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