First Destination Report: 2015-2016 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 5670 3494 62% 1751 50% 1506 86% $43028 $58000 $66900
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 710 425 60% 130 31% 103 79% $23750 $34000 $45000
Agribusiness 33 18 55% 12 67% 10 83% $45000
Agricultural Sciences 27 16 59% 9 57% 8 88% $30500
Agricultural Technology 57 15 26% 8 54% 5 62% $26000
Animal & Poultry Sciences 130 80 62% 21 27% 18 85% $18000 $29500 $38000
Applied Economic Management 52 28 54% 13 47% 11 84% $40000
Biochemistry 41 25 61% 5 20% 4 80% $27500
Crop & Soil Environ Sciences 18 9 50% 5 56% 2 40%
Dairy Science 22 17 77% 9 53% 6 66% $47500
Environmental Horticulture 16 11 69% 4 36% 4 100% $33500
Environmental Science 30 21 70% 5 24% 4 80% $45000
Food Science & Technology 35 25 71% 9 36% 7 77% $40000
Human Nutrition Foods & Exercise 241 154 64% 25 17% 19 76% $20000 $24000 $30375
Landscape Contracting 8 6 75% 5 83% 5 100% $31000
College of Architecture and Urban Studies 298 168 56% 89 53% 78 87% $42000 $47250 $54000
Architecture 93 53 57% 30 57% 29 96% $42535 $47000 $49750
Art 2 2 100% 0 0% 0 -1%
Art (Fine Arts) 43 21 49% 8 38% 3 37%
Building Construction 39 27 69% 19 70% 16 84% $55000 $60000 $63000
Environmental Policy & Planning 24 18 75% 7 40% 6 85% $45500
Industrial Design 31 17 55% 7 41% 6 85% $52500
Interior Design 32 17 53% 11 65% 11 100% $43000
Landscape Architecture 13 6 46% 4 67% 4 100% $47000
Public and Urban Affairs 14 5 36% 2 40% 2 100%
Real Estate 7 2 29% 1 50% 1 100%
College of Engineering 1603 1069 67% 691 65% 620 89% $58000 $65000 $72000
Aerospace Engineering 91 75 82% 48 64% 43 89% $49000 $61000 $70000
Biological Systems Engineering 49 35 71% 19 55% 13 68% $50890 $63000 $63750
Chemical Engineering 95 70 74% 45 64% 44 97% $63000 $69000 $72000
Civil Engineering 197 125 63% 72 58% 65 90% $51250 $57000 $61500
Computer Engineering 95 65 68% 46 72% 42 91% $67000 $74008 $84500
Computer Science 208 141 68% 111 79% 98 88% $68200 $78000 $88000
Construction Engineering & Management 27 20 74% 13 65% 12 92% $56400 $60500 $64000
Dual, Aerospace Engineering (Aero plus Ocean) 8 7 88% 3 43% 2 66%
Dual, Ocean Engineering (Ocean plus Aero) 7 3 43% 2 67% 2 100%
Electrical Engineering 122 84 69% 41 48% 39 95% $60000 $67500 $72625
Engineering Science & Mechanics 36 27 75% 13 48% 10 76% $61000
Industrial & Systems Engineering 175 114 65% 91 80% 82 90% $60000 $65000 $70000
Materials Science & Engineering 53 29 55% 12 40% 9 75% $60000
Mechanical Engineering 365 227 62% 141 63% 128 90% $58000 $65450 $70500
Mining Engineering 61 35 57% 23 66% 21 91% $55500 $65000 $65750
Ocean Engineering 14 12 86% 11 92% 10 90% $65500
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences 1006 539 54% 185 34% 139 75% $30000 $39000 $45000
Apparel, Housing and Resource Management 2 0 0% 0 -1% 0 -1%
Classical Studies 3 2 67% 0 0% 0 -1%
Communication Studies 27 19 70% 6 31% 6 100% $46500
Consumer Studies 21 10 48% 3 30% 1 33%
Creative Writing 20 12 60% 2 17% 1 50%
Criminology 10 7 70% 3 43% 3 100%
English 13 11 85% 4 36% 2 50%
Fashion Merchandising and Design 33 9 27% 3 33% 2 66%
French 4 2 50% 0 0% 0 -1%
German 3 3 100% 0 0% 0 -1%
History 64 31 48% 12 38% 9 75% $31000
Human Development 220 115 52% 24 21% 14 58% $24800 $27520 $29965
Humanities, Science & Environment 3 2 67% 1 50% 1 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 0 0% 0 -1% 0 -1%
International Studies 87 45 52% 19 42% 17 89% $34250 $43057 $50250
Literature and Language 30 17 57% 4 24% 2 50%
Multimedia Journalism 48 26 54% 13 50% 9 69% $33000
Music 15 7 47% 2 29% 0 0%
Philosophy 12 4 33% 1 25% 1 100%
Political Science 145 89 61% 34 38% 28 82% $34000 $40000 $46500
Professional and Technical Writing 12 6 50% 3 50% 3 100%
Property Management 12 3 25% 2 67% 2 100%
Public Relations 144 77 53% 38 49% 30 78% $31250 $40000 $46500
Religion and Culture 7 3 43% 1 33% 0 0%
Residential Environments and Design 3 1 33% 1 100% 1 100%
Russian 3 0 0% 0 -1% 0 -1%
Sociology 36 19 53% 6 32% 5 83% $35009
Spanish 13 6 46% 1 17% 0 0%
Theatre Arts 17 13 76% 2 15% 2 100%
College of Natural Resources and Environment 239 147 62% 64 44% 47 73% $30000 $40000 $50000
Environmental Informatics 1 1 100% 1 100% 1 100%
Environmental Resources Management 22 13 59% 5 38% 3 60%
Fish Conservation 16 12 75% 1 8% 0 0%
Forestry 19 15 79% 11 73% 10 90% $34000
Geography 53 31 58% 14 44% 8 57% $45380
Meteorology 35 19 54% 7 37% 6 85% $36344
Natural Resources Conservation 18 10 56% 2 20% 2 100%
Packaging Systems and Design 21 14 67% 8 57% 7 87% $58000
Sustainable Biomaterials 13 7 54% 5 71% 5 100% $48500
Wildlife Conservation 41 25 61% 10 40% 5 50% $25000
College of Science 856 488 57% 123 24% 87 70% $32000 $41000 $57250
Biochemistry (SCI) 83 39 47% 7 19% 6 85% $27250
Biological Sciences 264 157 59% 27 17% 17 62% $22500 $31000 $37300
Chemistry 38 21 55% 7 34% 3 42%
Economics 69 41 59% 21 51% 17 80% $45000 $55000 $60000
Geosciences 26 15 58% 6 40% 6 100% $51000
Mathematics 90 59 66% 17 29% 15 88% $38900 $50000 $61250
Microbiology 18 10 56% 3 30% 3 100%
Nanoscience 2 0 0% 0 -1% 0 -1%
Neuroscience 4 3 75% 1 33% 1 100%
Physics 37 22 59% 3 14% 1 33%
Psychology 192 102 53% 22 22% 9 40% $32862
Statistics 34 19 56% 9 47% 9 100% $62000
Pamplin College of Business 967 658 68% 469 71% 432 92% $48000 $58000 $63000
Accounting & Information Systems 168 116 69% 77 66% 70 90% $52000 $56750 $60000
Business Information Technology 232 176 76% 141 80% 136 96% $60000 $63750 $72500
Economics, Business 19 11 58% 7 64% 7 100% $58000
Finance 222 143 64% 95 67% 87 91% $50750 $59000 $61250
Hospitality & Tourism Management 68 39 57% 31 80% 27 87% $40000 $44000 $45575
Management 114 76 67% 51 67% 47 92% $40000 $48000 $54500
Marketing Management 153 97 63% 67 69% 58 86% $40000 $48000 $58000