2011-2012

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BACHELORS
Major 
# Reporting 
Min.
Average
Median
Max. 
BACHELORS - Overall
1125
$20,000
$39,274.24
$36,000
$150,000
Accounting
47
$20,000
$39,064
$40,000
$57,000
Actuarial Science
21
$22,880
$53,589
$57,475
$74,000
Advertising and Public Relations
32
$21,000
$31,249
$30,000
$56,500
Agribusiness
15
$20,000
$40,300
$34,000
$100,000
Agricultural Economics
29
$20,000
$44,500
$50,000
$60,000
Agricultural Education
11
$24,960
$34,738
$33,280
$55,000
Agricultural Engineering
5
$51,500
$60,400
$62,500
$65,000 
Agricultural Journalism
4
$28,500
$32,625
$31,000
$40,000 
Agronomy
12
$25,000
$39,667
$40,000
$60,000
Animal Science
11
$27,000
$35,238
$29,120
$50,000
Anthropology
5
$22,880
$33,232
$29,000
$57,000
Applied Science (Formerly Diversified Ag)
6
$35,000
$74,167
$80,000
$100,000
Architectural Engineering (Omaha)
3
$60,000
$64,333
$65,000
$68,000
Architectural Studies
4
$20,000
$26,200
$22,400
$40,000
Art
10
$22,000
$36,900
$36,500
$52,000
Art Education
5
$20,000
$32,269
$33,000
$45,000
Art History
2
*****
$28,000
$28,000
*****
Athletic Training
3
$22,000
$37,667
$37,000
$54,000
Biochemistry
7
$22,547
$37,178
$30,000
$75,000
Biological Sciences
12
$20,000
$35,020
$29,560
$67,000
Biological Systems Engineering
6
$50,000
$56,333
$58,500
$60,000
Broadcasting
9
$20,000
$25,467
$25,000
$35,000
Business Administration
94
$20,000
$35,227
$34,750
$62,000
Business, Marketing & Info Tech Ed
5
$30,500
$36,720
$35,000
$44,500
Chemical Engineering
15
$53,000
$63,200
$62,000
$90,000
Chemistry/Chemistry
Education
3
$21,000
$38,333
$35,000
$59,000
Child Development/ Early Childhood Ed
4
$22,000
$27,000
$28,000
$30,000
Civil Engineering
31
$28,000
$48,377
$48,000
$75,000
Classics and Religious Studies
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Communication Studies
14
$24,960
$39,890
$33,250
$95,000
Computer Engineering
16
$25,000
$64,463
$59,250
$120,000
Computer Science
12
$35,000
$51,246
$50,000
$90,000
Construction Management
33
$24,000
$47,096
$48,000
$77,000
Criminology and Criminal Justice
17
$24,960
$38,273
$40,000
$60,000
Culinology
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Dance
3
$20,000
$26,293
$22,880
$36,000
Dietetics
4
$23,230
$33,808
$32,000
$48,000
Early Childhood/ Elementary Ed
3
$26,000
$32,557
$32,670
$39,000
Economics
16
$20,800
$38,623
$38,500
$52,000
Electrical Engineering
20
$25,000
$57,588
$59,000
$90,000
Elementary Education
23
$24,960
$33,765
$33,000
$45,000
English/English Education
19
$20,800
$33,264
$29,000
$50,000
Environmental Restoration Science
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Environmental Studies
11
$20,000
$29,975
$30,000
$42,000
Ethnic Studies
2
*****
$26,580
$26,580
*****
Family & Consumer Sciences Education
2
*****
$31,725
$31,725
*****
Family Science
24
$20,000
$29,364
$28,000
$52,000
Film Studies
2
*****
$87,500
$87,500
*****
Finance
68
$20,000
$41,332
$40,000
$100,000
Fisheries and Wildlife
15
$20,000
$28,387
$24,960
$54,000
Food Science and Technology
11
$20,000
$43,073
$47,000
$55,000
Forensic Science
4
*****
$34,500
$34,500
*****
French
2
*****
$26,625
$26,625
*****
Geography
6
$30,000
$50,833
$38,000
$100,000
German
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Grassland Ecology Management
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
History
4
$27,040
$39,260
$35,000
$60,000
Horticulture
9
$29,000
$36,740
$35,000
$60,000
Hospitality Restaurant & Tourism Management
24
$20,000
$30,837
$28,000
$70,000
Inclusive Early Childhood Education
8
$32,000
$34,845
$33,730
$38,000
Industrial Engineering
12
$50,000
$56,880
$56,500
$62,560
Insect Science
2
*****
$39,500
$39,500
*****
Interior Design
8
$22,000
$31,875
$33,000
$40,000
International Business
11
$21,000
$33,409
$30,000
$55,000
International Studies
9
$22,000
$34,278
$37,000
$42,000
Journalism (Formerly News-Editorial)
12
$22,000
$29,751
$28,503
$45,000
Landscape Architecture
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Latin American Studies
2
*****
*****
*****
*****
Management
27
$20,000
$38,386
$35,000
$100,000
Marketing
52
$20,000
$33,343
$32,500
$53,000
Mathematics/ Mathematics Education
13
$29,000
$39,812
$36,000
$75,000
Mechanical Engineering
39
$21,000
$55,541
$56,000
$80,000
Mechanized Systems Management
9
$40,000
$52,278
$48,000
$75,000
Merchandising
8
$22,000
$28,897
$27,500
$41,000
Meteorology-Climatology
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Middle Grades Education
4
$27,600
$31,400
$29,500
$39,000
Music
5
$20,000
$32,300
$26,000
$67,000
Music Education
4
$33,000
$35,875
$34,750
$41,000
Natural Resources & Environmental Education
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Natural Science Education
6
$30,000
$33,500
$33,000
$40,000
Nutrition Science (CEHS)
3
$26,000
$29,347
$27,040
$35,000
Nutrition, Exercise, & Health Science
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
PGA Golf Management
12
$24,000
$31,083
$30,000
$45,000
Philosophy
2
*****
$26,000
$26,000
*****
Plant Biology
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Political Science
11
$25,000
$33,273
$32,000
$47,000
Political Science & History Education
2
*****
$38,975
$38,975
*****
Psychology
27
$20,000
$28,783
$25,000
$45,000
Social Science Education
3
$32,000
$35,667
$35,000
$40,000
Sociology
10
$22,880
$38,549
$32,500
$75,000
Spanish
11
$22,000
$31,236
$30,000
$38,000
Special Education
17
$27,000
$34,150
$34,043
$40,000
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
3
$22,880
$39,293
$35,000
$60,000
Textiles and Apparel Design
3
$20,000
$23,667
$25,000
$26,000
Textiles, Clothing, & Design
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Theatre (Performance)
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Turfgrass & Landscape Management
4
$28,000
$32,660
$31,500
$39,640

 

MASTERS/JD
Program
# Reporting 
Min.
Average
Median
Max. 
MASTERS/JD - Overall
339
$20,000
$52,166.75
$47,000
$170,000
Accountancy
23
$40,000
$48,748
$47,500
$80,000
Actuarial Science
2
*****
$60,870
$60,870
*****
Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Agronomy
5
$25,000
$44,600
$38,000
$80,000
Animal Science
2
*****
$45,000
$45,000
*****
Anthropology
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Applied Science
8
$35,000
$50,875
$43,000
$100,000
Architectural Engineering
12
$40,000
$52,542
$52,750
$60,000
Architecture 
22
$25,000
$47,000
$45,000
$100,000
Biological Sciences
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Business (MBA)
55
$33,000
$71,653
$63,000
$170,000
Child, Youth and Family Studies
12
$20,800
$40,413
$33,000
$85,000
Civil Engineering
6
$20,000
$54,320
$53,000
$80,000

Communication Studies
2
*****
$47,500
$47,500
*****

Community and Regional Planning
5
$25,000
$38,800
$40,000
$60,000

Computer Science/ Computer Science Education
4
$60,000
$76,500
$69,500
$107,000
Economics
3
$40,000
$44,333
$45,000
$48,000
Educational Administration
27
$30,000
$47,259
$45,000
$85,000
Educational Psychology
3
$30,000
$37,667
$30,000
$53,000
Electrical Engineering
6
$50,000
$78,833
$83,500
$89,000
Engineering
4
$58,000
$73,450
$76,000
$83,800
English/English Education
4
$22,880
$34,470
$32,500
$50,000
Entomology
9
$22,000
$53,400
$57,600
$75,000
Environmental Engineering
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Fisheries and Wildlife
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Food Science Technology
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Geosciences
5
$38,000
$76,900
$92,500
$110,000
History
2
*****
$40,000
$40,000
*****
Horticulture
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
4
$50,000
$61,250
$60,000
$75,000
Journalism and Mass Communication
21
$20,000
$50,333
$41,000
$130,000
Law
2
*****
$102,500
$102,500
*****
Leadership Education
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Management
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Mathematics/Mathematics Education
9
$32,000
$41,444
$42,000
$50,000
Mechanical Engineering
4
$60,000
$66,776
$67,240
$72,624
Mechanized Systems Management
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Modern Languages and Literatures
2
*****
$31,250
$31,250
*****
Music
4
$26,000
$45,750
$41,000
$75,000
Natural Resource Sciences
4
$29,120
$34,130
$31,200
$45,000
Nutrition & Health Sciences
7
$36,250
$40,039
$39,520
$45,000
Political Science
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Psychology
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Sociology
3
$35,000
$41,000
$40,000
$48,000
Special Education 
6
$24,000
$40,833
$41,500
$53,000
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
14
$38,000
$43,633
$40,000
$60,000
Statistics
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Teaching Masters
22
$32,000
$38,375
$39,000
$43,000
Textiles, Clothing & Design
2
*****
$35,000
$35,000
*****
Veterinary Science
25
*****
*****
*****
*****

 

Doctorate
Program 
# Reporting 
Min.
Average
Median
Max. 
DOCTORATE - Overall
130
$20,000
$56,049.71
$50,000
$150,000
Agronomy
6
$36,000
$51,333
$43,000
$80,000
Audiology and Hearing Science
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Biological Sciences
4
$32,000
$35,750
$36,500
$38,000
Business
4
$70,000
$89,500
$90,000
$108,000
Chemistry/Chemistry Education
9
$28,000
$38,167
$38,500
$50,000
Communication Studies
6
$35,000
$57,427
$51,031
$100,000
Computer Science/ Computer Science Education
3
$45,000
$73,333
$50,000
$125,000
Economics
2
*****
$52,500
$52,500
*****
Educational Administration
4
$70,000
$105,000
$100,000
$150,000
Educational Studies
14
$41,000
$63,214
$50,000
$130,000
Engineering
16
$20,000
$55,488
$52,000
$90,000
English/English Education
6
$21,000
$45,767
$38,300
$105,000
Entomology
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Food Science and Technology
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Geography
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
History
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Human Sciences
5
$43,000
$64,000
$65,000
$87,000
Latin American Studies
4
$35,000
$57,375
$47,250
$100,000
Mathematics/Mathematics Education
3
$33,000
$47,000
$53,000
$55,000
Mechanical Engineering
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Modern Languages and Literatures
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Music
2
*****
$36,000
$36,000
*****
Natural Resource Sciences
4
*****
$43,000
$43,000
*****
Nutrition
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Physics and Astronomy
7
$36,500
$57,929
$51,000
$100,000
Political Science
2
*****
$77,500
$77,500
*****
Psychological Studies in Education
6
$31,000
$48,333
$48,000
$72,000
Psychology
9
$32,000
$50,833
$42,000
$90,000
Sociology
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Statistics
1
*****
*****
*****
*****
Survey Research and Methodology
2
*****
$73,500
$73,500
*****
Veterinary Science
2
*****
$49,500
$49,500
*****
Juris Doctorate
40
$30,000
$56,632.53
$50,000
$100,000
Law
40
$30,000
$56,633
$50,000
$100,000

 

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