First Destination Report: 2016-2017 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	5660	3897	69%	2040	52%	1751	85%	$45000	$60000	$68000
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	686	479	70%	131	26%	99	75%	$30000	$35000	$45250
Agribusiness	30	20	67%	11	55%	11	100%		$45000
Agricultural Sciences	17	13	76%	7	54%	5	71%		$35000
Agricultural Technology	44	21	48%	12	58%	7	58%		$38000
Animal & Poultry Sciences	104	74	71%	20	27%	13	65%	$27000	$34000	$39000
Applied Economic Management	53	37	70%	15	40%	13	86%	$35000	$45000	$53750
Biochemistry	40	28	70%	8	28%	5	62%		$36000
Crop & Soil Environ Sciences	21	15	71%	4	27%	4	100%		$20500
Dairy Science	13	12	92%	6	49%	4	66%		$33000
Environmental Horticulture	18	11	61%	8	73%	4	50%		$29500
Environmental Science	34	19	56%	5	26%	4	80%		$46520
Food Science & Technology	31	21	68%	9	43%	8	88%		$47000
Human Nutrition Foods & Exercise	276	205	74%	24	11%	19	79%	$19800	$30000	$35250
Landscape Contracting	5	3	60%	2	67%	2	100%
College of Architecture and Urban Studies	304	192	63%	110	58%	93	84%	$43500	$50000	$60000
Architecture	100	58	58%	32	55%	29	90%	$43000	$47000	$49575
Art	5	4	80%	0	0%	0	-1%
Art (Fine Arts)	39	23	59%	7	30%	3	42%
Building Construction	56	40	71%	37	94%	32	86%	$58000	$62500	$67000
Environmental Policy & Planning	14	10	71%	4	40%	3	75%
Industrial Design	27	19	70%	8	42%	5	62%		$43000
Interior Design	30	18	60%	12	67%	12	100%	$42000	$46500	$48000
Landscape Architecture	10	8	80%	6	75%	6	100%		$38750
Public and Urban Affairs	4	2	50%	1	50%	0	0%
Real Estate	19	10	53%	3	30%	3	100%
College of Engineering	1768	1264	71%	837	66%	756	90%	$60000	$65450	$72000
Aerospace Engineering	132	95	72%	52	55%	44	84%	$60000	$65000	$70000
Biological Systems Engineering	66	46	70%	23	50%	19	82%	$44900	$60000	$67000
Chemical Engineering	100	79	79%	54	68%	49	90%	$60000	$66000	$72500
Civil Engineering	199	164	82%	111	67%	103	92%	$55000	$60000	$62100
Computer Engineering	119	85	71%	62	73%	54	87%	$65000	$71000	$85500
Computer Science	195	130	67%	105	81%	97	92%	$70000	$78000	$100000
Construction Engineering & Management	48	39	81%	34	87%	34	100%	$55500	$58750	$63000
Electrical Engineering	150	105	70%	64	61%	55	85%	$60375	$71500	$74250
Engineering Science & Mechanics	57	48	84%	24	50%	18	75%	$51000	$58515	$65000
Industrial & Systems Engineering	149	103	69%	84	82%	73	86%	$60000	$67000	$72500
Materials Science & Engineering	80	54	68%	21	39%	21	100%	$60000	$67000	$69750
Mechanical Engineering	416	278	67%	175	62%	161	92%	$60000	$65000	$70000
Mining Engineering	42	29	69%	20	69%	20	100%	$58000	$62750	$68000
Ocean Engineering	16	9	56%	8	89%	8	100%		$57529
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences	879	574	65%	228	39%	173	75%	$30000	$37000	$46000
Apparel, Housing and Resource Management	1	1	100%	0	0%	0	-1%
Classical Studies	3	3	100%	1	33%	1	100%
Communication Studies	20	14	70%	11	78%	8	72%		$42500
Consumer Studies	21	8	38%	6	76%	5	83%		$32000
Creative Writing	19	11	58%	5	45%	1	20%
Criminology	24	16	67%	5	32%	4	80%		$36745
Family and Consumer Science	1	1	100%	0	0%	0	-1%
Fashion Merchandising and Design	15	12	80%	3	25%	3	100%
French	1	1	100%	1	100%	1	100%
History	61	38	62%	17	45%	17	100%	$22500	$35000	$43500
Human Development	152	108	71%	29	28%	17	58%	$17750	$22880	$34125
Humanities, Science & Environment	3	2	67%	0	0%	0	-1%
International Studies	99	63	64%	29	46%	24	82%	$33000	$40000	$50000
Literature and Language	36	22	61%	4	19%	3	75%
Multimedia Journalism	52	31	60%	10	32%	6	60%		$34110
Music	17	13	76%	3	23%	3	100%
Philosophy	7	4	57%	0	0%	0	-1%
Political Science	127	75	59%	33	44%	23	69%	$35750	$40800	$49250
Professional and Technical Writing	28	21	75%	10	48%	9	90%		$50000
Property Management	9	5	56%	4	80%	4	100%		$40000
Public Relations	93	67	72%	31	46%	25	80%	$30750	$37440	$42750
Religion and Culture	1	0	0%	0	-1%	0	-1%
Residential Environments and Design	17	10	59%	8	80%	7	87%		$50000
Russian	2	2	100%	0	0%	0	-1%
Sociology	44	32	73%	12	38%	8	66%		$36413
Spanish	8	5	63%	3	60%	2	66%
Theatre Arts	19	9	47%	3	33%	2	66%
College of Natural Resources and Environment	182	136	75%	63	46%	45	71%	$30000	$38000	$50000
Environmental Informatics	1	1	100%	0	0%	0	-1%
Environmental Resources Management	17	13	76%	6	46%	5	83%		$35000
Fish Conservation	14	9	64%	1	11%	1	100%
Forestry	12	10	83%	8	80%	6	75%		$35500
Geography	34	24	71%	11	45%	8	72%		$40000
Meteorology	23	18	78%	9	51%	5	55%		$50000
Natural Resources Conservation	13	11	85%	7	63%	6	85%		$30375
Packaging Systems and Design	20	16	80%	8	50%	7	87%		$60000
Sustainable Biomaterials	13	9	69%	4	44%	4	100%		$45500
Water: Resources, Policy, and Management	3	2	67%	0	0%	0	-1%
Wildlife Conservation	32	23	72%	9	39%	3	33%
College of Science	839	542	65%	151	28%	108	71%	$34000	$44000	$61000
Biochemistry (SCI)	80	52	65%	10	20%	8	80%		$39000
Biological Sciences	245	170	69%	36	22%	21	58%	$28500	$35000	$46500
Chemistry	31	22	71%	4	19%	2	50%
Computational Modeling and Data Analytics	18	14	78%	8	57%	7	87%		$78000
Economics	61	40	66%	23	58%	20	86%	$35000	$45500	$51000
Geosciences	34	18	53%	3	17%	1	33%
Mathematics	78	54	69%	21	39%	19	90%	$48000	$70000	$75700
Microbiology	34	25	74%	5	20%	4	80%		$28000
Nanoscience	8	6	75%	1	17%	1	100%
Neuroscience	19	12	63%	3	25%	2	66%
Physics	46	30	65%	5	16%	5	100%		$42000
Psychology	169	88	52%	29	33%	16	55%	$30000	$35000	$40000
Statistics	20	11	55%	3	27%	2	66%
Pamplin College of Business	1007	710	71%	520	74%	477	91%	$49250	$59000	$65000
Accounting & Information Systems	154	118	77%	80	68%	74	92%	$53000	$57500	$60000
Business Information Technology	321	234	73%	189	80%	175	92%	$60000	$65000	$72500
Economics, Business	12	6	50%	3	50%	3	100%
Finance	210	137	65%	99	73%	94	94%	$50000	$57000	$65000
Hospitality & Tourism Management	73	52	71%	41	79%	35	85%	$37250	$43000	$47625
Management	103	56	54%	37	65%	35	94%	$38965	$47500	$55500
Marketing Management	142	107	75%	71	66%	61	85%	$40000	$46000	$58000