Via King Banaian and from CNN Money:
Employers have said they expect to hire 17.4 percent more college grads than they did last year, and in many instances they plan to pay them more, too, according to a survey released this week by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).But check out some of the starting salaries by discipline, including these:
The students faring the best are marketing and business administration majors.
The average starting offer for seniors majoring in marketing is up 14 percent from last year to $41,323.
Those majoring in business administration are seeing a 9.2 percent jump to $43,523 in average starting salaries.
- Management information systems: Up 5.5 percent to $46,568
- Civil engineering: Up 4.8 percent to $47,145
- Accounting: Up 1.7 percent to $46,508
- Logistics/Materials management: Down 1.8 percent to $43,294
- Liberal arts (including psychology, political science history, English): Down 1.1 percent to $30,502
There are no prior year comparisons for two majors because in prior NACE surveys they were grouped together as one. However, based on prior years' average starting offers in the category (in 2006 it was $45,191), NACE characterized these average starting salaries as "respectable."In contrast, socionomology grads earn the minimum wage at Burger King.
* Finance: $47,905
* Economics: $51,631
To see which majors earn more than economics majors, on average, check the original link.