Internship and Co-op Pay Rates

All co-ops and many internships are paid positions. Nonpaid internships tend to be more prevalent in human service agencies that are staffed heavily by volunteers. However, UNL students accept both paid and unpaid internships. The pay rate varies widely by industry and geographic location.

Below is information on wages for the 2006-2007 academic year.Average hourly wage (and range of hourly wages) for each college are presented below. Note: Both undergraduate and graduate wages are reported.

College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources - $9.08 ($6.00 - $18.50)

• Agribusiness - $11.79
• Agricultural Education - $9.63
• Agricultural Journalism - $9.50
• Agronomy - $8.50
• Animal Science - $9.33
• Diversified Agriculture - $17.00
• Food Science & Technology - $12.33
• Horticulture - $16.50
• Mechanized Systems Management - $14.40
• Natural Resource Sciences - $9.00
• Professional Golf Management Program - $8.16
• Water Science - $11.77

College of Architecture

• Architecture - $22.00

College of Arts & Sciences - $10.88 ($5.15 - $35.00)

• Biological Sciences - $8.25
• Communication Studies - $8.17
• Computer Science - $16.75
• Environmental Studies - $9.17
• Geology - $11.80
• History - $10.80
• International Studies - $10.00
• Mathematics - $12.36
• Political Science - $9.50
• Psychology - $7.68
• Russian - $8.50
• Sociology - $9.50

College of Business Administration - $10.71 ($6.50 - $20.00)

• Accounting - $8.73
• Actuarial Science - $14.02
• Business (MBA) - $13.29
• Business Administration - $10.12
• Economics - $9.50
• Finance - $10.36
• International Business - $14.75
• Management - $11.32
• Marketing - $8.45

College of Education & Human Sciences - $9.18 ($7.00 - $15.00)

• Culinology - $11.59
• Dietetics - $8.25
• Hospitality, Restaurant, and Tourism Management - $7.00
• Journalism/English Education - $10.00
• Merchandising - $15.00
• Textiles & Apparel Design - $8.50

College of Engineering - $14.09 ($6.00 - $32.00)

• Architectural Engineering - $11.50
• Biological Systems Engineering - $10.77
• Chemical Engineering - $16.03
• Civil Engineering - $13.19
• Computer Engineering - $13.27
• Construction Management - $13.21
• Electrical Engineering - $15.89
• Industrial Engineering - $14.48
• Mechanical Engineering - $14.65

College of Fine & Performing Arts - $17.50 ($7.00 - $28.00)

• Art History - $7.00
• Music - $28.00

Graduate Studies

• Survey Research & Methodology - $16.00

General Studies

• Nursing - $8.50

College of Journalism & Mass Communications - $10.51 ($7.00 - $13.21)

• Advertising - $9.28
• Journalism - $12.50
• News-Editorial - $13.21

College of Law

• Law - $15.83