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National Association of Colleges and Employers

Five Year Salary Averages

Bachelors	Fall07	Fall07	F2006	S2005	F2004	F2003
	#	$	$	$	$	$
Ag. & Natural Resources	447	35,501	32,644	32,023	30,083	30,305
Business	7702	44,931	42,076	41,004	38,074	37,257
Communications	533	32,181	30,217	31,704	28,592	29,463
Computer Sciences	888	53,515	45,995	45,023	41,589	42,964
Education	730	33,355	31,948	30,279	30,267	28,626
Engineering	6746	52,798	50,646	47,725	46,085	45,366
Health Sciences	537	39,537	39,237	39,759
Home Economics	133	38,557	33,542	33,411	31,222	31,415
Humanities & Social Sci.	1555	32,656	31,181	30,984	30,284	29,328
Parks, Recreation,	103	31,819	na	na	na	na
Sciences	1026	41,284	40,307	37,805	35,953	35,741
Grand Average		39,639	31,483	30,810	26,124	25,872

Masters	Fall07	Fall07	F2006	S2005	F2004	F2003
	#	$	$	$	$	$
Business	301	63,926	51,380	55,280	53,250	53,585
Communications	5	39,738	46,863	36,300	39,427	31,000
Education	40	37,630	34,438	34,438	38,141	36,001
Engineering	428	61,434	59,940	57,827	55,596	57,835
Health Sciences	59	47,619	48,437	42,061	52,080	48,988
Humanities & Social Sci.	49	41,763	39,425	36,367	32,537	33,682
Sciences	97	57,275	54,275	43,195	46,001	44,379
Grand Average	139	49,912	46,912	46,394	45,290	43,6438

PhD	Fall07	Fall07	F2006	S2005	F2004	F2003
	#	$	$	$	$	$
Business	19	82,678	81,438	70,000	68,896	72,834
Education	35	63,691	51,527	53,850	56,509	52,077
Engineering	173	76,295	73,971	73,745	64,356	73,129
Humanities & Social Sci.	65	46,421	48,741	42,305	44,175	42,914
Sciences	141	59,152	61,707	62,447	53,720	54,729
Grand Average	87	65,647	63,477	60,469	57,531	59,137

Many factors influence salary, i.e. the marketability of a persons qualifications and the economy of the geographic area.

*Compiled from National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Reports.

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Michigan State University, Career Services
113 Student Services, E. Lansing, MI 48824-1113 USA
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Collegiate Employment Research Institute
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Michigan State University Career Services Network
East Lansing, MI 48824

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