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This list shows the average salary information that we have collected from 15,242 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	360	$54,335	$133,846	14 yrs	$111,129
Aerospace Engineering rank What is Aerospace Engineering -- Really? Aerospace Engineering (funny)	64	$49,735	$112,300	18 yrs	$84,493
Agriculture/Horticulture rank	35	$37,309	$132,759	17 yrs	$93,456
Animal Studies rank	24	$110,269	$155,937	13 yrs	$145,398
Anthropology rank What is Anthropology -- Really?	90	$46,999	$104,206	11 yrs	$99,006
Archaeology rank	5	$43,984	$80,000	13 yrs	$71,689
Architecture rank	95	$64,755	$137,589	13 yrs	$120,781
Architecture & Urban Planning Department rank	20	$60,721	$75,882	9 yrs	$77,567
Art & Design Department rank	287	$42,939	$78,154	11 yrs	$74,953
Astronomy rank	9	$68,502	$221,875	9 yrs	$238,916
Athletics/Training rank	20	$41,414	$182,000	16 yrs	$129,280
Automotive Engineering rank	31	$32,074	$53,500	13 yrs	$48,556
Biology rank What is BioPhysics -- Really? Biology (LANL)	531	$59,719	$184,332	14 yrs	$148,728
Business - Management and Administration rank What is Business Administration -- Really? What is Business Philosophy -- Really?	1541	$54,347	$122,260	13 yrs	$106,588
Chemical Engineering rank What is Chemical Engineering -- Really?	83	$61,509	$130,161	14 yrs	$110,546
Chemistry rank What is Chemistry -- Really? What are Chemistry/Physics -- Really?	161	$66,785	$188,884	15 yrs	$148,185
Civil Engineering rank	132	$50,337	$126,283	14 yrs	$104,584
Communications rank What is Communications -- Really?	498	$42,441	$81,603	12 yrs	$75,076
Computer Engineering rank What is Electrical & Computer Engineering -- Really? What is Computer Engineering -- Really?	112	$58,299	$83,275	10 yrs	$83,275
Computer Science rank What is Computer Science -- Really?	570	$57,192	$107,742	11 yrs	$103,146
Criminal rank What is Criminal Justice -- Really?	179	$47,923	$68,671	10 yrs	$68,671
Cultures/Civilization rank	19	$77,981	$126,000	14 yrs	$112,280
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc rank	152	$46,454	$79,353	11 yrs	$76,363
Economics rank	374	$76,995	$225,714	14 yrs	$183,223
Education rank What is Education -- Really?	962	$36,170	$60,813	15 yrs	$52,599
Electrical Engineering rank What is Electrical Engineering -- Really?	272	$59,387	$127,302	14 yrs	$107,897
Engineering Department rank	185	$51,785	$147,734	14 yrs	$120,320
English rank What is English -- Really?	631	$40,806	$95,255	14 yrs	$79,698
Finance rank	144	$82,140	$240,744	10 yrs	$240,744
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc rank	142	$69,360	$101,557	11 yrs	$98,630
Genetics rank	8	$56,325	$66,667	8 yrs	$69,252
Geography and Geosciences rank What is Geology (not 'geography') -- Really?	114	$51,111	$113,778	17 yrs	$87,974
History/Histories (art history/etc.) rank	485	$43,958	$109,628	15 yrs	$87,738
Industrial Design rank	10	$38,335	$51,429	16 yrs	$46,518
Industrial Operations Engineering rank	46	$54,911	$101,842	13 yrs	$91,012
Interior Design rank	26	$46,564	$135,000	12 yrs	$120,261
Journalism rank What is Journalism -- Really?	157	$41,079	$98,754	15 yrs	$79,529
Kinesiology rank	27	$81,060	$173,500	14 yrs	$147,088
Language - French/Spanish/etc. rank	119	$38,017	$66,118	17 yrs	$54,547
Linguistics rank	12	$48,348	$48,571	11 yrs	$48,551
Math rank What is Mathematics -- Really?	208	$45,317	$120,155	17 yrs	$89,340
Mechanical Engineering rank	245	$57,362	$119,046	12 yrs	$108,765
Meteorology rank	8	$41,219	$104,167	21 yrs	$71,194
Music - Composition/Theory rank	45	$42,171	$65,000	14 yrs	$58,477
Music - Performance rank	136	$39,297	$56,900	12 yrs	$53,966
Music Education rank What is Music Education -- Really?	94	$33,928	$77,368	18 yrs	$58,062
Natural Resources rank	18	$27,580	$87,500	11 yrs	$82,053
Naval Engineering rank	11	$62,232	$232,222	21 yrs	$143,179
Neuroscience/Cognitive Science rank	5	$75,005	$175,000	10 yrs	$175,000
Nuclear Engineering rank	8	$55,382	$175,000	14 yrs	$140,823
Nursing rank	284	$57,787	$78,388	14 yrs	$72,502
Nutrition rank	7	$71,500	$100,000	11 yrs	$97,409
Other rank	1036	$72,945	$116,153	15 yrs	$101,750
Perfomance Arts rank	82	$33,497	$58,621	13 yrs	$52,823
Pharmacy rank	47	$69,480	$154,324	12 yrs	$140,184
Philosophy rank What is Philosophy -- Really?	117	$55,049	$104,756	14 yrs	$90,554
Physical Therapy/Exercise Science rank	24	$41,170	$77,000	12 yrs	$71,028
Physics rank What is Physics -- Really?	107	$52,244	$157,568	15 yrs	$122,460
Political Science rank What is Political Communication -- Really?	614	$50,562	$131,237	14 yrs	$108,187
PreDent and Dentistry rank	13	$65,493	$352,857	14 yrs	$270,753
PreLaw and Legal rank	106	$55,489	$125,582	14 yrs	$105,555
PreMed and Medical rank Medical Student USMLE Guide	94	$104,025	$346,129	14 yrs	$276,956
Preparatory rank	4	$169,010	$125,000	10 yrs	$125,000
PreVet and Veterinary rank	11	$51,960	$60,556	10 yrs	$60,556
Psychology rank What is Psychology -- Really?	579	$44,647	$83,567	13 yrs	$74,586
Public Health rank	24	$116,345	$86,765	11 yrs	$89,454
Public Policy rank	52	$58,161	$88,514	12 yrs	$83,455
Radiological Sciences rank	9	$50,000	$68,750	8 yrs	$73,438
Religion/Religious rank	400	$38,988	$68,623	14 yrs	$60,156
School of Information rank	50	$63,006	$76,098	6 yrs	$84,825
Social Work rank	68	$43,688	$80,814	15 yrs	$68,439
Sociology rank	183	$48,574	$81,738	15 yrs	$70,684
Telecommunications rank	26	$43,506	$141,667	14 yrs	$113,621
Undecided rank	82	$477,027	$486,638	32 yrs	$480,031
Urban Planning rank	21	$212,378	$170,789	24 yrs	$195,050
Video/Media rank	32	$78,847	$63,400	11 yrs	$64,804
Zoology rank	20	$242,202	$295,555	36 yrs	$257,022