Starting Salaries
If you're looking to pull in a big paycheck right out of college, take a look at these 10 jobs with the highest starting salaries. Overall, the average salary offered to 2010 graduates is $48,351—down 2 percent from the 2009 average of $49,353. Here are the degrees that garnered the highest salary offers, according to the .
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If you're looking to pull in a big paycheck right out of college, take a look at these ten jobs with the highest starting salaries. Overall, the average salary offered to 2010 graduates is $48,351—down 2 percent from the 2009 average of $49,353. Here are the degrees that garner the highest salary offers, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
Source: NACE
Updated: Feb. 12, 2010
10. Information Sciences & Systems
Average starting salary: $52,089
Average starting salary: $54,038
9. Aerospace/Aeronautical/ Astronautical Engineering
Average starting salary: $56,311
Average starting salary: $57,231
8. Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
Average starting salary: $58,358
Average starting salary: $57,734
7. Mechanical Engineering
Average starting salary: $58,648 »
Average starting salary: $58,392
6. Electrical/Electronics & Communications Engineering
Average starting salary: $57,404 »
Average starting salary: $59,074
5. Computer Engineering
Average starting salary: $61,738
Average starting salary: $60,879
4. Computer Science
Average starting salary: $58,419 »
Average starting salary: $61,205
3. Mining & Mineral Engineering (incl. Geological)
Average starting salary: $64,404
Average starting salary: $64,552
2. Chemical Engineering
Average starting salary: $65,466 »»»
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Average starting salary: $65,142
1. Petroleum Engineering
Average starting salary: $83,121
Average starting salary: $86,220