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Starting Salaries for Engineers are Some of the Best Around

What's an Engineering Degree Worth?

Major Avg. Starting Salary '05 % increase over '04
Chemical Engineering $54,256 +4.3%
Electrical Engineering $52,009 +2.5%
Computer Engineering $51,496 -2.0%
Computer Science $51,292 +2.6%
Mechanical Engineering $51,046 +4.1%
Industrial Engineering $49,541 +1.8%
Information Sciences $43,732 -0.8%
Civil Engineering $43,462 +4.0%
Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers

It's no secret that careers in engineering offer some of the highest average starting salaries in the nation. The good news continues, with a recent NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) study that showed those same salaries experiencing an increase in 2005 over 2004.

The table to the right shows what you might expect to start off making if you were graduating from the OSU College of Engineering this year.

 

 

 

Adapted from CNNMoney: Lucrative degrees for college grads