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Engineering majors have highest projected starting salary at $66,521

January 17, 2018

Engineering majors from the class of 2018 have a projected average starting salary of $66,521, the highest of all majors, according to a report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Computer science graduates are projected to receive the second-highest starting salary at $66,005.

Both fields are up less than 1% from last year.

Data for the report came from NACE’s Winter 2018 Salary Survey, which included 196 survey responses collected between Aug. 9 and Dec. 4 in the US.

Broad category 2018 projected average salary 2017 projected average salary
Engineering $66,521 $66,097
Computer science $66,005 $65,540
Math & sciences $61,867 $59,368
Business $56,720 $54,803
Social sciences $56,689 $53,459
Humanities $56,688 $48,733
Agriculture & natural resources $53,565 $54,364
Communications $51,448 $51,925