Job Salaries Salary by Major Job Satisfaction by Major Descriptions of Majors Unemployement by Major Still in field by Major

This list shows the average salary information that we have collected from 14,279 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 years Ten Year Avg Accounting rank 337 $54,107 $135,238 13 yrs $116,515 Aerospace Engineering rank What is Aerospace Engineering -- Really? Aerospace Engineering (funny) 61 $49,720 $116,064 17 yrs $88,746 Agriculture/Horticulture rank 33 $36,749 $135,714 17 yrs $94,964 Animal Studies rank 21 $124,993 $176,538 12 yrs $167,947 Anthropology rank What is Anthropology -- Really? 86 $46,841 $107,583 10 yrs $107,583 Archaeology rank 5 $43,984 $80,000 12 yrs $73,997 Architecture rank 89 $66,366 $128,221 12 yrs $117,911 Architecture & Urban Planning Department rank 19 $61,628 $77,500 8 yrs $81,468 Art & Design Department rank 260 $44,596 $80,846 10 yrs $80,846 Astronomy rank 8 $71,588 $242,857 9 yrs $261,887 Athletics/Training rank 20 $41,414 $182,000 15 yrs $135,138 Automotive Engineering rank 30 $31,005 $53,684 13 yrs $48,451 Biology rank What is BioPhysics -- Really? Biology (LANL) 495 $59,631 $177,141 13 yrs $150,023 Business - Management and Administration rank What is Business Administration -- Really? What is Business Philosophy -- Really? 1441 $54,208 $123,381 12 yrs $111,852 Chemical Engineering rank What is Chemical Engineering -- Really? 80 $60,819 $128,250 13 yrs $112,689 Chemistry rank What is Chemistry -- Really? What are Chemistry/Physics -- Really? 150 $64,586 $183,448 15 yrs $143,827 Civil Engineering rank 119 $49,818 $134,957 15 yrs $106,578 Communications rank What is Communications -- Really? 466 $42,548 $84,050 11 yrs $80,277 Computer Engineering rank What is Electrical & Computer Engineering -- Really? What is Computer Engineering -- Really? 101 $59,859 $85,631 9 yrs $88,494 Computer Science rank What is Computer Science -- Really? 540 $57,934 $108,737 10 yrs $108,737 Criminal rank What is Criminal Justice -- Really? 171 $48,094 $68,289 10 yrs $68,289 Cultures/Civilization rank 17 $82,630 $134,444 14 yrs $119,640 Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc rank 141 $45,302 $79,533 10 yrs $79,533 Economics rank 353 $78,426 $219,750 13 yrs $187,137 Education rank What is Education -- Really? 908 $35,757 $60,361 14 yrs $53,332 Electrical Engineering rank What is Electrical Engineering -- Really? 245 $60,134 $126,802 13 yrs $111,417 Engineering Department rank 179 $52,593 $145,970 13 yrs $124,422 English rank What is English -- Really? 586 $40,435 $92,977 13 yrs $80,852 Finance rank 128 $84,368 $252,523 10 yrs $252,523 Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc rank 133 $71,963 $103,572 10 yrs $103,572 Genetics rank 8 $56,325 $66,667 7 yrs $71,099 Geography and Geosciences rank What is Geology (not 'geography') -- Really? 110 $50,275 $115,402 16 yrs $90,980 History/Histories (art history/etc.) rank 452 $43,831 $107,490 14 yrs $89,301 Industrial Design rank 8 $30,653 $27,000 17 yrs $28,504 Industrial Operations Engineering rank 42 $53,106 $102,714 12 yrs $94,446 Interior Design rank 22 $40,052 $145,000 12 yrs $127,509 Journalism rank What is Journalism -- Really? 144 $40,530 $91,708 13 yrs $79,898 Kinesiology rank 27 $81,060 $173,500 13 yrs $152,168 Language - French/Spanish/etc. rank 107 $38,771 $67,144 16 yrs $56,504 Linguistics rank 12 $48,348 $48,571 10 yrs $48,571 Math rank What is Mathematics -- Really? 194 $44,572 $121,797 16 yrs $92,838 Mechanical Engineering rank 231 $57,749 $113,146 11 yrs $108,110 Meteorology rank 7 $45,780 $110,000 19 yrs $79,580 Music - Composition/Theory rank 43 $42,713 $66,154 14 yrs $59,456 Music - Performance rank 132 $38,158 $56,302 11 yrs $54,653 Music Education rank What is Music Education -- Really? 93 $33,691 $77,733 17 yrs $59,598 Natural Resources rank 18 $27,580 $87,500 10 yrs $87,500 Naval Engineering rank 12 $77,938 $203,636 19 yrs $144,095 Neuroscience/Cognitive Science rank 5 $75,005 $175,000 9 yrs $186,111 Nuclear Engineering rank 8 $55,382 $175,000 13 yrs $147,396 Nursing rank 271 $58,013 $78,390 13 yrs $73,688 Nutrition rank 7 $71,500 $100,000 10 yrs $100,000 Other rank 968 $75,055 $115,320 14 yrs $103,815 Perfomance Arts rank 77 $34,843 $61,667 12 yrs $57,196 Pharmacy rank 39 $64,973 $153,793 13 yrs $133,296 Philosophy rank What is Philosophy -- Really? 113 $54,918 $93,861 13 yrs $84,874 Physical Therapy/Exercise Science rank 23 $40,363 $77,000 12 yrs $70,894 Physics rank What is Physics -- Really? 104 $52,278 $170,342 14 yrs $136,610 Political Science rank What is Political Communication -- Really? 580 $50,347 $131,345 13 yrs $112,653 PreDent and Dentistry rank 13 $65,493 $352,857 13 yrs $286,542 PreLaw and Legal rank 101 $52,917 $120,356 13 yrs $104,793 PreMed and Medical rank Medical Student USMLE Guide 89 $106,720 $351,207 14 yrs $281,353 Preparatory rank 3 $169,010 $125,000 9 yrs $120,110 PreVet and Veterinary rank 11 $51,960 $60,556 9 yrs $61,511 Psychology rank What is Psychology -- Really? 543 $44,372 $83,606 12 yrs $77,067 Public Health rank 23 $118,943 $87,500 10 yrs $87,500 Public Policy rank 49 $58,307 $80,882 11 yrs $78,830 Radiological Sciences rank 9 $50,000 $68,750 7 yrs $76,786 Religion/Religious rank 389 $39,510 $68,595 12 yrs $63,747 School of Information rank 46 $63,354 $73,000 5 yrs $82,646 Social Work rank 62 $46,071 $80,814 13 yrs $72,796 Sociology rank 169 $49,006 $75,681 15 yrs $66,789 Telecommunications rank 25 $44,583 $143,478 13 yrs $120,656 Undecided rank 80 $477,027 $486,638 32 yrs $480,031 Urban Planning rank 21 $212,378 $170,789 23 yrs $194,296 Video/Media rank 30 $82,795 $68,043 11 yrs $69,384 Zoology rank 20 $242,202 $295,555 35 yrs $257,446