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Salary Survey Statistics
Salary information is shown for - the MAXIMUM, MEDIAN AVERAGE, and MINIMUM. The median is the middle of a distribution: half the scores are above the median and half are below the median. The median is less sensitive to extreme scores. This information is used by students and employers negotiating salary.
 
  Employed #w/Salary Maximum Median Average Minimum
Total 72% 548 90000 51000 50150 20000
Arts 60.3% 88 80000 38000 39444 20000
Communications 71.7% 29 57000 40000 39607 20000
Economics 71.4% 5 50000 40000 41250 35000
Education 66.6% 2 48000 41625 41625 35250
English 55.2% 14 60000 34000 35857 23500
Geography 66.6% 4 40000 35096 35213 30660
History 50% 4 42236 42000 40184 34500
Honors 64.7% 7 60000 38000 38762 29000
Political Science 45.9% 12 80000 39665 45084 30688
Psychology 37.7% 5 42500 38000 36460 30800
Sociology 90.9% 5 50000 42000 40400 32000
Science 39% 27 70000 44750 48375 22000
Biology 30% 9 60000 32000 36777 22000
BSC 26.6% 1 36000 36000 36000 36000
Chemistry 43.7% 5 57300 52200 46756 30000
CSC 66.6% 3 70000 70000 66500 59500
Mathematics 81.8% 7 60000 52000 48220 27040
Physics 50% 1 55999 55999 55999 55999
VSB 90% 273 90000 52000 53942 24500
Accounting 95.4% 70 90000 52000 52871 37000
BA - Finance 89% 128 70000 55000 53453 24500
BA - MIS 92.8% 11 65000 52500 55141 37500
BA - Marketing 75.6% 45 55000 40000 52317 28000
BA - Mgmt 87.5% 8 65000 48000 54417 32000
Economics 100% 11 90000 55000 55454 35000
Engineering 75% 92 68000 55000 56847 30000
CE 66.6 19 60000 523845 52540 42500
ChE 77.7% 25 68000 62000 58481 30000
CpE 62.5% 6 65000 62725 61075 53000
EE 57.1% 5 63000 58000 59300 57000
ME 85.5% 37 64000 52503 52841 40000
Nursing 95.2% 60 76000 54204 55191 40000