First Destination Report: 2015-2016 Undergraduate Degree Recipients: Bonus details for employed graduates

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(Medians are shown when four or more individuals reported salary or bonus; 25th and 75th percentiles are shown when 12 or more individuals reported salary or bonus.)
College / Major Graduates Respondents % Respondents
(% of Graduates)
Employed % Employed
(% of Respondents)
Reported
Salary
% Reported Salary
(% of Employed)
Reported
Bonus
% Reported Bonus
(% of Employed)
Median
Bonus
Whole University 5670 3494 62% 1751 50% 1506 86% 555 31% $5000
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 710 425 60% 130 31% 103 79% 9 6% $2000
Agribusiness 33 18 55% 12 67% 10 83% 2 16%
Agricultural Sciences 27 16 59% 9 57% 8 88% 0 0%
Agricultural Technology 57 15 26% 8 54% 5 62% 0 0%
Animal & Poultry Sciences 130 80 62% 21 27% 18 85% 1 4%
Applied Economic Management 52 28 54% 13 47% 11 84% 2 15%
Biochemistry 41 25 61% 5 20% 4 80% 0 0%
Crop & Soil Environ Sciences 18 9 50% 5 56% 2 40% 0 0%
Dairy Science 22 17 77% 9 53% 6 66% 1 11%
Environmental Horticulture 16 11 69% 4 36% 4 100% 0 0%
Environmental Science 30 21 70% 5 24% 4 80% 1 20%
Food Science & Technology 35 25 71% 9 36% 7 77% 1 11%
Human Nutrition Foods & Exercise 241 154 64% 25 17% 19 76% 1 4%
Landscape Contracting 8 6 75% 5 83% 5 100% 0 0%
College of Architecture and Urban Studies 298 168 56% 89 53% 78 87% 14 15% $2250
Architecture 93 53 57% 30 57% 29 96% 5 16% $2000
Art 2 2 100% 0 0% 0 -1% 0 -1%
Art (Fine Arts) 43 21 49% 8 38% 3 37% 0 0%
Building Construction 39 27 69% 19 70% 16 84% 5 26% $3500
Environmental Policy & Planning 24 18 75% 7 40% 6 85% 0 0%
Industrial Design 31 17 55% 7 41% 6 85% 1 14%
Interior Design 32 17 53% 11 65% 11 100% 1 9%
Landscape Architecture 13 6 46% 4 67% 4 100% 1 25%
Public and Urban Affairs 14 5 36% 2 40% 2 100% 1 50%
Real Estate 7 2 29% 1 50% 1 100% 0 0%
College of Engineering 1603 1069 67% 691 65% 620 89% 288 41% $5000
Aerospace Engineering 91 75 82% 48 64% 43 89% 18 37% $3500
Biological Systems Engineering 49 35 71% 19 55% 13 68% 3 15%
Chemical Engineering 95 70 74% 45 64% 44 97% 24 53% $5500
Civil Engineering 197 125 63% 72 58% 65 90% 19 26% $2000
Computer Engineering 95 65 68% 46 72% 42 91% 23 50% $9000
Computer Science 208 141 68% 111 79% 98 88% 60 54% $7750
Construction Engineering & Management 27 20 74% 13 65% 12 92% 5 38% $3000
Dual, Aerospace Engineering (Aero plus Ocean) 8 7 88% 3 43% 2 66% 1 33%
Dual, Ocean Engineering (Ocean plus Aero) 7 3 43% 2 67% 2 100% 1 50%
Electrical Engineering 122 84 69% 41 48% 39 95% 15 36% $2500
Engineering Science & Mechanics 36 27 75% 13 48% 10 76% 4 30% $1500
Industrial & Systems Engineering 175 114 65% 91 80% 82 90% 50 54% $5000
Materials Science & Engineering 53 29 55% 12 40% 9 75% 4 33% $5250
Mechanical Engineering 365 227 62% 141 63% 128 90% 47 33% $5000
Mining Engineering 61 35 57% 23 66% 21 91% 10 43% $4650
Ocean Engineering 14 12 86% 11 92% 10 90% 4 36% $8500
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences 1006 539 54% 185 34% 139 75% 17 9% $3000
Apparel, Housing and Resource Management 2 0 0% 0 -1% 0 -1% 0 -1%
Classical Studies 3 2 67% 0 0% 0 -1% 0 -1%
Communication Studies 27 19 70% 6 31% 6 100% 1 16%
Consumer Studies 21 10 48% 3 30% 1 33% 0 0%
Creative Writing 20 12 60% 2 17% 1 50% 0 0%
Criminology 10 7 70% 3 43% 3 100% 0 0%
English 13 11 85% 4 36% 2 50% 0 0%
Fashion Merchandising and Design 33 9 27% 3 33% 2 66% 1 33%
French 4 2 50% 0 0% 0 -1% 0 -1%
German 3 3 100% 0 0% 0 -1% 0 -1%
History 64 31 48% 12 38% 9 75% 2 16%
Human Development 220 115 52% 24 21% 14 58% 0 0%
Humanities, Science & Environment 3 2 67% 1 50% 1 100% 0 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 0 0% 0 -1% 0 -1% 0 -1%
International Studies 87 45 52% 19 42% 17 89% 2 10%
Literature and Language 30 17 57% 4 24% 2 50% 0 0%
Multimedia Journalism 48 26 54% 13 50% 9 69% 1 7%
Music 15 7 47% 2 29% 0 0% 0 0%
Philosophy 12 4 33% 1 25% 1 100% 0 0%
Political Science 145 89 61% 34 38% 28 82% 4 11% $4100
Professional and Technical Writing 12 6 50% 3 50% 3 100% 2 66%
Property Management 12 3 25% 2 67% 2 100% 0 0%
Public Relations 144 77 53% 38 49% 30 78% 4 10% $2000
Religion and Culture 7 3 43% 1 33% 0 0% 0 0%
Residential Environments and Design 3 1 33% 1 100% 1 100% 0 0%
Russian 3 0 0% 0 -1% 0 -1% 0 -1%
Sociology 36 19 53% 6 32% 5 83% 0 0%
Spanish 13 6 46% 1 17% 0 0% 0 0%
Theatre Arts 17 13 76% 2 15% 2 100% 0 0%
College of Natural Resources and Environment 239 147 62% 64 44% 47 73% 3 4%
Environmental Informatics 1 1 100% 1 100% 1 100% 1 100%
Environmental Resources Management 22 13 59% 5 38% 3 60% 0 0%
Fish Conservation 16 12 75% 1 8% 0 0% 0 0%
Forestry 19 15 79% 11 73% 10 90% 0 0%
Geography 53 31 58% 14 44% 8 57% 0 0%
Meteorology 35 19 54% 7 37% 6 85% 0 0%
Natural Resources Conservation 18 10 56% 2 20% 2 100% 0 0%
Packaging Systems and Design 21 14 67% 8 57% 7 87% 1 12%
Sustainable Biomaterials 13 7 54% 5 71% 5 100% 1 20%
Wildlife Conservation 41 25 61% 10 40% 5 50% 0 0%
College of Science 856 488 57% 123 24% 87 70% 18 14% $5000
Biochemistry (SCI) 83 39 47% 7 19% 6 85% 0 0%
Biological Sciences 264 157 59% 27 17% 17 62% 0 0%
Chemistry 38 21 55% 7 34% 3 42% 1 14%
Economics 69 41 59% 21 51% 17 80% 5 23% $1500
Geosciences 26 15 58% 6 40% 6 100% 2 33%
Mathematics 90 59 66% 17 29% 15 88% 5 29% $5000
Microbiology 18 10 56% 3 30% 3 100% 0 0%
Nanoscience 2 0 0% 0 -1% 0 -1% 0 -1%
Neuroscience 4 3 75% 1 33% 1 100% 0 0%
Physics 37 22 59% 3 14% 1 33% 0 0%
Psychology 192 102 53% 22 22% 9 40% 0 0%
Statistics 34 19 56% 9 47% 9 100% 5 55% $5000
Pamplin College of Business 967 658 68% 469 71% 432 92% 206 43% $5000
Accounting & Information Systems 168 116 69% 77 66% 70 90% 27 35% $5000
Business Information Technology 232 176 76% 141 80% 136 96% 86 60% $5500
Economics, Business 19 11 58% 7 64% 7 100% 5 71% $7000
Finance 222 143 64% 95 67% 87 91% 50 52% $5000
Hospitality & Tourism Management 68 39 57% 31 80% 27 87% 6 19% $2000
Management 114 76 67% 51 67% 47 92% 13 25% $7000
Marketing Management 153 97 63% 67 69% 58 86% 19 28% $5000