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College majors that boost your paycheck
Engineering and computer majors have the highest starting salaries.
"I think it's a national trend."
-Sharon Masaniello, assistant director of New York University's Office of Career Services
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According to the National
Association of Colleges & Employers' (NACE) summer 2005 salary
survey, the top seven majors with the highest starting salaries are all
applied sciences.
The top ten are:
- Chemical engineering: $53,813
- Computer engineering: $52,464
- Electrical engineering: $51,888
- Aerospace engineering: $50,993
- Systems engineering: $50,887
- Computer science: $50,820
- Mechanical engineering: $50,236
- Industrial engineering: $49,567
- Engineering technology: $45,234
- Information sciences: $44,775
The remainder of the list
was made up of accounting ($43,003), sales ($37,269), management
trainee ($36,491), and teaching ($30,793).
The salaries are on the
rise, as well. The biggest gain was made in industrial enginieering
with starting salary offers increasing by 7.7 percent. Sales saw a 6.3
percent increase, aerospace engineers 6.2 percent, and accounting 6.1
percent.
Sharon Masaniello,
assistant director of New York University's Office of Career Services
said that prospects look even better for 2006 graduates.
"We're already starting to
see more activity and I think it's a national trend," said Masaniello.
"The economy is getting better, so it makes sense." In addition to the
"hot" fields of engineering, technology and financial services,
Masaniello said they are seeing a pick up in the advertising profession
and in companies hiring across departments, not just in the growth
divisions.
From CNN Money. |
