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Average Starting + Current Salaries by Major

This list shows the average salary information that we have collected from 27,876 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
 24 yrs
$93,720
Aerospace Engineering 130
$71,274
$115,935
 28 yrs
$87,224
Agriculture/ Horticulture 82
$70,496
$148,115
 29 yrs
$97,261
Animal Studies 68
$79,959
$101,923
 20 yrs
$90,941
Anthropology 152
$52,801
$106,150
 24 yrs
$75,030
Archaeology 16
$92,055
$94,667
 32 yrs
$92,871
Architecture 159
$65,056
$137,891
 25 yrs
$94,190
Architecture & Urban Planning Department 45
$91,606
$78,750
 30 yrs
$87,321
Art & Design Department 553
$47,145
$71,012
 22 yrs
$57,994
Astronomy 26
$101,154
$164,500
 28 yrs
$123,778
Athletics/ Training 47
$106,635
$193,286
 29 yrs
$136,514
Automotive Engineering 85
$44,391
$87,241
 25 yrs
$61,531
Biology 943
$57,455
$178,196
 25 yrs
$105,751
Business - Management and Administration 2580
$63,035
$129,554
 25 yrs
$89,642
Chemical Engineering 158
$133,352
$146,968
 21 yrs
$139,836
Chemistry 277
$65,809
$176,635
 26 yrs
$108,434
Civil Engineering 216
$58,954
$128,301
 27 yrs
$84,638
Communications 824
$46,755
$83,415
 23 yrs
$62,694
Computer Engineering 184
$68,794
$91,125
 23 yrs
$78,503
Computer Science 919
$58,450
$110,188
 23 yrs
$80,945
Criminal 289
$51,754
$74,424
 23 yrs
$61,610
Cultures/ Civilization 37
$94,421
$87,000
 28 yrs
$91,771
Design Arts - Industrial Design/ Graphic Design/ etc 296
$47,995
$72,072
 21 yrs
$59,460
Economics 599
$68,803
$199,106
 25 yrs
$120,924
Education 1444
$38,762
$63,265
 27 yrs
$47,838
Electrical Engineering 402
$59,300
$129,724
 26 yrs
$86,386
Engineering Department 575
$57,499
$107,649
 18 yrs
$85,360
English 998
$42,263
$97,416
 26 yrs
$63,476
Finance 243
$76,010
$205,077
 23 yrs
$132,126
Fine Arts - Painting/ Sculpture/ Photography/ etc 256
$64,816
$105,421
 22 yrs
$83,273
Genetics 28
$115,004
$87,727
 29 yrs
$105,599
Geography and Geosciences 191
$54,460
$124,521
 30 yrs
$77,814
History/ Histories (art history/ etc.) 783
$42,751
$110,714
 26 yrs
$68,890
Industrial Design 35
$90,210
$89,483
 30 yrs
$89,968
Industrial Operations Engineering 84
$67,168
$98,592
 29 yrs
$78,004
Interior Design 88
$51,608
$84,603
 24 yrs
$65,356
Journalism 217
$51,046
$101,714
 27 yrs
$69,812
Kinesiology 73
$68,416
$114,904
 29 yrs
$84,446
Language - French/ Spanish/ etc. 185
$47,578
$69,726
 30 yrs
$54,961
Linguistics 40
$90,008
$71,250
 29 yrs
$83,540
Math 315
$57,677
$144,300
 29 yrs
$87,547
Mechanical Engineering 366
$62,099
$122,660
 25 yrs
$86,323
Meteorology 19
$74,726
$105,882
 38 yrs
$82,925
Music - Composition/ Theory 77
$61,926
$69,348
 27 yrs
$64,675
Music - Performance 246
$39,486
$55,199
 23 yrs
$46,318
Music Education 151
$55,452
$81,360
 33 yrs
$63,303
Natural Resources 50
$62,339
$87,000
 27 yrs
$71,473
Naval Engineering 39
$81,578
$196,486
 38 yrs
$111,817
Neuroscience/ Cognitive Science 38
$78,049
$122,692
 25 yrs
$95,906
Nuclear Engineering 24
$111,788
$149,722
 38 yrs
$121,770
Nursing 570
$55,282
$78,304
 22 yrs
$65,746
Nutrition 34
$75,124
$104,722
 26 yrs
$86,508
Other 1916
$60,654
$101,092
 23 yrs
$78,236
Perfomance Arts 149
$42,382
$70,045
 25 yrs
$53,447
Pharmacy 98
$82,351
$146,716
 27 yrs
$106,190
Philosophy 192
$62,983
$116,212
 27 yrs
$82,698
Physical Therapy/ Exercise Science 56
$55,184
$104,643
 21 yrs
$78,736
Physics 175
$73,641
$157,333
 28 yrs
$103,531
Political Science 900
$51,119
$139,230
 26 yrs
$85,008
PreDent and Dentistry 34
$56,331
$167,083
 26 yrs
$98,928
PreLaw and Legal 166
$58,934
$120,645
 26 yrs
$82,669
PreMed and Medical 169
$106,882
$287,857
 26 yrs
$176,488
Preparatory 20
$122,288
$97,941
 35 yrs
$115,332
PreVet and Veterinary 25
$75,541
$124,773
 27 yrs
$93,775
Psychology 1104
$49,939
$95,757
 24 yrs
$69,030
Public Health 66
$79,049
$72,143
 21 yrs
$75,760
Public Policy 90
$80,606
$136,803
 23 yrs
$105,040
Radiological Sciences 28
$105,954
$96,111
 24 yrs
$101,853
Religion/ Religious 549
$42,961
$69,501
 26 yrs
$53,169
School of Information 91
$71,543
$85,329
 21 yrs
$78,108
Social Work 147
$46,693
$76,495
 25 yrs
$58,614
Sociology 287
$46,978
$77,434
 28 yrs
$57,855
Telecommunications 46
$66,504
$123,194
 29 yrs
$86,053
Undecided 118
$338,069
$376,645
 38 yrs
$348,220
Urban Planning 39
$143,604
$139,091
 33 yrs
$142,236
Video/ Media 63
$68,834
$73,021
 23 yrs
$70,654
Zoology 46
$170,890
$267,162
 39 yrs
$195,575
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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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