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College grads' average salary offer falls 2%

April 08, 2010

The average starting salary offer to 2010 college graduates fell 1.7% from a year ago, according to a report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Bachelor's degree candidates received an average salary offer of $47,673 compared with $48,515 for the class of 2009.

Still, some majors did see their salary offers rise this year. Those earning computer-related degrees saw their average offer rise 5.8% to $58,746. The average offer to computer science majors rose 4.7% to $60,426.

On the other hand, the average salary offer for those earning liberal arts degrees fell 8.9% to $33,540.