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Salaries
Salary data for 2009 is expected to be flat -- unchanged from 2008.
Use the salary averages below as a guide. Offers will vary depending upon the following.
- Your profile -- degree level, major, GPA, skills, experience.
- Employer's profile -- industry, size, location.
Internships -- summer 2008
Non-technical majors |
Rising sophomores
through seniors: |
$8.00-14.00 per hour |
Technical majors |
| Rising sophomores: |
$12.00-16.00 per hour |
| Rising juniors: |
$14.00-18.00 per hour |
| Rising seniors: |
$16.00-22.00 per hour |
New Graduates -- BA/BS -- NACE Salary Survey, Summer 2008
College of Design |
| Architecture |
$40,652. |
| Art + Design |
$35,571. |
| Graphic Design |
$35,409. |
| Industrial Design |
$40,652. |
| Landscape Architecture |
$40,652. |
College of Education |
| Business & Marketing |
$35,633. |
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| Elementary |
$34,071. |
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| French or Spanish |
$35,633. |
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| Language Arts |
$35,633. |
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| Mathematics |
$35,633. |
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| Science |
$35,633. |
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| Social Studies |
$35,633. |
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| Technology Education |
$36,697. |
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College of Engineering |
| Aerospace |
$56,075. |
| Biological |
$54,661. |
| Biomedical |
$54,661. |
| Chemical |
$63,165. |
| Civil |
$51,632. |
| Computer |
$59,576. |
| Computer Science |
$60,416. |
| Construction |
$50,592. |
| Electrical |
$56,910. |
| Environmental |
$50,170. |
| Industrial |
$57,943. |
| Materials |
$57,838. |
| Mechanical |
$57,009. |
| Nuclear |
$57,657. |
| Paper Science |
$63,407. |
| Textile |
$56,603. |
College of Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Africana Studies |
$34,796. |
| Anthropology |
$34,796. |
| Arts Application |
$35,571. |
| Communication |
$36,585. |
| Criminology |
$45,106. |
| English |
$34,327. |
| Foreign Languages |
$35,366. |
| History |
$37,223. |
| International Studies |
$42,816. |
| Philosophy |
$33,564. |
| Political Science |
$38,179. |
| Psychology |
$33,564. |
| Religious Studies |
$33,564. |
| Science, Technology & Soc. |
$38,910. |
| Social Work |
$30,399. |
| Sociology |
$34,796. |
| Women/Gender Studies |
$34,796. |
College of Management |
| Accounting |
$48,085. |
| Economics |
$50,507. |
| Management |
$45,915. |
College of Natural Resources |
| Environmental Science |
$38,720. |
| Environmental Technology |
$38,720. |
| Fisheries & Wildlife |
$35,004. |
| Forest Management |
$35,004. |
| Natural Resources |
$35,004. |
| Parks, Recreation, Tourism |
$34,876. |
| Wood Products |
$38,910. |
College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences |
| Chemistry |
$45,106. |
| Environmental Science |
$38,720. |
| Geology |
$44,800. |
| Marine Science |
$38,720. |
| Mathematics |
$49,736. |
| Meteorology |
$38,720. |
| Physics |
$47,496. |
| Statistics |
$49,736. |
New Graduates -- MA/MS
| Average salary increase |
$10,000. |
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