First Destination Report: 2014-2015 Undergraduate Degree Recipients: Salary 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)
25th
Percentile
Median 75th
Percentile
Whole University 5610 3274 58% 1246 38% 1017 81% $45000 $58000 $65515
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 634 336 53% 75 23% 51 68% $32375 $40000 $45000
Agribusiness 20 12 60% 7 58% 6 85% $41000
Agricultural Sciences 22 15 68% 6 40% 2 33%
Agricultural Technology 49 12 24% 5 42% 4 80% $37500
Animal & Poultry Sciences 96 58 60% 10 18% 8 80% $37850
Applied Economic Management 39 20 51% 9 45% 4 44% $45750
Biochemistry 41 16 39% 1 6% 0 0%
Crop & Soil Environ Sciences 12 4 33% 2 50% 2 100%
Crop & Soil Environmental Science 3 3 100% 2 67% 2 100%
Dairy Science 17 12 71% 5 41% 4 80% $38750
Environmental Horticulture 17 8 47% 3 38% 2 66%
Environmental Science 33 20 61% 8 40% 8 100% $32000
Food Science & Technology 32 21 66% 7 33% 7 100% $45000
Human Nutrition Foods & Exercise 248 132 53% 10 8% 2 20%
Landscape Contracting 6 3 50% 0 0% 0 -1%
College of Architecture and Urban Studies 294 144 49% 52 36% 38 73% $41000 $45000 $51000
Architecture 92 53 58% 23 43% 16 69% $42000 $45000 $50000
Art 8 3 38% 0 0% 0 -1%
Art (Fine Arts) 46 20 43% 4 20% 2 50%
Building Construction 25 9 36% 3 33% 2 66%
Environmental Policy & Planning 24 10 42% 4 40% 1 25%
Industrial Design 25 10 40% 3 30% 3 100%
Interior Design 33 17 52% 10 59% 9 90% $43500
Landscape Architecture 22 10 45% 3 30% 3 100%
Public and Urban Affairs 16 10 63% 2 20% 2 100%
Real Estate 3 2 67% 0 0% 0 -1%
College of Engineering 1637 1007 62% 505 50% 433 85% $58000 $65000 $72375
Aerospace Engineering 132 77 58% 35 44% 29 82% $57500 $62000 $68750
Biological Systems Engineering 50 29 58% 8 27% 6 75% $61000
Chemical Engineering 106 64 60% 33 53% 30 90% $63300 $69500 $75000
Civil Engineering 159 122 77% 47 39% 42 89% $53500 $58000 $60680
Computer Engineering 85 51 60% 34 67% 28 82% $66750 $71000 $90000
Computer Science 183 120 66% 70 59% 63 90% $66176 $79000 $95000
Construction Engineering & Management 39 28 72% 15 56% 15 100% $54575 $58000 $61250
Dual, Aerospace Engineering (Aero plus Ocean) 16 8 50% 3 38% 0 0%
Dual, Ocean Engineering (Ocean plus Aero) 11 6 55% 3 50% 2 66%
Electrical Engineering 122 74 61% 31 42% 26 83% $53816 $65000 $66250
Engineering Science & Mechanics 40 25 63% 11 44% 10 90% $67000
Industrial & Systems Engineering 213 117 55% 69 60% 65 94% $61250 $65000 $72500
Materials Science & Engineering 40 22 55% 11 50% 10 90% $64500
Mechanical Engineering 373 225 60% 109 48% 87 79% $55488 $64000 $69000
Mining Engineering 55 31 56% 20 67% 16 80% $52000 $59000 $67500
Ocean Engineering 13 8 62% 6 76% 4 66% $61997
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences 987 539 55% 134 24% 89 66% $30000 $35000 $45000
Apparel, Housing and Resource Management 20 10 50% 2 20% 1 50%
Classical Studies 6 3 50% 0 0% 0 -1%
Communication 33 31 94% 16 51% 11 68% $35000
Communication Studies 14 9 64% 1 11% 1 100%
Consumer Studies 17 8 47% 5 63% 5 100% $50004
English 86 52 60% 6 12% 5 83% $58000
Fashion Merchandising and Design 22 5 23% 2 40% 2 100%
French 5 4 80% 0 0% 0 -1%
German 2 2 100% 0 0% 0 -1%
History 96 48 50% 11 24% 7 63% $34000
Human Development 184 102 55% 14 14% 12 85% $18000 $24000 $30000
Humanities, Science & Environment 5 0 0% 0 -1% 0 -1%
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 1 50% 0 0% 0 -1%
International Studies 102 50 49% 13 26% 9 69% $50000
Multimedia Journalism 40 22 55% 6 28% 2 33%
Music 20 14 70% 1 7% 1 100%
Philosophy 11 9 82% 4 44% 4 100% $30250
Political Science 126 60 48% 13 22% 7 53% $40000
Property Management 14 5 36% 1 20% 0 0%
Public Relations 94 48 51% 22 46% 14 63% $30000 $36500 $42000
Religion and Culture 4 4 100% 2 50% 1 50%
Russian 4 2 50% 1 50% 1 100%
Sociology 34 19 56% 6 32% 3 50%
Spanish 12 12 100% 3 25% 0 0%
Theatre Arts 24 11 46% 1 9% 0 0%
College of Natural Resources and Environment 196 109 56% 38 35% 27 71% $19500 $35000 $45250
Environmental Resources Management 15 9 60% 0 0% 0 -1%
Fish Conservation 11 4 36% 3 75% 2 66%
Forestry 14 8 57% 6 75% 3 50%
Geography 45 27 60% 6 22% 4 66% $18750
Meteorology 31 14 45% 4 28% 3 75%
Natural Resources Conservation 20 14 70% 5 36% 3 60%
Packaging Systems and Design 15 6 40% 3 50% 3 100%
Sustainable Biomaterials 12 4 33% 2 50% 1 50%
Wildlife Conservation 29 20 69% 8 40% 7 87% $21000
Wood Science & Forest Products 4 3 75% 1 33% 1 100%
College of Science 907 511 56% 74 15% 54 72% $31600 $47000 $62850
Biochemistry (SCI) 88 41 47% 5 12% 4 80% $48200
Biological Sciences 329 197 60% 20 11% 15 75% $21125 $30000 $37250
Chemistry 33 13 39% 1 8% 0 0%
Economics 78 46 59% 19 41% 15 78% $47500 $60000 $66250
Geosciences 24 11 46% 1 9% 1 100%
Mathematics 78 51 65% 12 24% 9 75% $65000
Physics 38 20 53% 3 15% 3 100%
Psychology 211 114 54% 10 9% 4 40% $36971
Statistics 17 8 47% 2 29% 2 100%
Pamplin College of Business 963 628 65% 368 59% 325 88% $48000 $56500 $60000
Accounting & Information Systems 196 147 75% 75 51% 68 90% $54000 $56500 $59000
Business Information Technology 197 140 71% 90 65% 83 92% $59000 $62000 $68500
Economics, Business 34 22 65% 11 50% 10 90% $59000
Finance 207 129 62% 81 63% 69 85% $50000 $57000 $60000
Hospitality & Tourism Management 75 45 60% 26 60% 22 84% $34750 $43000 $46000
Management 110 64 58% 36 57% 31 86% $43042 $50000 $60000
Marketing Management 156 81 52% 49 60% 42 85% $34500 $43000 $50000