $40,000 $40,400 $39,100 $40,300 $35,000 $33,100 $33,700 $35,400 $34,400 $30,000 $25,000 $27,600 English History Liberal Arts/General Studies Visual and Performing Arts National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 11

12 STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR BACHELOR S DEGREES Academic Major Average Starting Salary Percent Change in Starting Salaries 25th Percentile 50th Percentile 75th Percentile ENGINEERING MAJORS Aerospace/Aeronautical/ Astronautical Engineering Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering $67,000 $64, % $54,600 $64,400 $81,900 $43,200 $47, % $30,600 $40,300 $52,700 Chemical Engineering $66,000 $67, % $52,800 $63,700 $78,900 Civil Engineering $62,100 $57, % $49,700 $59,500 $73,500 Computer Engineering $66,600 $71, % $52,200 $63,200 $78,000 Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering $62,300 $63, % $49,900 $59,800 $75,100 Engineering Technology $63,000 $62, % $50,300 $60,100 $74,700 Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering $61,400 $56, % $49,800 $59,300 $71,200 Mechanical Engineering $63,100 $64, % $51,300 $60,900 $75,100 Petroleum Engineering $95,300 $93, % $73,000 $92,600 $110,400 HEALTH SCIENCES Health and Related Sciences $45,300 $45, % $36,900 $43,600 $50,700 Nursing $55,800 $52, % $46,100 $53,800 $61,800 HOME ECONOMICS MAJORS Home Economics $31,500 $32, % $26,000 $30,200 $35,400 HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES MAJORS Criminal Justice and Corrections $36,200 $35, % $29,200 $34,800 $42,700 English Language and Literature/ Letters $42,200 $39, % $33,100 $40,400 $50,500 $50,000 SALARY RANGES SOCIAL SCIENCES MAJORS $48,800 $45,000 $42,700 $43,900 $41,400 $41,100 $40,000 $39,800 $36,300 $35,000 $34,800 $32,900 $35,100 $34,800 $30,000 $29,200 $30,300 $28,700 $28,300 $25,000 $20,000 Criminal Justice Political Science Psychology Social Work Sociology 12 Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

13 STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR BACHELOR S DEGREES Academic Major Average Starting Salary Percent Change in Starting Salaries 25th Percentile 50th Percentile 75th Percentile HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES MAJORS (continued) Foreign Languages and Literatures $46,900 *** N/A $38,400 $45,800 $52,300 History $40,600 $41, % $33,700 $39,100 $46,200 Liberal Arts and Sciences/General Studies $41,600 $42, % $35,400 $40,300 $47,400 Political Science/Government $41,600 $42, % $32,900 $39,800 $48,800 Psychology $37,900 $37, % $30,300 $36,300 $43,900 Social Work $36,700 $36, % $28,700 $35,100 $41,400 Sociology $36,300 $37, % $28,300 $34,800 $41,100 Visual and Performing Arts $36,300 $33, % $27,600 $34,400 $43,300 Other Humanities $32,000 $35, % $23,800 $30,600 $39,000 Other Social Sciences $40,600 $30, % $32,200 $38,700 $47,500 PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, & FITNESS MAJORS Parks/Recreation, Leisure/Fitness Studies, and Related Programs $32,800 $26, % $26,900 $31,800 $39,400 SCIENCES MAJORS Architecture and Related Programs $43,600 $40, % $34,900 $41,800 $50,600 Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $41,900 $40, % $33,000 $40,100 $49,100 Chemistry $45,000 $46, % $35,100 $43,100 $55,000 Construction Science/Management $59,800 $56, % $46,800 $56,900 $69,500 Mathematics (incl. Statistics) $50,400 $49, % $40,600 $48,400 $59,200 Physics $40,600 $42, % $30,300 $38,500 $52,300 SALARY RANGES MATH & SCIENCE MAJORS $70,000 $65,000 $60,000 $55,000 $50,000 $45,000 $40,000 $35,000 $30,000 $25,000 $69,500 $59,200 $55,000 $56,900 $50,600 $49,100 $52,300 $46,800 $48,400 $41,800 $40,100 $43,100 $40,600 $38,500 $34,900 $35,100 $33,000 $30,300 Architecture Biology Chemistry Construction Science Math/Statistics Physics ***Not reported. National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 13

14 TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS Major/Industry New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary AGRICULTURE and NATURAL RESOURCES MAJORS Other Agricultural Sciences Educational Services 2,300 $46,600 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting 2,300 $39,400 Management of Companies and Enterprises 300 $78,300 Wholesale Trade 200 $64, $58,100 BUSINESS MAJORS Accounting Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 28,600 $54,100 Finance and Insurance 7,500 $54,400 7,500 $51,400 Management of Companies and Enterprises 6,200 $54,500 Manufacturing 6,100 $55,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance 100 $49,000 Business Administration/Management Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 50,200 $58,000 Finance and Insurance 39,700 $55,200 27,200 $56,300 Manufacturing 19,600 $57,400 Management of Companies and Enterprises 18,100 $59,800 Educational Services 11,100 $55,800 Business Systems, Networking/Telecommunications Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1,900 $57,800 Information 900 $58,500 Educational Services 800 $47,800 Finance and Insurance 600 $59,000 Manufacturing 600 $53,500 Economics (Business/Managerial) Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 14,800 $57,500 Finance and Insurance 10,500 $55,800 6,900 $56,300 Management of Companies and Enterprises 3,800 $59,700 Manufacturing 3,000 $58,900 Transportation and Warehousing 700 $41, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

15 TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS Major/Industry New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Finance Finance and Insurance 13,200 $56,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 10,900 $58,500 4,500 $55,800 Management of Companies and Enterprises 3,900 $60,200 Manufacturing 3,100 $59,200 Healthcare and Social Assistance 500 $52,000 Hospitality Services Management Accommodation and Food Services 8,300 $38,900 Other Services (except federal, state, and local government) 1,000 $41,700 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 600 $36,400 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 600 $40,300 International Business Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 4,000 $42,100 Other Services (except federal, state, and local government) 3,400 $24,500 3,300 $53,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 2,500 $54,700 Healthcare and Social Assistance 2,500 $44,800 Management of Companies and Enterprises 1,600 $54,200 Manufacturing 1,500 $55,600 Logistics/Materials Management 800 $68,300 Manufacturing 500 $64,700 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 400 $63,200 Management of Companies and Enterprises 300 $66,000 Transportation and Warehousing 200 $50,800 Management Information Systems/Business Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 4,000 $61,900 2,800 $66,500 Finance and Insurance 1,200 $63,000 Management of Companies and Enterprises 800 $64,600 Information 800 $63,000 Manufacturing 700 $66,500 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 15

16 TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS Major/Industry New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 6,500 $58,100 Wholesale Trade 5,000 $55,800 Finance and Insurance 4,600 $56,400 Management of Companies and Enterprises 4,500 $60,900 Manufacturing 4,100 $58,000 Retail Trade 3,400 $42,200 2,900 $57,600 Information 1,900 $62,100 COMMUNICATIONS MAJORS Advertising Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 5,300 $50,500 Information 4,200 $42,100 Other Services (except federal, state, and local government) 2,000 $42,600 Educational Services 1,300 $45,200 1,100 $49,700 Healthcare and Social Assistance 1,100 $43,600 Communications Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 8,800 $54,600 Educational Services 5,500 $49,000 4,500 $53,000 Manufacturing 4,300 $53,500 Management of Companies and Enterprises 3,900 $54,300 Wholesale Trade 3,900 $49,600 Retail Trade 3,500 $35,200 Finance and Insurance 2,900 $53,500 Information 2,700 $53,200 Other Services (except federal, state, and local government) 2,200 $40,700 Journalism Information 20,000 $41,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3,800 $44,900 Other Services (except federal, state, and local government) 1,400 $41,500 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 1,100 $35, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

17 TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS Major/Industry New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary COMPUTER SCIENCES MAJORS Computer Science Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 6,600 $64,700 Information 2,200 $69,200 Manufacturing 1,800 $71,800 Finance and Insurance 1,300 $69,500 Wholesale Trade 600 $67,200 Information Sciences and Systems Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 9,100 $55,700 3,500 $65,200 Information 3,400 $58,800 Finance and Insurance 2,000 $60,300 Manufacturing 1,900 $62,300 Educational Services 900 $47,300 Computer Science $67, Average Salary $64, Average Salary 3.9% Increase $64,700 Professional, Scientific,and Technical Services $69,200 Information Top Industries: $71,800 Manufacturing $69,500 Finance and Insurance 6,600 New grad entrants 2,200 New grad entrants 1,800 New grad entrants 1,300 New grad entrants National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 17

18 TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS Major/Industry New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary EDUCATION MAJORS Elementary Teacher Education Educational Services 41,100 $40,100 Healthcare and Social Assistance 2,500 $28,300 Physical Education Teaching/Coaching Educational Services 9,200 $42,700 Pre-Elementary Teacher Education Educational Services 9,000 $38,400 Healthcare and Social Assistance 2,300 $25,700 Secondary Education Educational Services 8,900 $41,000 Special Education Educational Services 9,400 $43,200 Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education Educational Services 13,100 $40,800 Healthcare and Social Assistance 400 $29,100 ENGINEERING MAJORS Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering Manufacturing 1,500 $64,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1,200 $66, $76,100 Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Manufacturing 2,800 $47,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 800 $47,900 Management of Companies and Enterprises 200 $49, $55,900 Chemical Engineering Manufacturing 3,800 $67,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1,900 $66, $68,700 Management of Companies and Enterprises 200 $71,100 Civil Engineering Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 6,600 $59,800 3,800 $63, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

19 TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS Major/Industry New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Civil Engineering (continued) Manufacturing 1,000 $54,200 Construction 1,000 $58,200 Computer Engineering Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 2,400 $66,100 Information 800 $71,000 Manufacturing 700 $73,400 Finance and Insurance 500 $70,700 Wholesale Trade 200 $68,500 Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 4,100 $62,000 Manufacturing 3,300 $62,200 1,400 $72,500 Information 1,000 $63,600 Educational Services 1,000 $63,700 Engineering Technology Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 5,500 $60,900 Manufacturing 2,900 $61,800 2,200 $69,300 Information 1,100 $63,300 Finance and Insurance 500 $63,500 Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing 3,000 $56,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 600 $59,100 Management of Companies and Enterprises 300 $58,400 Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing 8,800 $61,400 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 6,600 $64,400 2,800 $71,200 Utilities 400 $68,700 Petroleum Engineering Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 700 $97,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 300 $85,900 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 19

20 TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS Major/Industry New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary HEALTH SCIENCES MAJORS Health and Related Sciences Healthcare and Social Assistance 45,700 $46,300 Educational Services 9,600 $46,600 2,900 $49,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1,300 $39,700 Nursing Healthcare and Social Assistance 82,000 $54,900 5,200 $57,300 HOME ECONOMICS MAJORS Home Economics Educational Services 16,700 $38,300 Healthcare and Social Assistance 8,200 $24,200 HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES MAJORS Criminal Justice and Corrections Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 43,800 $38,600 8,900 $36,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance 4,700 $37,600 Educational Services 3,200 $40,600 English Language and Literature/Letters Educational Services 29,600 $39,300 Information 5,700 $37,700 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 4,000 $42,000 2,400 $40,900 Foreign Languages and Literatures Educational Services 24,700 $45,700 History Educational Services 34,600 $39,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 8,100 $38,200 1,500 $43,300 Liberal Arts and Sciences/General Studies Educational Services 32,200 $42, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

21 TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS Major/Industry New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Political Science/Government Educational Services 21,200 $42,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 11,600 $42,100 9,300 $45,400 Finance and Insurance 2,500 $42,800 Management of Companies and Enterprises 1,800 $46,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance 1,700 $40,400 Psychology Educational Services 41,000 $38,900 Healthcare and Social Assistance 38,000 $32,600 14,900 $39,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 6,000 $36,500 Management of Companies and Enterprises 1,500 $39,900 Finance and Insurance 1,400 $37,100 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 1,300 $34,000 Manufacturing 1,300 $40,000 Other Services (except federal, state, and local government) 1,100 $20,700 Social Work Healthcare and Social Assistance 15,900 $34,200 8,600 $39,200 Educational Services 2,300 $41,500 Sociology Healthcare and Social Assistance 19,300 $32,500 8,500 $38,800 Educational Services 6,300 $43,600 Visual and Performing Arts Information 25,300 $37,900 Educational Services 21,300 $37,400 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 12,900 $42,300 Retail Trade 5,900 $26,900 Manufacturing 3,800 $42,300 Wholesale Trade 3,500 $36,100 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 3,100 $27,600 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 21

22 TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS Major/Industry New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Other Humanities Other Services (except federal, state, and local government) 26,100 $27,900 Healthcare and Social Assistance 16,600 $37,800 Educational Services 13,100 $32,500 2,900 $43,400 Other Social Sciences Educational Services 13,200 $42,200 Healthcare and Social Assistance 10,900 $37,300 9,500 $43,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 6,000 $41,100 Finance and Insurance 1,200 $41,400 Management of Companies and Enterprises 1,100 $43,900 Transportation and Warehousing 800 $30,200 Manufacturing 600 $43,000 Biological Sciences/Life Sciences Top Industries: $41, Average Salary $40, Average Salary 2.4% Increase $41,100 Healthcare and Social Assistance $39,600 Educational Services $41,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $44,500 Federal, State, and Local Government 39,500 New grad entrants 35,500 New grad entrants 9,700 New grad entrants 8,900 New grad entrants 22 Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

23 TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS Major/Industry New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary PARKS/RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS MAJORS Parks/Recreation, Leisure/Fitness Studies, and Related Programs Educational Services 20,200 $32,300 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 8,100 $34,600 3,500 $31,400 Healthcare and Social Assistance 2,700 $33,900 Other Services (except federal, state, and local government) 2,100 $31,600 SCIENCES MAJORS Architecture and Related Programs Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 6,800 $45,000 Manufacturing 1,200 $46,700 Retail Trade 500 $32,200 Biological Sciences/Life Sciences Healthcare and Social Assistance 39,500 $41,100 Educational Services 35,500 $39,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 9,700 $41,600 8,900 $44,500 Manufacturing 2,200 $43,300 Chemistry Educational Services 5,000 $43,100 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3,400 $44,900 Manufacturing 3,000 $47,800 Healthcare and Social Assistance 1,400 $45,400 1,000 $51,800 Construction Science/Management Construction 200 $62,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 100 $63,400 Mathematics (incl. Statistics) Educational Services 15,000 $49,700 Finance and Insurance 2,500 $50,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1,700 $48,300 Physics Educational Services 5,200 $36, $42,400 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 400 $41,600 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 23

24 TOP MAJORS INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES Industry/Major New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Accommodation and Food Services Hospitality Services Management 8,300 $38,900 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services Criminal Justice and Corrections 8,900 $36,600 International Business 4,000 $42,100 Psychology 1,300 $34,000 Hospitality Services Management 600 $40,300 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting Other Agricultural Sciences 2,300 $39,400 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Parks/Recreation, Leisure/Fitness Studies, and Related Programs 8,100 $34,600 Visual and Performing Arts 3,100 $27,600 Journalism 1,100 $35,600 Hospitality Services Management 600 $36,400 Construction Civil Engineering 1,000 $58,200 Construction Science/Management 200 $62,300 Educational Services Elementary Teacher Education 41,100 $40,100 Psychology 41,000 $38,900 Biological Sciences/Life Sciences 35,500 $39,600 History 34,600 $39,000 Liberal Arts and Sciences/General Studies 32,200 $42,100 English Language and Literature/Letters 29,600 $39,300 Foreign Languages and Literatures 24,700 $45,700 Visual and Performing Arts 21,300 $37,400 Political Science/Government 21,200 $42,300 Parks/Recreation, Leisure/Fitness Studies, and Related Programs 20,200 $32,300 Home Economics 16,700 $38,300 Mathematics (incl. Statistics) 15,000 $49,700 Other Social Sciences 13,200 $42,200 Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education 13,100 $40,800 Other Humanities 13,100 $32,500 Business Administration/Management 11,100 $55,800 Health and Related Sciences 9,600 $46, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

25 TOP MAJORS INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES Industry/Major New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Educational Services (continued) Special Education 9,400 $43,200 Physical Education Teaching/Coaching 9,200 $42,700 Pre-Elementary Teacher Education 9,000 $38,400 Secondary Education 8,900 $41,000 Sociology 6,300 $43,600 Communications 5,500 $49,000 Physics 5,200 $36,300 Chemistry 5,000 $43,100 Criminal Justice and Corrections 3,200 $40,600 Other Agricultural Sciences 2,300 $46,600 Social Work 2,300 $41,500 Advertising 1,300 $45,200 Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering 1,000 $63,700 Information Sciences and Systems 900 $47,300 Business Systems Networking/Telecommunications 800 $47,800 Criminal Justice and Corrections 43,800 $38,600 Business Administration/Management 27,200 $56,300 Psychology 14,900 $39,200 Other Social Sciences 9,500 $43,000 Political Science/Government 9,300 $45,400 Biological Sciences/Life Sciences 8,900 $44,500 Social Work 8,600 $39,200 Sociology 8,500 $38,800 Accounting 7,500 $51,400 Economics (Business/Managerial) 6,900 $56,300 Nursing 5,200 $57,300 Finance 4,500 $55,800 Communications 4,500 $53,000 Civil Engineering 3,800 $63,400 Information Sciences and Systems 3,500 $65,200 Parks/Recreation, Leisure/Fitness Studies, and Related Programs 3,500 $31,400 International Business 3,300 $53,200 Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) 2,900 $57,600 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 25

26 TOP MAJORS INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES Industry/Major New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary (continued) Health and Related Sciences 2,900 $49,800 Other Humanities 2,900 $43,400 Management Information Systems/Business 2,800 $66,500 Mechanical Engineering 2,800 $71,200 English Language and Literature/Letters 2,400 $40,900 Engineering Technology 2,200 $69,300 History 1,500 $43,300 Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering 1,400 $72,500 Advertising 1,100 $49,700 Chemistry 1,000 $51,800 Logistics/Materials Management 800 $68,300 Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering 600 $76,100 Physics 600 $42,400 Chemical Engineering 300 $68,700 Other Agricultural Sciences 200 $58,100 Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 200 $55,900 Finance and Insurance Business Administration/Management 39,700 $55,200 Finance 13,200 $56,300 Economics (Business/Managerial) 10,500 $55,800 Accounting 7,500 $54,400 Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) 4,600 $56,400 Communications 2,900 $53,500 Political Science/Government 2,500 $42,800 Mathematics (incl. Statistics) 2,500 $50,000 Information Sciences and Systems 2,000 $60,300 Psychology 1,400 $37,100 Computer Science 1,300 $69,500 Management Information Systems/Business 1,200 $63,000 Other Social Sciences 1,200 $41,400 Business Systems Networking/Telecommunications 600 $59,000 Computer Engineering 500 $70,700 Engineering Technology 500 $63, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

27 TOP MAJORS INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES Industry/Major New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Healthcare and Social Assistance Nursing 82,000 $54,900 Health and Related Sciences 45,700 $46,300 Biological Sciences/Life Sciences 39,500 $41,100 Psychology 38,000 $32,600 Sociology 19,300 $32,500 Other Humanities 16,600 $37,800 Social Work 15,900 $34,200 Other Social Sciences 10,900 $37,300 Home Economics 8,200 $24,200 Criminal Justice and Corrections 4,700 $37,600 Parks/Recreation, Leisure/Fitness Studies, and Related Programs 2,700 $33,900 International Business 2,500 $44,800 Elementary Teacher Education 2,500 $28,300 Pre-Elementary Teacher Education 2,300 $25,700 Political Science/Government 1,700 $40,400 Chemistry 1,400 $45,400 Advertising 1,100 $43,600 Finance 500 $52,000 Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education 400 $29,100 Accounting 100 $49,000 Information Visual and Performing Arts 25,300 $37,900 Journalism 20,000 $41,000 English Language and Literature/Letters 5,700 $37,700 Advertising 4,200 $42,100 Information Sciences and Systems 3,400 $58,800 Communications 2,700 $53,200 Computer Science 2,200 $69,200 Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) 1,900 $62,100 Engineering Technology 1,100 $63,300 Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering 1,000 $63,600 Business Systems Networking/Telecommunications 900 $58,500 Management Information Systems/Business 800 $63,000 Computer Engineering 800 $71,000 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 27

28 TOP MAJORS INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES Industry/Major New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Management of Companies and Enterprises Business Administration/Management 18,100 $59,800 Accounting 6,200 $54,500 Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) 4,500 $60,900 Finance 3,900 $60,200 Communications 3,900 $54,300 Economics (Business/Managerial) 3,800 $59,700 Political Science/Government 1,800 $46,500 International Business 1,600 $54,200 Psychology 1,500 $39,900 Other Social Sciences 1,100 $43,900 Management Information Systems/Business 800 $64,600 Other Agricultural Sciences 300 $78,300 Logistics/Materials Management 300 $66,000 Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 300 $58,400 Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 200 $49,500 Chemical Engineering 200 $71,100 Manufacturing Business Administration/Management 19,600 $57,400 Mechanical Engineering 8,800 $61,400 Accounting 6,100 $55,500 Communications 4,300 $53,500 Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) 4,100 $58,000 Chemical Engineering 3,800 $67,200 Visual and Performing Arts 3,800 $42,300 Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering 3,300 $62,200 Finance 3,100 $59,200 Economics (Business/Managerial) 3,000 $58,900 Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 3,000 $56,200 Chemistry 3,000 $47,800 Engineering Technology 2,900 $61,800 Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 2,800 $47,600 Biological Sciences/Life Sciences 2,200 $43,300 Information Sciences and Systems 1,900 $62,300 Computer Science 1,800 $71, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

29 TOP MAJORS INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES Industry/Major New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Manufacturing (continued) International Business 1,500 $55,600 Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering 1,500 $64,200 Psychology 1,300 $40,000 Architecture and Related Programs 1,200 $46,700 Civil Engineering 1,000 $54,200 Management Information Systems/Business 700 $66,500 Computer Engineering 700 $73,400 Business Systems Networking/Telecommunications 600 $53,500 Other Social Sciences 600 $43,000 Logistics/Materials Management 500 $64,700 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction Petroleum Engineering 700 $97,200 Other Services (except federal, state, and local government) Other Humanities 26,100 $27,900 International Business 3,400 $24,500 Communications 2,200 $40,700 Parks/Recreation, Leisure/Fitness Studies, and Related Programs 2,100 $31,600 Advertising 2,000 $42,600 Journalism 1,400 $41,500 Psychology 1,100 $20,700 Hospitality Services Management 1,000 $41,700 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Business Administration/Management 50,200 $58,000 Accounting 28,600 $54,100 Economics (Business/Managerial) 14,800 $57,500 Visual and Performing Arts 12,900 $42,300 Political Science/Government 11,600 $42,100 Finance 10,900 $58,500 Biological Sciences/Life Sciences 9,700 $41,600 Information Sciences and Systems 9,100 $55,700 Communications 8,800 $54,600 History 8,100 $38,200 Architecture and Related Programs 6,800 $45,000 Computer Science 6,600 $64,700 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 29

30 TOP MAJORS INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES Industry/Major New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (continued) Civil Engineering 6,600 $59,800 Mechanical Engineering 6,600 $64,400 Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) 6,500 $58,100 Psychology 6,000 $36,500 Other Social Sciences 6,000 $41,100 Engineering Technology 5,500 $60,900 Advertising 5,300 $50,500 Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering 4,100 $62,000 Management Information Systems/Business 4,000 $61,900 English Language and Literature/Letters 4,000 $42,000 Journalism 3,800 $44,900 Chemistry 3,400 $44,900 International Business 2,500 $54,700 Computer Engineering 2,400 $66,100 Business Systems Networking/Telecommunications 1,900 $57,800 Chemical Engineering 1,900 $66,200 Mathematics (incl. Statistics) 1,700 $48,300 Health and Related Sciences 1,300 $39,700 Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering 1,200 $66,800 Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 800 $47,900 Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 600 $59,100 Logistics/Materials Management 400 $63,200 Physics 400 $41,600 Petroleum Engineering 300 $85,900 Construction Science/Management 100 $63,400 Retail Trade Visual and Performing Arts 5,900 $26,900 Communications 3,500 $35,200 Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) 3,400 $42,200 Architecture and Related Programs 500 $32,200 Transportation and Warehousing Other Social Sciences 800 $30,200 Economics (Business/Managerial) 700 $41,900 Logistics/Materials Management 200 $50, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

31 TOP MAJORS INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES Industry/Major New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Utilities Mechanical Engineering 400 $68,700 Wholesale Trade Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) 5,000 $55,800 Communications 3,900 $49,600 Visual and Performing Arts 3,500 $36,100 Computer Science 600 $67,200 Other Agricultural Sciences 200 $64,600 Computer Engineering 200 $68,500 Subscribe to Salary Survey Get starting salary data for 90+ majors All data are reported by employers Join Data are reported by major, industry, and job function. Three reports a year (January, April, September) Annual subscription: $315 Reports range from approximately pages. Get Salary Survey Become a member of NACE and get Salary Survey as part of your membership package. Learn more/subscribe: or contact NACE, membership/index.aspx National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 31

32 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary AGRICULTURE and NATURAL RESOURCES MAJORS Conservation/Renewable Natural Resources Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting Conservation Scientists and Foresters $41,100 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting Agricultural Sciences Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers, including Animal Breeders $20,500 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers $42,300 Educational Services BUSINESS MAJORS Accounting Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers, including Animal Breeders $20,600 Finance and Insurance Financial Managers $69,700 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accountants and Auditors $52,300 Business Administration/Management Accommodation and Food Services Food Service Managers $38,500 Construction Construction Managers $57,300 Educational Services Education Administrators $57,300 Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $40,600 Finance and Insurance Claims Adjusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and Investigators $48,400 Finance and Insurance Financial Managers $68,400 Information Computer and Information Systems Managers $86,300 Information Computer Systems Analysts $62,100 Information Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software $74,200 Management of Companies and Enterprises Miscellaneous Managers $62,800 Manufacturing General and Operations Managers $54,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accountants and Auditors $52,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Management Analysts $53,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Marketing and Sales Managers $62,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Personal Financial Advisors $39,900 Wholesale Trade Purchasing Agents, except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products $49,200 Wholesale Trade Wholesale and Retail Buyers, except Farm Products $42,100 Business Systems Networking/Telecommunications Information Network and Computer Systems Administrators $55,100 Economics (Business/Managerial) Finance and Insurance Financial Managers $69,600 Information Computer Systems Analysts $61, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

33 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary Economics (Business/Managerial) (continued) Management of Companies and Enterprises Human Resources Workers $40,400 Management of Companies and Enterprises Management Analysts $53,700 Manufacturing Miscellaneous Managers $62,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accountants and Auditors $52,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $47,700 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Paralegals and Legal Assistants $39,100 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Personal Financial Advisors $39,800 Finance Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Miscellaneous Managers $62,000 Finance and Insurance Credit Analysts $55,800 Finance and Insurance Financial Analysts $62,300 Finance and Insurance Financial Managers $68,400 Information Computer Systems Analysts $61,400 Professional and Technical Services Accountants and Auditors $52,300 Marketing/Marketing Management Top-Paying Occupations $54, Average Salary $51, Average Salary 6.1% Increase $69,600 Financial Managers $62,700 Marketing and Sales Managers $62,200 Miscellaneous Managers National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 33

34 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary Finance (continued) Professional and Technical Services Management Analysts $53,700 Professional and Technical Services Personal Financial Advisors $40,000 Hospitality Services Management Accommodation and Food Services Food Service Managers $38,900 Accommodation and Food Services Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $34,900 International Business Healthcare and Social Assistance Human Resources Workers $44,500 Management Information Systems/Business Information Computer Occupations, All Other $59,600 Information Computer Support Specialists $39,200 Information Miscellaneous Managers $65,500 Information Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software $73,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accountants and Auditors $54,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Management Analysts $54,900 Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Human Resources Workers $39,600 Management of Companies and Enterprises Marketing and Sales Managers $62,700 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Financial Managers $69,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services General and Operations Managers $54,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $41,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Miscellaneous Managers $62,200 Wholesale Trade Wholesale and Retail Buyers, except Farm Products $42,200 COMMUNICATIONS MAJORS Advertising Information Public Relations Specialists $43,400 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Advertising Sales Agents $44,700 Retail Trade Retail Salespersons $28,000 Communications Accommodation and Food Services Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $33,500 Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $40,800 Information Designers $31,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Human Resources Workers $38,700 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Miscellaneous Managers $61,000 Retail Trade Advertising and Promotions Managers $58, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

35 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary Communications (continued) Retail Trade Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $43,900 Retail Trade Marketing and Sales Managers $62,100 Retail Trade Public Relations Specialists $41,400 Journalism Information Editors $36,400 Information Miscellaneous Managers $58,800 Information News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents $27,800 Information Producers and Directors $48,000 Information Public Relations Specialists $40,300 Information Writers and Authors $36,000 Professional and Technical Services Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $43,700 Professional and Technical Services Marketing and Sales Managers $59,900 COMPUTER SCIENCES MAJORS Computer Science Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $40,600 Information Computer Support Specialists $38,500 Information Computer Systems Analysts $64,900 Information Web Developers $47,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Computer Occupations, All Other $58,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Computer Programmers $53,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software $77,500 Information Sciences and Systems Information Computer Occupations, All Other $60,200 Information Web Developers $46,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Computer Programmers $54,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Computer Support Specialists $39,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software $72,100 EDUCATION MAJORS Elementary Teacher Education Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 Educational Services Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers $27,800 Educational Services Special Education Teachers $44,600 Physical Education Teaching/Coaching Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $42,300 Educational Services Secondary School Teachers $43,800 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 35

36 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary Pre-Elementary Teacher Education Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 Educational Services Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers $29,200 Secondary Education Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,700 Educational Services Secondary School Teachers $43,900 Special Education Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,700 Educational Services Special Education Teachers $45,200 Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 Educational Services Other Teachers and Instructors $22,600 Educational Services Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers $29,400 Educational Services Secondary School Teachers $44,500 ENGINEERING MAJORS Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering *** Aerospace Engineers $75,700 Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $39,800 Chemical Engineering Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Miscellaneous Managers $62,700 Manufacturing Chemical Engineers $70,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Industrial Engineers, including Health and Safety $63,900 Civil Engineering Construction Civil Engineers $62,200 Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Miscellaneous Engineers, including Nuclear Engineers $62,200 Computer Engineering Information Computer Programmers $57,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software $69,800 Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $37,000 Manufacturing Electrical and Electronics Engineers $67,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software $71,900 ***Not reported. 36 Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

37 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary Engineering Technology Manufacturing Computer Occupations, All Other $56,400 Manufacturing Mechanical Engineers $61,100 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Miscellaneous Engineers, including Nuclear Engineers $61,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software $70,400 Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing Industrial Engineers, including Health and Safety $63,400 Mechanical Engineering Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Miscellaneous Engineers, including Nuclear Engineers $61,600 Manufacturing Aerospace Engineers $74,300 Manufacturing Industrial Engineers, including Health and Safety $63,000 Manufacturing Mechanical Engineers $60,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Civil Engineers $61,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Electrical and Electronics Engineers $66,800 Petroleum Engineering Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction Civil Engineers $61,000 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction HEALTH SCIENCES MAJORS Health and Related Sciences Petroleum, Mining and Geological Engineers, including Mining Safety Engineers $91,100 Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $42,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance Dental Hygienists $76,400 Healthcare and Social Assistance Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians $49,200 Healthcare and Social Assistance Healthcare and Social Assistance Health Practitioner Support Technologists and Technicians Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $38,000 $34,700 Healthcare and Social Assistance Registered Nurses $59,000 Healthcare and Social Assistance Social Workers $37,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance Speech-Language Pathologists $54,800 Nursing Healthcare and Social Assistance Registered Nurses $60,400 HOME ECONOMICS MAJORS Home Economics Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 Educational Services Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers $28,600 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 37

38 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES MAJORS Criminal Justice and Corrections Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services Police Officers $39,900 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $40,600 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers $32,900 Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $42,600 Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Bailiffs, Correctional Officers, and Jailers $43,300 Healthcare and Social Assistance Social Workers $37,500 English Language and Literature/Letters Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 Educational Services Other Teachers and Instructors $23,600 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $37,400 Educational Services Secondary School Teachers $43,700 Information Editors $37,000 Information Writers and Authors $36,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Miscellaneous Managers $62,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Paralegals and Legal Assistants $39,800 Foreign Languages and Literatures Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $43,200 History Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Paralegals and Legal Assistants $39,000 Liberal Arts and Sciences/General Studies Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 Political Science/Government Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 Educational Services Other Teachers and Instructors $22,600 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $37,500 Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Management Analysts $53,900 Finance and Insurance Miscellaneous Managers $62,200 Healthcare and Social Assistance Social Workers $38,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Human Resources Workers $38,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers $38,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Paralegals and Legal Assistants $41, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

39 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary Psychology Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 Educational Services Other Teachers and Instructors $23,900 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $37,200 Educational Services Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers $29,100 Educational Services Teacher Assistants $27,700 Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Human Resources Workers $38,400 Miscellaneous Managers $62,100 Healthcare and Social Assistance Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $43,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance Counselors $33,300 Healthcare and Social Assistance Healthcare and Social Assistance Health Practitioner Support Technologists and Technicians Miscellaneous Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, including Social Science Research Assistants $37,100 $41,000 Psychology Top-Paying Occupations $37, Average Salary $62,100 Miscellaneous Managers $37, Average Salary 1.1% Increase $58,300 Registered Nurses $52,700 Accountants and Auditors National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 39

40 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary Psychology (continued) Healthcare and Social Assistance Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides $27,700 Healthcare and Social Assistance Other Therapists, including Exercise Physiologists $40,300 Healthcare and Social Assistance Registered Nurses $58,300 Healthcare and Social Assistance Social Workers $37,100 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accountants and Auditors $52,700 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Business Operations Specialists, All Other $40,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers $41,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Paralegals and Legal Assistants $38,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance Miscellaneous Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, including Social Science Research Assistants $41,000 Healthcare and Social Assistance Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides $27,700 Healthcare and Social Assistance Other Therapists, including Exercise Physiologists $40,300 Healthcare and Social Assistance Registered Nurses $58,300 Healthcare and Social Assistance Social Workers $37,100 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accountants and Auditors $52,700 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Business Operations Specialists, All Other $40,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers $41,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Paralegals and Legal Assistants $38,600 Social Work Healthcare and Social Assistance Social Workers $36,700 Sociology Healthcare and Social Assistance Counselors $34,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance Social Workers $37,400 Visual and Performing Arts Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Artists and Related Workers $45,500 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers $43,500 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Producers and Directors $50,600 Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 Educational Services Other Teachers and Instructors $23,400 Information Designers $29,600 Information Editors $37,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Marketing and Sales Managers $61,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Miscellaneous Managers $59, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

41 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary Other Humanities Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Clergy $30,300 Other Social Sciences Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 Educational Services Social Workers $37,400 Healthcare and Social Assistance Management Analysts $53,900 Healthcare and Social Assistance Miscellaneous Managers $62,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Counselors $33,400 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Paralegals and Legal Assistants $38,000 PARKS/RECREATION, LEISURE, and FITNESS MAJORS Parks/Recreation, Leisure/Fitness Studies, and Related Programs Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Recreation and Fitness Workers $34,900 Educational Services Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, and Related Workers $22,000 Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 SCIENCES MAJORS Architecture and Related Programs Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Architects, except Naval $51,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Designers $33,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Drafters $44,000 Biological Sciences/Life Sciences Educational Services Dietitians and Nutritionists $45,500 Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 Educational Services Other Teachers and Instructors $23,400 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $36,600 Educational Services Registered Nurses $58,300 Healthcare and Social Assistance Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $39,800 Healthcare and Social Assistance Health Practitioner Support Technologists and Technicians $36,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance Management Analysts $53,800 Healthcare and Social Assistance Medical and Health Services Managers $63,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance Medical Assistants $34,900 Healthcare and Social Assistance Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides $25,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Biological Scientists $51,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Chemical Technicians $40,700 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 41

42 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary Biological Sciences/Life Sciences (continued) Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Miscellaneous Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, including Social Science Research Assistants $40,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Physical Scientists, All Other $53,600 Chemistry Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $37,200 Healthcare and Social Assistance Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $43,600 Manufacturing Chemists and Materials Scientists $50,400 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Chemical Technicians $42,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Physical Scientists, All Other $54,000 Construction Science/Management Construction Civil Engineers $64,000 Construction Construction Managers $59,400 Mathematics (incl. Statistics) Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $41,600 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $37,300 Educational Services Secondary School Teachers $43,800 Finance and Insurance Actuaries $70,700 Information Physics Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software $74,000 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $36, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

43 OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR INDUSTRY Occupation/Industry Major 2014 Average Salary Accountants and Auditors Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accounting $52,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Business Administration/Management $52,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Economics (Business/Managerial) $52,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Finance $52,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Management Information Systems/Business $54,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Psychology $52,700 Actuaries Finance and Insurance Mathematics (incl. Statistics) $70,700 Advertising and Promotions Managers Retail Trade Communications $58,100 Advertising Sales Agents Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Advertising $44,700 Aerospace Engineers *** Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering $75,700 Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering $74,300 Architects, except Naval Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Architecture and Related Programs $51,600 Artists and Related Workers Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Visual and Performing Arts $45,500 Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, and Related Workers Educational Services Bailiffs, Correctional Officers, and Jailers Parks/Recreation, Leisure/Fitness Studies, and Related Programs $22,000 Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Criminal Justice and Corrections $43,300 Biological Scientists Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $51,800 Business Operations Specialists, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Psychology $40,300 Chemical Engineers Manufacturing Chemical Engineering $70,300 Chemical Technicians Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $40,700 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Chemistry $42,600 Chemists and Materials Scientists Manufacturing Chemistry $50,400 ***Industry not reported. National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 43

44 OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR INDUSTRY Occupation/Industry Major 2014 Average Salary Civil Engineers Construction Civil Engineering $62,200 Construction Construction Science/Management $64,000 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction Petroleum Engineering $61,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Mechanical Engineering $61,500 Claims Adjusters, Appraisers, Examiners and Investigators Finance and Insurance Business Administration/Management $48,400 Clergy Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Other Humanities $30,300 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians Healthcare and Social Assistance Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $39,800 Healthcare and Social Assistance Chemistry $43,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance Health and Related Sciences $42,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $43,500 Computer and Information Systems Managers Information Business Administration/Management $86,300 Computer Occupations, All Other Information Information Sciences and Systems $60,200 Information Management Information Systems/Business $59,600 Manufacturing Engineering Technology $56,400 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Computer Science $58,000 Computer Programmers Information Computer Engineering $57,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Computer Science $53,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Information Sciences and Systems $54,900 Computer Support Specialists Information Computer Science $38,500 Information Management Information Systems/Business $39,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Information Sciences and Systems $39,200 Computer Systems Analysts Information Business Administration/Management $62,100 Information Computer Science $64,900 Information Economics (Business/Managerial) $61,200 Information Finance $61,400 Conservation Scientists and Foresters Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting Conservation/Renewable Natural Resources $41, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

45 OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR INDUSTRY Occupation/Industry Major 2014 Average Salary Construction Managers Construction Business Administration/Management $57,300 Construction Construction Science/Management $59,400 Counselors Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $33,300 Healthcare and Social Assistance Sociology $34,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Other Social Sciences $33,400 Credit Analysts Finance and Insurance Finance $55,800 Dental Hygienists Healthcare and Social Assistance Health and Related Sciences $76,400 Designers Information Communications $31,000 Information Visual and Performing Arts $29,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Architecture and Related Programs $33,300 Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians Healthcare and Social Assistance Health and Related Sciences $49,200 Dietitians and Nutritionists Educational Services Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $45,500 Drafters Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Architecture and Related Programs $44,000 Editors Information English Language and Literature/Letters $37,000 Information Journalism $36,400 Information Visual and Performing Arts $37,000 Education Administrators Educational Services Business Administration/Management $57,300 Electrical and Electronics Engineers Manufacturing Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering $67,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Mechanical Engineering $66,800 Elementary and Middle School Teachers Educational Services Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $41,600 Educational Services Business Administration/Management $40,600 Educational Services Communications $40,800 Educational Services Criminal Justice and Corrections $42,600 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 45

46 TOP-PAYING POSITIONS AVERAGE SALARY $91,100 AVERAGE SALARY $86,300 AVERAGE SALARY $77,500 AVERAGE SALARY $76,400 AVERAGE SALARY $74,300 POSITION Petroleum, Mining and Geological Engineers, including Mining Safety Engineers INDUSTRY Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction POSITION Computer and Information Systems Managers INDUSTRY Information POSITION Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software INDUSTRY Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services POSITION Dental Hygienists INDUSTRY Healthcare and Social Assistance POSITION Aerospace Engineers INDUSTRY Manufacturing MAJOR Petroleum Engineering MAJOR Business Administration/ Management MAJOR Computer Science MAJOR Health and Related Sciences MAJOR Mechanical Engineering OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR INDUSTRY Occupation/Industry Major 2014 Average Salary Elementary and Middle School Teachers (continued) Educational Services Elementary Teacher Education $41,600 Educational Services English Language and Literature/Letters $41,600 Educational Services Foreign Languages and Literatures $43,200 Educational Services Health and Related Sciences $41,600 Educational Services History $41,600 Educational Services Home Economics $41,600 Educational Services Liberal Arts and Sciences/General Studies $41,600 Educational Services Mathematics (incl. Statistics) $41,600 Educational Services Other Humanities $41,600 Educational Services Other Social Sciences $41,600 Educational Services Parks/Recreation, Leisure/Fitness Studies, and Related Programs $41,600 Educational Services Physical Education Teaching/Coaching $42,300 Educational Services Political Science/Government $41,600 Educational Services Pre-Elementary Teacher Education $41,600 Educational Services Psychology $41,600 Educational Services Secondary Education $41,700 Educational Services Special Education $41,700 Educational Services Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education $41,600 Educational Services Visual and Performing Arts $41, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

47 OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR INDUSTRY Occupation/Industry Major 2014 Average Salary Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting Agricultural Sciences $42,300 Financial Analysts Finance and Insurance Finance $62,300 Financial Managers Finance and Insurance Accounting $69,700 Finance and Insurance Business Administration/Management $68,400 Finance and Insurance Economics (Business/Managerial) $69,600 Finance and Insurance Finance $68,400 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) $69,600 Food Service Managers Accommodation and Food Services Business Administration/Management $38,500 Accommodation and Food Services Hospitality Services Management $38,900 General and Operations Managers Manufacturing Business Administration/Management $54,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) $54,300 Health Practitioner Support Technologists and Technicians Healthcare and Social Assistance Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $36,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance Health and Related Sciences $38,000 Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $37,100 Human Resources Workers Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) $39,600 Psychology $38,400 Healthcare and Social Assistance International Business $44,500 Management of Companies and Enterprises Economics (Business/Managerial) $40,400 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Communications $38,700 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Political Science/Government $38,800 Industrial Engineers, including Health and Safety Manufacturing Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering $63,400 Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering $63,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Chemical Engineering $63,900 Management Analysts Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Political Science/Government $53,900 Healthcare and Social Assistance Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $53,800 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 47

48 OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR INDUSTRY Occupation/Industry Major 2014 Average Salary Management Analysts (continued) Healthcare and Social Assistance Other Social Sciences $53,900 Management of Companies and Enterprises Economics (Business/Managerial) $53,700 Professional and Technical Services Business Administration/Management $53,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Finance $53,700 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Management Information Systems/Business $54,900 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Professional and Technical Services Economics (Business/Managerial) $47,700 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Journalism $43,700 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) $41,900 Retail Trade Communications $43,900 Marketing and Sales Managers Management of Companies and Enterprises Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) $62,700 Professional and Technical Services Business Administration/Management $62,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Journalism $59,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Visual and Performing Arts $61,800 Retail Trade Communications $62,100 Mechanical Engineers Manufacturing Engineering Technology $61,100 Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering $60,300 Medical and Health Services Managers Healthcare and Social Assistance Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $63,600 Medical Assistants Healthcare and Social Assistance Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $34,900 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Accommodation and Food Services Communications $33,500 Accommodation and Food Services Hospitality Services Management $34,900 Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers, including Animal Breeders Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting Conservation/Renewable Natural Resources $20,500 Educational Services Agricultural Sciences $20,600 Miscellaneous Engineers, including Nuclear Engineers Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Civil Engineering $62,200 Mechanical Engineering $61,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Engineering Technology $61, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

49 OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR INDUSTRY Occupation/Industry Major 2014 Average Salary Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Political Science/Government $38,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Psychology $41,000 Miscellaneous Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, including Social Science Research Assistants Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $41,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $40,000 Miscellaneous Managers Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Chemical Engineering $62,700 Finance $62,000 Psychology $62,100 Finance and Insurance Political Science/Government $62,200 Healthcare and Social Assistance Other Social Sciences $62,000 Information Journalism $58,800 Information Management Information Systems/Business $65,500 Management of Companies and Enterprises Business Administration/Management $62,800 Manufacturing Economics (Business/Managerial) $62,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Communications $61,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services English Language and Literature/Letters $62,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) $62,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Visual and Performing Arts $59,900 Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Visual and Performing Arts $43,500 Network and Computer Systems Administrators Information Business Systems Networking/Telecommunications $55,100 News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents Information Journalism $27,800 Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides Healthcare and Social Assistance Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $25,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $27,700 Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations Healthcare and Social Assistance Health and Related Sciences $34,700 Other Teachers and Instructors Educational Services Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $23,400 Educational Services English Language and Literature/Letters $23,600 Educational Services Political Science/Government $22,600 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 49

50 OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR INDUSTRY Occupation/Industry Major 2014 Average Salary Other Teachers and Instructors (continued) Educational Services Psychology $23,900 Educational Services Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education $22,600 Educational Services Visual and Performing Arts $23,400 Other Therapists, including Exercise Physiologists Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $40,300 Paralegals and Legal Assistants Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Economics (Business/Managerial) $39,100 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services English Language and Literature/Letters $39,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services History $39,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Other Social Sciences $38,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Political Science/Government $41,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Psychology $38,600 Personal Financial Advisors Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Business Administration/Management $39,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Economics (Business/Managerial) $39,800 Professional and Technical Services Finance $40,000 Petroleum, Mining and Geological Engineers, including Mining Safety Engineers Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction Petroleum Engineering $91,100 Physical Scientists, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $53,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Chemistry $54,000 Police Officers Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services Criminal Justice and Corrections $39,900 Postsecondary Teachers Educational Services Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering $39,800 Educational Services Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $36,600 Educational Services Chemistry $37,200 Educational Services Computer Science $40,600 Educational Services Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering $37,000 Educational Services English Language and Literature/Letters $37,400 Educational Services Mathematics (incl. Statistics) $37,300 Educational Services Physics $36,600 Educational Services Political Science/Government $37,500 Educational Services Psychology $37, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

51 OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR INDUSTRY Occupation/Industry Major 2014 Average Salary Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers Educational Services Elementary Teacher Education $27,800 Educational Services Pre-Elementary Teacher Education $29,200 Educational Services Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education $29,400 Educational Services Home Economics $28,600 Educational Services Psychology $29,100 Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services Criminal Justice and Corrections $40,600 Producers and Directors Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Visual and Performing Arts $50,600 Information Journalism $48,000 Public Relations Specialists Information Advertising $43,400 Information Journalism $40,300 Retail Trade Communications $41,400 Purchasing Agents, except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products Wholesale Trade Business Administration/Management $49,200 Recreation and Fitness Workers Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Registered Nurses Parks/Recreation, Leisure/Fitness Studies, and Related Programs $34,900 Educational Services Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $58,300 Healthcare and Social Assistance Health and Related Sciences $59,000 Healthcare and Social Assistance Nursing $60,400 Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $58,300 Retail Salespersons Retail Trade Advertising $28,000 Secondary School Teachers Educational Services English Language and Literature/Letters $43,700 Educational Services Mathematics (incl. Statistics) $43,800 Educational Services Physical Education Teaching/Coaching $43,800 Educational Services Secondary Education $43,900 Educational Services Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education $44,500 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 51

52 OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR INDUSTRY Occupation/Industry Major 2014 Average Salary Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services Criminal Justice and Corrections $32,900 Social Workers Educational Services Other Social Sciences $37,400 Healthcare and Social Assistance Criminal Justice and Corrections $37,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance Health and Related Sciences $37,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance Political Science/Government $38,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $37,100 Healthcare and Social Assistance Social Work $36,700 Healthcare and Social Assistance Sociology $37,400 Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software Information Business Administration/Management $74,200 Information Management Information Systems/Business $73,500 Information Mathematics (incl. Statistics) $74,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Computer Engineering $69,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Computer Science $77,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering $71,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Engineering Technology $70,400 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Information Sciences and Systems $72,100 Special Education Teachers Educational Services Elementary Teacher Education $44,600 Educational Services Special Education $45,200 Speech-Language Pathologists Healthcare and Social Assistance Health and Related Sciences $54,800 Teacher Assistants Educational Services Psychology $27,700 Web Developers Information Computer Science $47,300 Information Information Sciences and Systems $46,800 Wholesale and Retail Buyers, except Farm Products Wholesale Trade Business Administration/Management $42,100 Wholesale Trade Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. Research) $42,200 Writers and Authors Information English Language and Literature/Letters $36,500 Information Journalism $36, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

53 TOP-PAYING INDUSTRIES MASTER S DEGREES The chart below shows the top five industries that paid the highest starting salaries to 2014 master s degree graduates, regardless of major. The number of new graduate entrants reported by each particular industry is also listed here. 75,000 $74,695 $73,100 $71,871 $71,453 $69,556 Average Starting Salary 65,000 55,000 $45,000 2, ,700 20,800 79,600 Information Wholesale Trade Management of Companies and Enterprises Manufacturing Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Top-Paying Industries/Number of New Grad Entrants INDUSTRY DEFINITIONS Information: This sector comprises establishments engaged in the following processes: (a) producing and distributing information and cultural products, (b) providing the means to transmit or distribute these products as well as data or communications, and (c) processing data. Wholesale Trade: The wholesale trade sector comprises establishments engaged in wholesaling merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. Management of Companies and Enterprises: This sector comprises 1) establishments that hold the securities of companies and enterprises for the purpose of owning a controlling interest or influencing management decisions, or 2) establishments that administer, oversee, and manage establishments of the company or enterprise. Manufacturing: The manufacturing sector comprises establishments engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: This sector comprises establishments that specialize in performing professional, scientific, and technical activities for others. These activities require a high degree of expertise and training. (Examples include accounting, bookkeeping, payroll services, architectural, engineering, and computer services.) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 53

54 STARTING SALARY BY ACADEMIC MAJOR MASTER S DEGREES Academic Major Average Starting Salary Percent Change in Starting Salaries 25th Percentile 50th Percentile 75th Percentile BUSINESS MAJORS Accounting $64,100 $62, % $52,600 $61,800 $72,100 Business Administration/Management $70,800 $69, % $54,800 $68,100 $80,700 Economics (Business/Managerial) $61,800 $62, % $48,300 $59,100 $72,500 Finance $65,700 $64, % $52,000 $63,200 $74,700 COMMUNICATIONS MAJORS Communications $48,600 *** N/A $39,900 $47,300 $53,900 COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORS Computer Science $73,200 $74, % $57,400 $69,900 $84,100 EDUCATION MAJORS Elementary Teacher Education $48,800 $49, % $41,000 $47,600 $53,900 Pre-Elementary Teacher Education $46,100 $45, % $38,500 $44,900 $51,100 Special Education $51,800 $53, % $44,100 $50,700 $57,800 Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education $51,000 $50, % $43,200 $49,800 $56,600 ENGINEERING MAJORS Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering $72,600 $67, % $57,400 $69,600 $84,200 Mechanical Engineering $69,800 $67, % $54,600 $67,800 $80,300 HEALTH SCIENCES Health and Related Sciences $68,100 $63, % $57,200 $66,700 $75,400 Nursing $66,800 $64, % $56,400 $65,400 $72,900 HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES MAJORS English Language and Literature/ Letters $47,400 $48, % $38,600 $46,000 $53,600 History $48,600 $48, % $40,200 $47,200 $54,600 Political Science/Government $53,100 $53, % $41,700 $51,100 $61,100 Psychology $47,100 $48, % $38,200 $45,800 $53,500 Social Work $44,700 *** N/A $37,300 $43,200 $50,200 Sociology $45,200 $43, % $36,900 $43,900 $51,100 Visual and Performing Arts $47,500 $44, % $38,400 $46,100 $54,100 Other Social Sciences $47,200 $48, % $37,000 $45,500 $55,000 SCIENCES MAJORS Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $61,200 $57, % $48,100 $59,400 $69,900 Mathematics (incl. Statistics) $52,400 $53, % $41,700 $51,000 $60,400 ***Not reported. 54 Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

55 TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS (MASTER S DEGREES) Major/Industry New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary BUSINESS MAJORS Accounting Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 9,300 $64,200 Finance and Insurance 2,400 $64,800 2,400 $61,000 Manufacturing 2,000 $65,900 Management of Companies and Enterprises 2,000 $64,700 Business Administration/Management Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 50,000 $72,200 20,400 $69,000 Finance and Insurance 19,000 $70,100 Management of Companies and Enterprises 14,300 $73,400 Manufacturing 12,100 $72,900 Educational Services 11,100 $72,900 Healthcare and Social Assistance 7,200 $64,800 Economics (Business/Managerial) Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 2,000 $62,700 1,200 $61,300 Finance and Insurance 600 $62,900 Management of Companies and Enterprises 600 $64,100 Manufacturing 400 $64,000 SALARY RANGES MASTER S DEGREE BUSINESS MAJORS $80,000 $75,000 $70,000 $65,000 $60,000 $55,000 $50,000 $45,000 $80,700 $72,500 $72,100 $74,700 $68,100 $61,800 $63,200 $59,100 $52,600 $54,800 $52,000 $48,300 Accounting M.B.A. Economics Finance National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 55

56 TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS (MASTER S DEGREES) Major/Industry New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Finance Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3,300 $66,900 Finance and Insurance 1,500 $63,700 1,100 $62,200 Management of Companies and Enterprises 800 $68,300 Manufacturing 700 $67,700 Healthcare and Social Assistance 100 $59,600 COMMUNICATIONS MAJORS Communications Educational Services 3,900 $48,600 COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORS Computer Science Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3,200 $70,600 Information 1,000 $75,900 Manufacturing 900 $78,100 Finance and Insurance 600 $75,500 Wholesale Trade 300 $73,100 Educational Services 300 $73,200 EDUCATION MAJORS Elementary Teacher Education Educational Services 15,500 $49,200 Healthcare and Social Assistance 400 $35,000 SALARY RANGES MASTER S DEGREE ENGINEERING MAJORS $80,000 $84,200 $80,300 $70,000 $60,000 $57,400 $69,600 $54,600 $67,800 $50,000 Electrical Mechanical 56 Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

57 TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS (MASTER S DEGREES) Major/Industry New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Pre-Elementary Teacher Education Educational Services 2,800 $47,400 Healthcare and Social Assistance 300 $33,100 Special Education Educational Services 18,600 $51,800 Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education Educational Services 11,100 $51,100 ENGINEERING MAJORS Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 4,200 $70,600 Manufacturing 2,600 $72,200 Information 1,100 $73,600 1,000 $81,300 Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing 2,100 $67,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1,800 $69,700 Educational Services 900 $69, $78,200 HEALTH SCIENCES Health and Related Sciences Healthcare and Social Assistance 32,600 $70,100 Educational Services 13,900 $63,800 Retail Trade 2,100 $68,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 800 $58,200 Federal, State, and Local Government (excluding state and local 700 $72,700 Nursing Healthcare and Social Assistance 24,300 $66,600 1,300 $69,500 HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES MAJORS English Language and Literature/Letters Educational Services 4,900 $47,700 Healthcare and Social Assistance 300 $40,600 History Educational Services 4,600 $48,800 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 57

58 TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS (MASTER S DEGREES) Major/Industry New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Political Science/Government Educational Services 7,200 $54,300 3,900 $54,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 2,700 $53,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance 2,100 $46,200 Psychology Healthcare and Social Assistance 10,600 $42,200 Educational Services 10,400 $50,600 3,300 $52,000 Social Work Healthcare and Social Assistance 13,900 $42,000 Federal, State, and Local Government (excluding state and local 7,500 $48,100 Educational Services 2,000 $51,000 SALARY RANGES MASTER S DEGREE HUMANITIES MAJORS $60,000 $53,600 $54,600 $54,100 $50,000 $46,000 $47,200 $46,100 $40,000 $38,600 $40,200 $38,400 $30,000 English Histo ry Visual and Performing Arts SALARY RANGES MASTER S DEGREE SOCIAL SCIENCES MAJORS $65,000 $54,000 $43,000 $32,000 $61,100 $53,500 $51,100 $51,100 $45,800 $43,900 $41,700 $38,200 $36,900 Political Science Psychology Sociology 58 Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

59 TOP INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL MAJORS (MASTER S DEGREES) Major/Industry New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Sociology Educational Services 1,200 $47,300 Healthcare and Social Assistance 600 $39, $48,600 Visual and Performing Arts Educational Services 12,400 $47,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 600 $54,200 Other Social Sciences Educational Services 5,600 $48,000 Healthcare and Social Assistance 1,300 $41,600 1,200 $49,100 SCIENCES MAJORS Biological Sciences/Life Sciences Educational Services 5,300 $59,100 Healthcare and Social Assistance 3,400 $60,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1,700 $65,900 1,200 $65,200 Mathematics (incl. Statistics) Educational Services 6,100 $52,400 Salary Survey Online Get a college grad entry-level salary by major, industry, occupation, and region Try Salary Survey Online Now National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 59

60 TOP MAJORS (MASTER S DEGREES) INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES Industry/Major New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Educational Services Special Education 18,600 $51,800 Elementary Teacher Education 15,500 $49,200 Health and Related Sciences 13,900 $63,800 Visual and Performing Arts 12,400 $47,800 Business Administration/Management 11,100 $72,900 Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education 11,100 $51,100 Psychology 10,400 $50,600 Political Science/Government 7,200 $54,300 Mathematics (incl. Statistics) 6,100 $52,400 Other Social Sciences 5,600 $48,000 Biological Sciences/Life Sciences 5,300 $59,100 English Language and Literature/Letters 4,900 $47,700 History 4,600 $48,800 Communications 3,900 $48,600 Pre-Elementary Teacher Education 2,800 $47,400 Social Work 2,000 $51,000 Sociology 1,200 $47,300 Mechanical Engineering 900 $69,800 Computer Science 300 $73,200 Business Administration/Management 20,400 $69,000 Social Work 7,500 $48,100 Political Science/Government 3,900 $54,500 Psychology 3,300 $52,000 Accounting 2,400 $61,000 Nursing 1,300 $69,500 Economics (Business/Managerial) 1,200 $61,300 Other Social Sciences 1,200 $49,100 Biological Sciences/Life Sciences 1,200 $65,200 Finance 1,100 $62,200 Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering 1,000 $81,300 Health and Related Sciences 700 $72,700 Mechanical Engineering 600 $78,200 Sociology 300 $48, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

61 TOP MAJORS (MASTER S DEGREES) INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES Industry/Major New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Finance and Insurance Business Administration/Management 19,000 $70,100 Accounting 2,400 $64,800 Finance 1,500 $63,700 Economics (Business/Managerial) 600 $62,900 Computer Science 600 $75,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance Health and Related Sciences 32,600 $70,100 Nursing 24,300 $66,600 Social Work 13,900 $42,000 Psychology 10,600 $42,200 Business Administration/Management 7,200 $64,800 Biological Sciences/Life Sciences 3,400 $60,600 Political Science/Government 2,100 $46,200 Other Social Sciences 1,300 $41,600 Sociology 600 $39,900 Elementary Teacher Education 400 $35,000 Pre-Elementary Teacher Education 300 $33,100 English Language and Literature/Letters 300 $40,600 Finance 100 $59,600 Information Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering 1,100 $73,600 Computer Science 1,000 $75,900 Management of Companies and Enterprises Business Administration/Management 14,300 $73,400 Accounting 2,000 $64,700 Finance 800 $68,300 Economics (Business/Managerial) 600 $64,100 Manufacturing Business Administration/Management 12,100 $72,900 Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering 2,600 $72,200 Mechanical Engineering 2,100 $67,300 Accounting 2,000 $65,900 Computer Science 900 $78,100 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 61

62 TOP MAJORS (MASTER S DEGREES) INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES Industry/Major New Grad Entrants 2014 Average Salary Manufacturing (continued) Finance 700 $67,700 Economics (Business/Managerial) 400 $64,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Business Administration/Management 50,000 $72,200 Accounting 9,300 $64,200 Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering 4,200 $70,600 Finance 3,300 $66,900 Computer Science 3,200 $70,600 Political Science/Government 2,700 $53,500 Economics (Business/Managerial) 2,000 $62,700 Mechanical Engineering 1,800 $69,700 Biological Sciences/Life Sciences 1,700 $65,900 Health and Related Sciences 800 $58,200 Visual and Performing Arts 600 $54,200 Retail Trade Health and Related Sciences 2,100 $68,200 Wholesale Trade Computer Science 300 $73,100 TOP-PAYING POSITIONS MASTER S DEGREES AVERAGE SALARY $118,200 AVERAGE SALARY $91,900 AVERAGE SALARY $88,800 AVERAGE SALARY $87,700 AVERAGE SALARY $85,800 POSITION Pharmacists POSITION Computer and Information Systems Managers POSITION Financial Managers POSITION Aerospace Engineers POSITION Physician Assistants INDUSTRY Healthcare and Social Assistance MAJOR Health and Related Sciences INDUSTRY Information MAJOR Computer Science INDUSTRY Finance and Insurance MAJOR Business Administration/ Management INDUSTRY Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) MAJOR Mechanical Engineering INDUSTRY Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services MAJOR Health and Related Sciences 62 Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

63 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION (MASTER S DEGREES) INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary BUSINESS MAJORS Accounting Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accountants and Auditors $63,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Financial Managers $88,200 Business Administration/Management Educational Services Education Administrators $68,200 Finance and Insurance Financial Managers $88,800 Healthcare and Social Assistance Medical and Health Services Managers $75,400 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accountants and Auditors $61,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Management Analysts $64,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Marketing and Sales Managers $80,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Miscellaneous Managers $79,200 Economics (Business/Managerial) Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Miscellaneous Managers $71,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accountants and Auditors $61,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Management Analysts $62,100 Finance Finance and Insurance Financial Managers $84,000 Management of Companies and Enterprises Management Analysts $64,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accountants and Auditors $61,500 COMMUNICATIONS MAJORS Communications Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $51,000 COMPUTER SCIENCES MAJORS Computer Science Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $42,500 Information Computer and Information Systems Managers $91,900 Information Computer Programmers $71,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services EDUCATION MAJORS Elementary Teacher Education Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software $73,300 Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $49,700 Educational Services Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers $32,400 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 63

64 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION (MASTER S DEGREES) INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary Pre-Elementary Teacher Education Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $48,800 Educational Services Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers $32,700 Special Education Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $51,100 Educational Services Special Education Teachers $52,800 Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education Educational Services Counselors $42,900 Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $50,700 Educational Services Secondary School Teachers $52,700 ENGINEERING MAJORS Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering Information Miscellaneous Engineers, including Nuclear Engineers $80,800 Manufacturing Aerospace Engineers $87,300 Manufacturing Electrical and Electronics Engineers $75,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Civil Engineers $66,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Mechanical Engineering Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software $65,400 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $43,000 Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Aerospace Engineers $87,700 Manufacturing Industrial Engineers, including Health and Safety $73,900 Manufacturing Mechanical Engineers $73,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Civil Engineers $65,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Miscellaneous Engineers, including Nuclear Engineers $78,400 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services HEALTH SCIENCES MAJORS Health and Related Sciences Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software $73,900 Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $51,000 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $45,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance Counselors $42,100 Healthcare and Social Assistance Dietitians and Nutritionists $58,400 Healthcare and Social Assistance Medical and Health Services Managers $72,800 Healthcare and Social Assistance Pharmacists $118,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Occupational Therapists $78, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

65 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION (MASTER S DEGREES) INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary Health and Related Sciences (continued) Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $43,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Other Therapists, including Exercise Physiologists $48,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Physical Therapists $75,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Physician Assistants $85,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Speech-Language Pathologists $60,100 Nursing Healthcare and Social Assistance Registered Nurses $63,400 HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES MAJORS English Language and Literature/Letters Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $49,400 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $42,400 Educational Services Secondary School Teachers $50,700 Information Counselors $42,300 Information Writers and Authors $51,700 *** Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $35,600 History Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $50,300 Educational Services Librarians $50,900 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $42,200 Educational Services Secondary School Teachers $51,700 Healthcare and Social Assistance Social Workers $43,000 Political Science/Government Educational Services Education Administrators $62,500 Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $50,600 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $46,200 Finance and Insurance Accountants and Auditors $62,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance Counselors $41,800 Healthcare and Social Assistance Social Workers $40,400 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Business Operations Specialists, All Other $56,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Judicial Law Clerks $46,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Management Analysts $61,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Miscellaneous Managers $71,400 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Paralegals and Legal Assistants $47,800 ***Industry not reported. National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 65

66 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION (MASTER S DEGREES) INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary Psychology Educational Services Education Administrators $61,800 Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $49,900 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $44,500 Educational Services Psychologists $58,800 Educational Services Special Education Teachers $52,300 Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Management Analysts $63,300 Social and Community Service Managers $46,400 Healthcare and Social Assistance Counselors $42,700 Healthcare and Social Assistance Human Resources Workers $50,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance Medical Scientists, and Life Scientists, All Other $57,200 Healthcare and Social Assistance Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides $27,700 Healthcare and Social Assistance Occupational Therapists $74,900 Healthcare and Social Assistance Other Therapists, including Exercise Physiologists $47,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance Registered Nurses $63,900 Healthcare and Social Assistance Social Workers $40,700 Social Work Healthcare and Social Assistance Social Workers $44,600 Sociology Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $46,900 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $46,100 Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Social Workers $43,200 Healthcare and Social Assistance Counselors $42,700 Visual and Performing Arts Information Designers $41,600 Educational Services Education Administrators $63,700 Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $49,600 Educational Services Other Teachers and Instructors $30,300 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $42,900 Educational Services Secondary School Teachers $51,800 Other Social Sciences Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $48,800 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $42, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

67 MAJOR BY OCCUPATIONAL POSITION (MASTER S DEGREES) INDUSTRY Major/Industry Occupation 2014 Average Salary Other Social Sciences (continued) Healthcare and Social Assistance Counselors $41,000 Healthcare and Social Assistance Miscellaneous Managers $71,100 Healthcare and Social Assistance Social Workers $42,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Operations Research Analysts $60,300 SCIENCES MAJORS Biological Sciences/Life Sciences Educational Services Dietitians and Nutritionists $55,600 Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $50,200 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $46,200 Educational Services Secondary School Teachers $53,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance Counselors $44,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance Medical Scientists, and Life Scientists, All Other $53,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance Miscellaneous Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, including Social Science Research Assistants $52,200 Healthcare and Social Assistance Occupational Therapists $78,000 Healthcare and Social Assistance Pharmacists $114,200 Healthcare and Social Assistance Physical Scientists, All Other $75,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance Physical Therapists $75,100 Healthcare and Social Assistance Physician Assistants $84,500 Information Computer Programmers $67,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Biological Scientists $54,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Management Analysts $62,100 Mathematics (incl. Statistics) Educational Services Elementary and Middle School Teachers $52,900 Educational Services Postsecondary Teachers $49,200 Educational Services Secondary School Teachers $54,400 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 67

68 OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR (MASTER S DEGREES) INDUSTRY Occupation/Industry Major 2014 Average Salary Accountants and Auditors Finance and Insurance Political Science/Government $62,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accounting $63,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Business Administration/Management $61,600 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Economics (Business/Managerial) $61,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Finance $61,500 Aerospace Engineers Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Mechanical Engineering $87,700 Manufacturing Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering $87,300 Biological Scientists Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $54,000 Business Operations Specialists, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Political Science/Government $56,800 Civil Engineers Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering $66,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Mechanical Engineering $65,900 Computer and Information Systems Managers Information Computer Science $91,900 Computer Programmers Information Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $67,600 Information Computer Science $71,500 Counselors Educational Services Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education $42,900 Healthcare and Social Assistance Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $44,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance Health and Related Sciences $42,100 Healthcare and Social Assistance Other Social Sciences $41,000 Healthcare and Social Assistance Political Science/Government $41,800 Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $42,700 Healthcare and Social Assistance Sociology $42,700 Information English Language & Literature/Letters $42,300 Designers Information Visual and Performing Arts $41,600 Dietitians and Nutritionists Educational Services Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $55,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance Health and Related Sciences $58, Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

69 OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR (MASTER S DEGREES) INDUSTRY Occupation/Industry Major 2014 Average Salary Education Administrators Educational Services Business Administration/Management $68,200 Educational Services Political Science/Government $62,500 Educational Services Psychology $61,800 Educational Services Visual and Performing Arts $63,700 Electrical and Electronics Engineers Manufacturing Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering $75,800 Elementary and Middle School Teachers Educational Services Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $50,200 Educational Services Communications $51,000 Educational Services Elementary Teacher Education $49,700 Educational Services English Language and Literature/Letters $49,400 Educational Services Health and Related Sciences $51,000 Educational Services History $50,300 Educational Services Mathematics (incl. Statistics) $52,900 Educational Services Other Social Sciences $48,800 Educational Services Political Science/Government $50,600 Educational Services Pre-Elementary Teacher Education $48,800 Educational Services Psychology $49,900 Educational Services Sociology $46,900 Educational Services Special Education $51,100 Educational Services Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education $50,700 Educational Services Visual and Performing Arts $49,600 Financial Managers Finance and Insurance Business Administration/Management $88,800 Finance and Insurance Finance $84,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Accounting $88,200 Human Resources Workers Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $50,500 Industrial Engineers, including Health and Safety Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering $73,900 Judicial Law Clerks Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Political Science/Government $46,200 Librarians Educational Services History $50,900 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey 69

70 OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR (MASTER S DEGREES) INDUSTRY Occupation/Industry Major 2014 Average Salary Management Analysts Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Psychology $63,300 Management of Companies and Enterprises Finance $64,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $62,100 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Business Administration/Management $64,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Economics (Business/Managerial) $62,100 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Political Science/Government $61,900 Marketing and Sales Managers Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Business Administration/Management $80,000 Mechanical Engineers Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering $73,200 Medical and Health Services Managers Healthcare and Social Assistance Business Administration/Management $75,400 Healthcare and Social Assistance Health and Related Sciences $72,800 Medical Scientists, and Life Scientists, All Other Healthcare and Social Assistance Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $53,500 Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $57,200 Miscellaneous Engineers, including Nuclear Engineers Information Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering $80,800 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Mechanical Engineering $78,400 Miscellaneous Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, including Social Science Research Assistants Healthcare and Social Assistance Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $52,200 Miscellaneous Managers Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Economics (Business/Managerial) $71,900 Healthcare and Social Assistance Other Social Sciences $71,100 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Business Administration/Management $79,200 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Political Science/Government $71,400 Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $27,700 Occupational Therapists Healthcare and Social Assistance Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $78,000 Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $74,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Health and Related Sciences $78, Salary Survey

71 OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR (MASTER S DEGREES) INDUSTRY Occupation/Industry Major 2014 Average Salary Operations Research Analysts Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Other Social Sciences $60,300 Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Health and Related Sciences $43,200 Other Teachers and Instructors Educational Services Visual and Performing Arts $30,300 Other Therapists, including Exercise Physiologists Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $47,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Health and Related Sciences $48,500 Paralegals and Legal Assistants Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Political Science/Government $47,800 Pharmacists Healthcare and Social Assistance Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $114,200 Healthcare and Social Assistance Health and Related Sciences $118,200 Physical Scientists, All Other Healthcare and Social Assistance Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $75,600 Physical Therapists Healthcare and Social Assistance Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $75,100 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Health and Related Sciences $75,300 Physician Assistants Healthcare and Social Assistance Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $84,500 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Health and Related Sciences $85,800 Postsecondary Teachers Educational Services Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $46,200 Educational Services Computer Science $42,500 Educational Services English Language and Literature/Letters $42,400 Educational Services Health and Related Sciences $45,500 Educational Services History $42,200 Educational Services Mathematics (incl. Statistics) $49,200 Educational Services Mechanical Engineering $43,000 Educational Services Other Social Sciences $42,400 Educational Services Political Science/Government $46,200 Educational Services Psychology $44,500 Educational Services Sociology $46,100 Educational Services Visual and Performing Arts $42,900 Salary Survey 71

72 OCCUPATIONAL POSITION BY MAJOR (MASTER S DEGREES) INDUSTRY Occupation/Industry Major 2014 Average Salary Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers Educational Services Elementary Teacher Education $32,400 Educational Services Pre-Elementary Teacher Education $32,700 Psychologists Educational Services Psychology $58,800 Registered Nurses Healthcare and Social Assistance Nursing $63,400 Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $63,900 Secondary School Teachers Educational Services Biological Sciences/Life Sciences $53,500 Educational Services English Language and Literature/Letters $50,700 Educational Services History $51,700 Educational Services Mathematics (incl. Statistics) $54,400 Educational Services Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education $52,700 Educational Services Visual and Performing Arts $51,800 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants *** English Language and Literature/Letters $35,600 Social and Community Service Managers Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Psychology $46,400 Social Workers Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) Sociology $43,200 Healthcare and Social Assistance History $43,000 Healthcare and Social Assistance Other Social Sciences $42,600 Healthcare and Social Assistance Political Science/Government $40,400 Healthcare and Social Assistance Psychology $40,700 Healthcare and Social Assistance Social Work $44,600 Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Computer Science $73,300 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Electrical/Electronics and Communications Engineering $65,400 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Mechanical Engineering $73,900 Special Education Teachers Educational Services Psychology $52,300 Educational Services Special Education $52,800 Speech-Language Pathologists Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Health and Related Sciences $60,100 Writers and Authors Information English Language and Literature/Letters $51,700 ***Not reported. 72 Salary Survey National Association of Colleges and Employers

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