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Average Starting + Current Salaries by Major

This list shows the average salary information that we have collected from 27,913 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 634
$70,794
$125,816
 27 yrs
$91,172
Aerospace Engineering 132
$71,381
$117,477
 31 yrs
$86,251
Agriculture/ Horticulture 84
$67,993
$144,048
 32 yrs
$91,760
Animal Studies 68
$79,959
$101,923
 23 yrs
$89,508
Anthropology 152
$52,801
$106,150
 27 yrs
$72,560
Archaeology 16
$92,055
$94,667
 35 yrs
$92,801
Architecture 159
$65,056
$137,891
 28 yrs
$91,068
Architecture & Urban Planning Department 45
$91,606
$78,750
 33 yrs
$87,710
Art & Design Department 553
$47,145
$71,012
 25 yrs
$56,692
Astronomy 26
$101,154
$164,500
 31 yrs
$121,588
Athletics/ Training 47
$106,635
$193,286
 32 yrs
$133,713
Automotive Engineering 85
$44,391
$87,241
 28 yrs
$59,695
Biology 943
$57,455
$178,196
 28 yrs
$100,577
Business - Management and Administration 2582
$63,024
$129,527
 28 yrs
$86,775
Chemical Engineering 158
$133,352
$146,968
 24 yrs
$139,025
Chemistry 277
$65,809
$176,635
 29 yrs
$104,024
Civil Engineering 216
$58,954
$128,301
 30 yrs
$82,069
Communications 825
$46,690
$83,518
 26 yrs
$60,855
Computer Engineering 184
$68,794
$91,125
 26 yrs
$77,383
Computer Science 924
$58,450
$110,188
 26 yrs
$78,349
Criminal 289
$51,754
$74,424
 26 yrs
$60,473
Cultures/ Civilization 37
$94,421
$87,000
 31 yrs
$92,027
Design Arts - Industrial Design/ Graphic Design/ etc 296
$47,995
$72,072
 24 yrs
$58,027
Economics 599
$68,803
$199,106
 28 yrs
$115,340
Education 1449
$38,709
$63,218
 30 yrs
$46,878
Electrical Engineering 402
$59,300
$129,724
 29 yrs
$83,584
Engineering Department 575
$57,499
$107,649
 21 yrs
$81,380
English 998
$42,263
$97,416
 29 yrs
$61,281
Finance 244
$76,001
$205,051
 26 yrs
$125,636
Fine Arts - Painting/ Sculpture/ Photography/ etc 256
$64,816
$105,421
 25 yrs
$81,058
Genetics 28
$115,004
$87,727
 32 yrs
$106,480
Geography and Geosciences 191
$54,460
$124,521
 33 yrs
$75,691
History/ Histories (art history/ etc.) 783
$42,751
$110,714
 29 yrs
$66,186
Industrial Design 35
$90,210
$89,483
 33 yrs
$89,990
Industrial Operations Engineering 84
$67,168
$98,592
 32 yrs
$76,988
Interior Design 88
$51,608
$84,603
 27 yrs
$63,828
Journalism 217
$51,046
$101,714
 30 yrs
$67,935
Kinesiology 73
$68,416
$114,904
 32 yrs
$82,943
Language - French/ Spanish/ etc. 185
$47,578
$69,726
 33 yrs
$54,290
Linguistics 40
$90,008
$71,250
 32 yrs
$84,146
Math 316
$57,419
$143,914
 32 yrs
$84,449
Mechanical Engineering 366
$62,099
$122,660
 28 yrs
$83,728
Meteorology 19
$74,726
$105,882
 41 yrs
$82,325
Music - Composition/ Theory 77
$61,926
$69,348
 30 yrs
$64,400
Music - Performance 249
$39,146
$55,140
 25 yrs
$45,544
Music Education 151
$55,452
$81,360
 36 yrs
$62,648
Natural Resources 50
$62,339
$87,000
 30 yrs
$70,559
Naval Engineering 39
$81,578
$196,486
 41 yrs
$109,604
Neuroscience/ Cognitive Science 38
$78,049
$122,692
 28 yrs
$93,993
Nuclear Engineering 24
$111,788
$149,722
 41 yrs
$121,040
Nursing 571
$55,282
$78,232
 25 yrs
$64,462
Nutrition 34
$75,124
$104,722
 29 yrs
$85,330
Other 1920
$60,598
$101,072
 26 yrs
$76,165
Perfomance Arts 149
$42,382
$70,045
 28 yrs
$52,262
Pharmacy 100
$82,351
$146,716
 30 yrs
$103,806
Philosophy 193
$62,983
$116,212
 30 yrs
$80,726
Physical Therapy/ Exercise Science 56
$55,184
$104,643
 24 yrs
$75,792
Physics 175
$73,641
$157,333
 31 yrs
$100,638
Political Science 900
$51,119
$139,230
 29 yrs
$81,502
PreDent and Dentistry 34
$56,331
$167,083
 29 yrs
$94,521
PreLaw and Legal 166
$58,934
$120,645
 29 yrs
$80,213
PreMed and Medical 169
$106,882
$287,857
 29 yrs
$169,287
Preparatory 20
$122,288
$97,941
 38 yrs
$115,881
PreVet and Veterinary 26
$73,846
$124,773
 31 yrs
$90,274
Psychology 1104
$49,939
$95,757
 27 yrs
$66,909
Public Health 66
$79,049
$72,143
 24 yrs
$76,171
Public Policy 90
$80,606
$136,803
 26 yrs
$102,220
Radiological Sciences 28
$105,954
$96,111
 27 yrs
$102,309
Religion/ Religious 549
$42,961
$69,501
 29 yrs
$52,113
School of Information 91
$71,543
$85,329
 24 yrs
$77,287
Social Work 148
$47,087
$76,713
 28 yrs
$57,668
Sociology 287
$46,978
$77,434
 31 yrs
$56,802
Telecommunications 46
$66,504
$123,194
 32 yrs
$84,220
Undecided 118
$338,069
$376,645
 41 yrs
$347,478
Urban Planning 39
$143,604
$139,091
 36 yrs
$142,350
Video/ Media 65
$68,834
$70,500
 25 yrs
$69,500
Zoology 46
$170,890
$267,162
 42 yrs
$193,812
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Zoology Major unemployment rate

_ZoologyAll Majors
Unemployed%8%9
Minimum Wage%11%4
All Others%68%86
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%59
Not Going Well%41
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%46
Got out%54
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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