SALARIES
Salary averages are based on the May 2011 NACE Salary Survey -- and should be used as a guide. Actual offers often depend upon your profile (degree level, GPA, major, experience), the employer's profile (industry, size, location, benefits) and/or demand for your major or skills.
Non-technical majors
Rising sophomores
through seniors |
$10.00-16.00 per hour |
Technical majors
| Rising sophomores |
$12.00-18.00 per hour |
| Rising juniors |
$14.00-20.00 per hour |
| Rising seniors |
$16.00-22.00 per hour
|
| Masters students |
$16.00-22.00 per hour |
College of Design
| Architecture |
$45,915. |
| Art + Design |
$29,759. |
| Graphic Design |
$34,296. |
| Industrial Design |
$ |
| Landscape Architecture |
$45,915. |
College of Education
| Business & Marketing |
$37,904. |
| Elementary |
$37,904 |
| French or Spanish |
$37,904. |
| Language Arts |
$37,904. |
| Mathematics |
$37,904. |
| Science |
$37,904. |
| Social Studies |
$37,904. |
| Technology Education |
$37,904. |
College of Engineering
| Aerospace |
$53,887. |
| Biological |
$56,158. |
| Biomedical |
$56,158. |
| Chemical |
$65,617. |
| Civil |
$52,069. |
| Computer |
$64,499. |
| Computer Science |
$63,402. |
| Construction |
$54,547. |
| Electrical |
$61,021. |
| Environmental |
$55,309. |
| Industrial |
$57,741. |
| Materials |
$59,826. |
| Mechanical |
$60,345. |
| Mechatronics |
$58,909. |
| Nuclear |
$61,475. |
| Paper Science |
$65,617. |
| Textile |
$49,171. |
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
| Africana Studies |
$36,037. |
| Anthropology |
$36,037. |
| Arts Application |
$34,297.
|
| Communication |
$35,288. |
| Criminology |
$37,597. |
| English |
$39,611. |
| Foreign Languages |
$37,788. |
| History |
$40,051. |
| International Studies |
$40,750. |
| Philosophy |
$36,037. |
| Political Science |
$47,501. |
| Psychology |
$40,069. |
| Religious Studies |
$36,037. |
| Science, Technology & Soc. |
$40,000. |
| Social Work |
$34,563. |
| Sociology |
$36,156. |
| Women/Gender Studies |
$36,037. |
College of Management
| Accounting |
$49,671. |
| Economics |
$53,906. |
| Management |
$44,825. |
College of Natural Resources
| Environmental Science |
$35,892. |
| Environmental Technology |
$35,892. |
| Fisheries & Wildlife |
$35,892. |
| Forest Management |
$35,892. |
| Natural Resources |
$35,892. |
| Parks, Recreation, Tourism |
$34,298. |
| Wood Products |
$35,892. |
College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences
| Chemistry |
$41,973. |
| Environmental Science |
$34,362. |
| Geology |
$43,207. |
| Marine Science |
$41,071. |
| Mathematics |
$53,914. |
| Meteorology |
$41,071. |
| Physics |
$52,971. |
| Statistics |
$53,914. |
| Salary increase above BA/BS |
$5,000.-10,000. |