美国大学的本科学位值多少钱??(CNN报道)
美国大学的本科学位值多少钱??(CNN报道)
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美国大学的学位值多少钱??(CNN报道)
Most lucrative college degrees
Degree AverageStartingSalary (Source: NACE Fall 2004 Salary Survey)
Chemical Engineering $52,539
Computer Engineering $51,297
Computer Science $49,036
Mechanical Engineering $48,578
Industrial Engineering $46,036
Inxxxxation Science $42,375
Civil Engineering $42,056
Management Inxxxxation Systems $41,579
Accounting $41,058
Economics/Finance $40,630
Nursing $38,920
Business Administration $38,254
Marketing $34,712
Political Science $32,296
English $31,113
History $30,344
Liberal Arts* $30,212
Elemental Education $30,059
Biological/Life Science $29,629
Psychology $28,230
* as a group
The Class of 2004 is faring well, with a special nod to the English majors.
September 21, 2004: 2:36 PM EDT
By Deshundra Jefferson, CNN/Money staff writer
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - You worked hard to earn that degree and found a job. But how does your pay compare to that of your peers?
The class of 2004 has fared well as starting salaries for most majors surpassed their 2003 levels, according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
"This was the first year that we started to see more increases overall and they were consistent throughout all four reports," says Andrea Koncz, a spokesperson with NACE. The group issues a salary survey each quarter, with the final one each year released in September.
Engineering majors are seeing the most cash -- though with narrow percentage changes from last year -- led by gains from chemical engineering graduates, who now earn $52,539 a year on average, up 0.3 percent from a year earlier. Computer engineering graduates follow closely behind with $51,297, a 0.1 percent decrease from last year.
Those graduating with a degree in computer science are seeing heartier increases. According to NACE, inxxxxation sciences and systems grads earn $42,375 a year on average. That's up 10.7 percent from a year earlier. Meanwhile, computer science graduates make $49,036 a year, a gain of 4.1 percent.
If those numbers sound enticing, it's probably because computer science graduates are long overdue for a pay increase.
"They haven't seen an increase since 2001 and this is the first year, in all four reports, that they showed an increase," Koncz says. "With the economy coming back, they are just starting to regain the ground lost in those two years."
Business majors are also doing well. Business administration and economics/finance graduates received a 6.2 percent and a 3 percent boost in average pay to $38,254 and $40,630, respectively. The average starting salary for marketing grads jumped 2 percent to $34,712 and 1 percent to $41,058 for accounting majors.
Liberal arts graduates, as a whole, still occupy the lower rungs of the pay scale, but are now earning $30,212, a 3.7 percent year-over-year increase.
Starting pay for English majors rose to $31,113, up 8.1 percent; political science majors got a 3.6 percent increase to $32,296. Psychology majors enjoyed a 2 percent increase with entry-level salaries averaging $28,230.
Overall, 66 percent of the disciplines surveyed reported an increase in pay compared to 49 percent this time last year.
While that's good news for most graduates, some professions just haven't kept pace. On the down side, entry-level pay for industrial and manufacturing engineers eased 2.2 percent to $46,036 and starting salaries for history majors fell 4.8 percent to $30,344.
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