Spotlight Online for Career Services Professionals, February 17, 2010
Engineering majors dominated the list of top-paid majors for 2009-10, as their average offers filled eight of the top 10 spots, according to results of NACE’s Winter 2010 Salary Survey. Petroleum engineering majors far and away garnered the top offers at $86,220.
The only two non-engineering majors to make the top-10 list were computer science (fourth, $61,205) and information science and systems (10th, $54,038).
| Top-paid Majors for 2009-10 Bachelor’s Degree Graduates* |
Major
|
Average Salary Offer
|
| Petroleum Engineering |
$86,220
|
| Chemical Engineering |
$65,142
|
| Mining & Mineral Engineering (inc. geological) |
$64,552
|
| Computer Science |
$61,205
|
| Computer Engineering |
$60,879
|
| Electrical/Electronics & Communications Engineering |
$59,074
|
| Mechanical Engineering |
$58,392
|
| Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering |
$57,734
|
| Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering |
$57,231
|
| Information Sciences & Systems |
$54,038
|
| *Where 10 or more offers were reported. |
Source: Winter 2010 Salary Survey, National Association of Colleges and Employers
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