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Average Starting + Current Salaries by Major

This list shows the average salary information that we have collected from 26,234 alumni who have taken our survey. We show the number of surveys and the average number years that an alumna/e has been in the working world. The number of years, motivation levels and the major all play a role in salary rates.

Not all the numbers are sensible -- they are generated from survey data -- use your best judgement

Major (sort)# Starting
Salary		Current
Salary		yearsTen Year
Avg
Accounting 583
$53,840
$123,799
 19 yrs
$90,661
Aerospace Engineering 123
$75,280
$121,029
 24 yrs
$94,342
Agriculture/ Horticulture 68
$71,808
$124,375
 25 yrs
$92,835
Animal Studies 63
$81,023
$103,289
 14 yrs
$96,928
Anthropology 141
$53,478
$106,856
 19 yrs
$81,571
Archaeology 16
$92,055
$94,667
 26 yrs
$93,059
Architecture 159
$65,056
$137,891
 19 yrs
$103,390
Architecture & Urban Planning Department 45
$91,606
$78,750
 24 yrs
$86,249
Art & Design Department 542
$47,215
$71,430
 16 yrs
$62,350
Astronomy 25
$101,154
$164,500
 23 yrs
$128,696
Athletics/ Training 44
$110,128
$202,031
 25 yrs
$146,889
Automotive Engineering 82
$45,385
$86,339
 19 yrs
$66,940
Biology 884
$57,435
$175,746
 20 yrs
$116,591
Business - Management and Administration 2444
$63,619
$125,838
 19 yrs
$96,366
Chemical Engineering 122
$77,971
$135,652
 22 yrs
$104,189
Chemistry 272
$64,469
$173,447
 21 yrs
$116,363
Civil Engineering 199
$55,628
$125,166
 22 yrs
$87,236
Communications 747
$46,607
$85,491
 18 yrs
$68,209
Computer Engineering 182
$68,931
$89,127
 17 yrs
$80,811
Computer Science 887
$59,066
$109,106
 17 yrs
$88,501
Criminal 277
$51,129
$73,348
 17 yrs
$64,199
Cultures/ Civilization 37
$94,421
$87,000
 22 yrs
$91,048
Design Arts - Industrial Design/ Graphic Design/ etc 276
$49,172
$72,619
 16 yrs
$63,826
Economics 563
$70,846
$207,830
 20 yrs
$139,338
Education 1391
$38,781
$63,297
 22 yrs
$49,925
Electrical Engineering 392
$59,691
$130,812
 20 yrs
$95,251
Engineering Department 292
$61,318
$153,533
 21 yrs
$105,230
English 964
$42,454
$97,649
 20 yrs
$70,052
Finance 240
$76,370
$206,989
 18 yrs
$148,937
Fine Arts - Painting/ Sculpture/ Photography/ etc 246
$65,410
$91,957
 17 yrs
$81,026
Genetics 28
$115,004
$87,727
 23 yrs
$103,145
Geography and Geosciences 179
$55,528
$124,859
 25 yrs
$83,260
History/ Histories (art history/ etc.) 715
$43,773
$113,634
 21 yrs
$77,040
Industrial Design 35
$90,210
$89,483
 24 yrs
$89,907
Industrial Operations Engineering 83
$67,478
$97,143
 23 yrs
$80,376
Interior Design 88
$51,608
$84,603
 18 yrs
$69,939
Journalism 217
$51,046
$101,714
 21 yrs
$75,173
Kinesiology 68
$70,169
$116,500
 25 yrs
$88,701
Language - French/ Spanish/ etc. 183
$47,530
$70,000
 25 yrs
$56,518
Linguistics 40
$90,008
$71,250
 23 yrs
$81,852
Math 312
$57,808
$144,646
 23 yrs
$95,563
Mechanical Engineering 358
$61,777
$122,603
 20 yrs
$92,190
Meteorology 19
$74,726
$105,882
 32 yrs
$84,462
Music - Composition/ Theory 76
$63,324
$70,444
 21 yrs
$66,715
Music - Performance 228
$42,018
$57,685
 18 yrs
$50,722
Music Education 149
$56,014
$82,195
 28 yrs
$65,365
Natural Resources 50
$62,339
$87,000
 21 yrs
$74,082
Naval Engineering 37
$86,272
$203,428
 30 yrs
$125,324
Neuroscience/ Cognitive Science 35
$76,854
$119,600
 20 yrs
$98,227
Nuclear Engineering 23
$114,430
$149,706
 33 yrs
$125,120
Nursing 501
$55,496
$79,216
 18 yrs
$68,674
Nutrition 34
$75,124
$104,722
 20 yrs
$89,923
Other 1762
$61,648
$102,967
 18 yrs
$84,603
Perfomance Arts 138
$45,131
$70,253
 20 yrs
$57,692
Pharmacy 91
$87,411
$150,323
 22 yrs
$116,007
Philosophy 171
$65,213
$117,686
 21 yrs
$90,200
Physical Therapy/ Exercise Science 54
$55,396
$104,643
 16 yrs
$86,175
Physics 167
$73,530
$156,403
 22 yrs
$111,200
Political Science 881
$50,848
$138,067
 21 yrs
$92,381
PreDent and Dentistry 34
$56,331
$167,083
 20 yrs
$111,707
PreLaw and Legal 161
$60,204
$121,539
 20 yrs
$90,871
PreMed and Medical 164
$106,142
$290,363
 21 yrs
$193,867
Preparatory 20
$122,288
$97,941
 29 yrs
$113,893
PreVet and Veterinary 24
$75,541
$83,095
 22 yrs
$78,975
Psychology 997
$50,264
$91,103
 17 yrs
$74,287
Public Health 64
$80,858
$71,375
 15 yrs
$74,536
Public Policy 85
$87,788
$141,102
 18 yrs
$117,407
Radiological Sciences 27
$108,110
$92,941
 19 yrs
$100,126
Religion/ Religious 519
$42,148
$70,341
 20 yrs
$56,244
School of Information 88
$71,479
$85,946
 16 yrs
$80,521
Social Work 144
$46,958
$76,524
 19 yrs
$62,519
Sociology 279
$46,463
$75,642
 22 yrs
$59,726
Telecommunications 46
$66,504
$123,194
 23 yrs
$91,152
Undecided 111
$349,603
$392,600
 33 yrs
$362,632
Urban Planning 39
$143,604
$139,091
 27 yrs
$141,933
Video/ Media 62
$69,377
$74,149
 17 yrs
$72,184
Zoology 42
$193,831
$273,286
 34 yrs
$217,200
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Zoology Major unemployment rate

_ZoologyAll Majors
Unemployed%9%7
Minimum Wage%11%4
All Others%66%88
More: Unemployment for all Majors *** not counting stay at home parents *** not counting those currently in grad school

Are things going well in Zoology?

Going Well%60
Not Going Well%40
More: All Majors Satisfaction ??? This is a social "life satisfaction" question. Overall, would people who graduated with a degree in Zoology say that their life is going well? It could be interpreted in terms of stress, salary, long hours, future prospects, etc. *** not counting those currently in grad school

Graduates who stayed in Zoology

Still in Field%49
Got out%51
More: All Majors Still in field ??? A high "got out" percentage can be interpreted a couple of ways -- for instance, perhaps the major is a great stepping stone to becoming a totally different career -- like a doctor. Or perhaps the jobs one gets with the major just aren't that great. *** not counting those currently in grad school

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