Job Salaries Salary by Major Job Satisfaction by Major Descriptions of Majors Unemployement by Major Still in field by Major

This list shows the average salary information that we have collected from 13,829 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 329 $53,947 $133,346 13 yrs $115,023 Aerospace Engineering rank What is Aerospace Engineering -- Really? Aerospace Engineering (funny) 59 $47,657 $97,333 17 yrs $76,878 Agriculture/Horticulture rank 31 $37,514 $137,963 17 yrs $96,602 Animal Studies rank 20 $131,554 $166,250 11 yrs $163,096 Anthropology rank What is Anthropology -- Really? 85 $46,786 $108,559 10 yrs $108,559 Archaeology rank 5 $43,984 $80,000 12 yrs $73,997 Architecture rank 84 $67,634 $130,766 12 yrs $120,244 Architecture & Urban Planning Department rank 20 $72,056 $77,353 8 yrs $78,677 Art & Design Department rank 251 $44,810 $81,878 10 yrs $81,878 Astronomy rank 8 $71,588 $242,857 9 yrs $261,887 Athletics/Training rank 18 $40,776 $191,428 16 yrs $134,934 Automotive Engineering rank 30 $41,942 $56,316 12 yrs $53,920 Biology rank What is BioPhysics -- Really? Biology (LANL) 483 $59,605 $176,233 14 yrs $142,911 Business - Management and Administration rank What is Business Administration -- Really? What is Business Philosophy -- Really? 1375 $54,550 $124,741 12 yrs $113,042 Chemical Engineering rank What is Chemical Engineering -- Really? 81 $59,531 $125,726 13 yrs $110,450 Chemistry rank What is Chemistry -- Really? What are Chemistry/Physics -- Really? 149 $64,740 $176,348 14 yrs $144,460 Civil Engineering rank 118 $49,537 $135,602 15 yrs $106,914 Communications rank What is Communications -- Really? 457 $42,401 $84,702 11 yrs $80,857 Computer Engineering rank What is Electrical & Computer Engineering -- Really? What is Computer Engineering -- Really? 99 $59,787 $84,976 9 yrs $87,774 Computer Science rank What is Computer Science -- Really? 513 $57,268 $109,317 10 yrs $109,317 Criminal rank What is Criminal Justice -- Really? 165 $48,329 $66,905 10 yrs $66,905 Cultures/Civilization rank 17 $82,630 $134,444 14 yrs $119,640 Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc rank 136 $45,162 $79,381 10 yrs $79,381 Economics rank 349 $81,045 $217,340 13 yrs $185,887 Education rank What is Education -- Really? 888 $35,730 $60,199 14 yrs $53,208 Electrical Engineering rank What is Electrical Engineering -- Really? 233 $60,592 $122,411 13 yrs $108,145 Engineering Department rank 173 $52,500 $147,462 14 yrs $120,330 English rank What is English -- Really? 571 $40,047 $93,311 14 yrs $78,093 Finance rank 124 $85,788 $255,961 10 yrs $255,961 Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc rank 126 $73,444 $103,859 10 yrs $103,859 Genetics rank 8 $56,325 $66,667 7 yrs $71,099 Geography and Geosciences rank What is Geology (not 'geography') -- Really? 104 $50,672 $116,548 17 yrs $89,422 History/Histories (art history/etc.) rank 435 $44,078 $102,497 14 yrs $85,806 Industrial Design rank 6 $21,830 $27,000 20 yrs $24,415 Industrial Operations Engineering rank 41 $53,201 $96,912 12 yrs $89,627 Interior Design rank 21 $42,496 $156,250 13 yrs $129,999 Journalism rank What is Journalism -- Really? 144 $40,530 $91,708 13 yrs $79,898 Kinesiology rank 27 $81,060 $173,500 13 yrs $152,168 Language - French/Spanish/etc. rank 104 $38,548 $67,257 17 yrs $55,436 Linguistics rank 10 $47,832 $48,333 8 yrs $48,459 Math rank What is Mathematics -- Really? 189 $44,225 $123,389 17 yrs $90,792 Mechanical Engineering rank 226 $56,939 $113,713 11 yrs $108,551 Meteorology rank 7 $45,780 $110,000 19 yrs $79,580 Music - Composition/Theory rank 46 $136,971 $60,345 13 yrs $78,028 Music - Performance rank 130 $38,676 $57,181 11 yrs $55,499 Music Education rank What is Music Education -- Really? 88 $34,985 $85,786 16 yrs $66,735 Natural Resources rank 19 $48,578 $83,000 10 yrs $83,000 Naval Engineering rank 11 $61,061 $210,000 21 yrs $131,984 Neuroscience/Cognitive Science rank 6 $64,066 $150,000 8 yrs $171,484 Nuclear Engineering rank 8 $55,382 $175,000 13 yrs $147,396 Nursing rank 264 $58,095 $78,333 13 yrs $73,663 Nutrition rank 7 $71,500 $100,000 10 yrs $100,000 Other rank 934 $76,333 $115,697 14 yrs $104,450 Perfomance Arts rank 76 $34,579 $61,887 13 yrs $55,585 Pharmacy rank 36 $67,373 $154,074 12 yrs $139,624 Philosophy rank What is Philosophy -- Really? 111 $54,984 $92,500 13 yrs $83,842 Physical Therapy/Exercise Science rank 21 $36,921 $74,444 12 yrs $68,190 Physics rank What is Physics -- Really? 100 $53,204 $160,217 14 yrs $129,642 Political Science rank What is Political Communication -- Really? 559 $50,518 $133,556 13 yrs $114,393 PreDent and Dentistry rank 12 $55,869 $103,333 12 yrs $95,423 PreLaw and Legal rank 96 $53,120 $121,505 13 yrs $105,724 PreMed and Medical rank Medical Student USMLE Guide 90 $104,774 $348,644 14 yrs $278,967 Preparatory rank 3 $169,010 $125,000 9 yrs $120,110 PreVet and Veterinary rank 11 $51,960 $60,556 9 yrs $61,511 Psychology rank What is Psychology -- Really? 521 $43,945 $81,888 12 yrs $75,564 Public Health rank 24 $113,313 $86,765 10 yrs $86,765 Public Policy rank 48 $58,583 $81,818 11 yrs $79,706 Radiological Sciences rank 9 $50,000 $68,750 7 yrs $76,786 Religion/Religious rank 383 $39,365 $68,758 12 yrs $63,859 School of Information rank 49 $62,401 $71,395 6 yrs $77,391 Social Work rank 62 $46,071 $80,814 13 yrs $72,796 Sociology rank 165 $49,617 $76,120 15 yrs $67,285 Telecommunications rank 25 $44,583 $143,478 13 yrs $120,656 Undecided rank 78 $478,788 $485,948 32 yrs $481,025 Urban Planning rank 21 $212,378 $170,789 23 yrs $194,296 Video/Media rank 28 $87,948 $71,667 11 yrs $73,147 Zoology rank 20 $242,202 $295,555 35 yrs $257,446