Spotlight for Career Services Professionals, April 14, 2011
Spotlight for Recruiting and Employment Professionals, April 14, 2011
Among the college Class of 2011, engineering dominates the list of top-paid majors, according to NACE’s Spring 2011 Salary Survey.
Survey results indicate that engineering majors account for seven of the top 10 spots on the list. In fact, the only non-engineering major among the top-five highest-paid is computer science ($63,017), which is second on the list. (See Figure 1.)
That four of the top five top-paid majors are engineering and all received average starting salary offers in excess of $60,000 strongly indicates the continued high demand for these graduates. Furthermore, the entire top-10 list underscores the interest employers have in hiring technical majors.
Figure 1: Top-Paid Majors for 2010-11 Bachelor’s Degree Graduates*
Curriculum
|
Average
Salary Offer
|
| Chemical engineering |
$66,886
|
| Computer science |
$63,017
|
| Mechanical engineering |
$60,739
|
| Electrical/electronics & communications engineering |
$60,646
|
| Computer engineering |
$60,112
|
| Industrial/manufacturing engineering |
$58,549
|
| Systems engineering |
$57,497
|
| Engineering technolgy |
$57,176
|
| Information sciences & systems |
$56,868
|
| Business systems networking/telecommunications |
$56,808
|
| *Where 10 or more offers were reported |
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Source: NACE Spring 2011 Salary Survey. Data represent job functions for which the most data were reported; all data are for bachelor’s degree candidates.