2010-2011
Employment information is obtained from graduates responding to a variety of surveys. Some graduates, but not all, report salary information. Salaries may be for entry-level or experienced positions, stipend-type positions such as post-doc or graduate assistantships, and positions related or not related to the major. Salaries are for positions held across the nation.
Major
# Reporting
Min.
Average
Median
Max.
BACHELORS - Overall
870
$17,000
$36,340
$40,000
$120,000
Accounting
25
$22,000
$42,292
$42,000
$51,000
Actuarial Science
15
$21,600
$52,673
$58,000
$62,500
Advertising and Public Relations
28
$21,000
$33,714
$31,000
$68,000
Agribusiness
16
$25,000
$37,750
$38,000
$50,000
Agricultural Economics
17
$27,000
$42,647
$40,000
$70,000
Agricultural Education
3
$36,000
$41,333
$38,000
$50,000
Agricultural Engineering
3
$42,000
$51,167
$47,500
$64,000
Agronomy
12
$24,000
$40,250
$41,000
$50,000
Animal Science
18
$20,000
$33,167
$32,000
$60,000
Applied Science (Formerly Diversified Ag)
10
$20,000
$41,600
$40,000
$60,000
Art
10
$20,000
$27,400
$27,500
$35,000
Biochemistry
4
$32,000
$38,000
$39,000
$42,000
Biological Sciences
5
$20,000
$27,992
$24,960
$36.000
Biological Systems Engineering
3
$60,000
$62,333
$62,000
$65,000
Broadcasting
6
$20,000
$26,797
$27,750
$33,280
Business Administration
80
$20,000
$35,610
$35,000
$62,000
Business, Marketing & Info Tech Ed
5
$22,000
$30,288
$30,000
$45,000
Chemical Engineering
4
$30,000
$50,250
$53,500
$64,000
Child Development/ Early Childhood Ed
2
*****
$27,500
$27,500
*****
Civil Engineering
11
$30,000
$47,964
$46,000
$61,000
Classics and Religious Studies
2
*****
$25,000
$25,000
*****
Communication Studies
16
$22,000
$39,281
$37,500
$80,000
Computer Engineering
10
$48,000
$61,040
$57,000
$76,400
Computer Science
19
$40,000
$58,632
$57,000
$87,000
Construction Management
28
$27,500
$47,675
$49,500
$60,000
Criminology and Criminal Justice
18
$20,000
$31,417
$28,250
$48,000
Dietetics
3
$25,000
$34,067
$31,200
$46,000
Early Childhood/ Elementary Ed
3
$29,100
$31,979
$33,000
$33,836
Economics
12
$30,000
$46,583
$46,000
$80,000
Electrical Engineering
13
$30,000
$57,336
$60,000
$73,000
Elementary Education
28
$17,000
$31,143
$31,500
$50,000
English/English Education
17
$20,000
$32,601
$31,000
$52,000
Environmental Studies
3
$20,000
$27,333
$28,000
$34,000
Family & Consumer Sciences Education
7
$30,000
$32,786
$33,000
$36,000
Family Science
15
$20,000
$25,876
$24,000
$36,000
Finance
42
$20,000
$40,049
$40,000
$75,000
Fisheries and Wildlife
11
$24,000
$36,127
$32,400
$50,000
Food Science and Technology
7
$46,000
$50,714
$50,000
$55,000
Geology
2
*****
$62,500
$62,500
*****
History
11
$20,000
$34,755
$31,200
$62,000
Horticulture
6
$20,000
$27,833
$30,000
$32,000
Hospitality Restaurant & Tourism Management
9
$25,000
$32,680
$30,000
$46,000
Industrial Engineering
6
$50,000
$58,667
$59,000
$70,000
Interior Design
8
$20.000
$32,875
$35,500
$42,000
International Business
11
$29,000
$42,184
$41,000
$58,000
International Studies
8
$25,000
$31,000
$30,000
$46,000
Journalism (Formerly News-Editorial)
12
$20,000
$28,500
$30,500
$35,000
Landscape Architecture
5
$20,000
$55,800
$33,000
$100,000
Language Arts Education
2
*****
$26,466
$26,466
*****
Management
30
$20,000
$35,797
$35,000
$58,000
Marketing
41
$20,000
$36,307
$35,000
$55,000
Mathematics/ Mathematics Education
9
$25,000
$48,922
$45,000
$90,000
Mechanical Engineering
26
$20,480
$53,975
$57,500
$70,000
Mechanized Systems Management
14
$30,000
$42,536
$44,000
$52,500
Merchandising
7
$20,000
$29,857
$30,000
$45,000
Middle Grades Education
6
$30,000
$32,583
$32,250
$37,000
Music
4
$20,000
$22,000
$21,000
$26,000
Music Education
5
$30,000
$34,400
$32,000
$43,000
Natural Science Education
6
$29,000
$31,913
$30,690
$40,000
Nutrition Science (CEHS)
8
$24,000
$35,375
$30,000
$75,000
PGA Golf Management
15
$20,000
$28,600
$29,000
$35,000
Political Science
9
$20,000
$29,284
$26,000
$50,000
Psychology
20
$20,000
$37,136
$32,500
$120,000
Russian
2
*****
$34,500
$34,500
*****
Social Science Education
6
$32,000
$34,667
$34,500
$38,000
Sociology
8
$20,000
$31,125
$27,000
$50,000
Spanish
6
$22,000
$32,417
$31,500
$46,000
Special Education
15
$25,000
$35,387
$34,000
$55,000
Turfgrass & Landscape Management
3
$27,000
$29,000
$30,000
$30,000
Water Science
2
*****
$30,000
$30,000
*****
Program
# Reporting
Min.
Average
Median
Max.
MASTERS/JD - Overall
369
$20,000
$50,858
$50,000
$185,000
Accountancy
14
$36,000
$45,536
$44,500
$70,000
Actuarial Science
3
$40,000
$51,667
$50,000
$65,000
Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering
4
$38,000
$48,580
$46,000
$64,320
Agronomy
4
$50,000
$53,250
$52,500
$58,000
Animal Science
2
*****
$39,800
$39,800
*****
Anthropology
3
$53,000
$62,667
$55,000
$80,000
Applied Science
3
$31,000
$38,667
$35,000
$50,000
Architectural Engineering
8
$46,000
$51,250
$50,000
$57,000
Architecture
14
$32,000
$38,000
$36,000
$51,000
Business
51
$24,000
$79,775
$70,000
$185,000
Chemistry/Chemistry Education
2
*****
$48,500
$48,500
*****
Child, Youth and Family Studies
13
$21,840
$45,449
$36,000
$100,000
Civil Engineering
2
*****
$49,000
$49,000
*****
Computer Science/ Computer Science Education
6
$39,500
$51,417
$48,500
$77,000
Educational Administration
28
$30,000
$47,196
$43,000
$87,000
Educational Psychology
11
$29,700
$46,609
$42,000
$80,000
Electrical Engineering
2
$36,000
$36,000
Engineering
7
$55,000
$74,714
$77,000
$90,000
Engineering Mechanics
4
$55,000
$64,625
$64,250
$75,000
English/English Education
4
$30,000
$41,000
$42,000
$50,000
Entomology
3
$40,000
$48,000
$44,000
$60,000
Environmental Engineering
2
*****
$35,000
$35,000
*****
Food Science Technology
3
$30,000
$43,667
$36,000
$65,000
Geosciences
2
*****
$71,000
$71,000
*****
Horticulture
2
*****
$40,300
$40,300
*****
Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
5
$30,000
$64,000
$50,000
$140,000
Journalism and Mass Communication
10
$24,000
$35,667
$32,500
$50,000
Law
37
$27,000
$60,524
$58,000
$100,000
Law (Juris Doctor)
2
*****
$53,500
$53,500
*****
Leadership Education
8
$30,000
$43,875
$40,000
$70,000
Legal Studies
2
*****
$63,500
$63,500
*****
Mathematics/Mathematics Education
15
$30,000
$44,206
$42,330
$54,858
Mechanical Engineering
2
*****
$61,500
$61,500
*****
Music
8
$25,000
$42,625
$40,500
$60.000
Natural Resource Sciences
5
$25,000
$34,400
$31,000
$45,000
Nutrition & Health Sciences
9
$28,500
$42,611
$38,000
$75,000
Special Education
20
$30,000
$37,345
$38,000
$45,000
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
20
$35,000
$44,590
$41,000
$64,000
Teaching Masters
25
$20,000
$40,660
$40,000
$57,000
Program
# Reporting
Min.
Average
Median
Max.
DOCTORATE - Overall
153
$25,000
$56,818
$58,100
$145,440
Agronomy
4
$30,000
$44,250
$43,500
$60,000
Animal Science
4
$30.000
$63,750
$62,500
$100,000
Biochemistry
2
*****
$41,500
$41,500
*****
Business
3
$60,000
$80,000
$75,000
$105,000
Chemistry/Chemistry Education
7
$30,000
$42,571
$37,000
$65,000
Communication Studies
3
$55,000
$59,500
$56,000
$67,500
Computer Science/ Computer Science Education
4
$46,000
$77,250
$81,500
$100,000
Economics
3
$54,000
$70,500
$77,500
$80,000
Educational Administration
12
$64,000
$89,016
$88,000
$145,440
Educational Studies
21
$30,000
$60,714
$55,000
$97,000
Engineering
19
$36,000
$69,763
$70,000
$100,000
English/English Education
5
$27,000
$58,700
$52,000
$130,000
Entomology
3
$40,000
$84,000
$92,000
$120,000
Geography
2
*****
$40,000
$40,000
*****
Geosciences
2
*****
$83,688
$83,688
*****
History
2
*****
$57,500
$57,500
*****
Human Sciences
14
$40,000
$68,086
$60,000
$100,000
Mathematics/Mathematics Education
6
$40,000
$52,833
$49,750
$80,000
Music
$40,000
$54,167
$54,000
Natural Resource Sciences
3
$36,500
$38,833
$40,000
$40,000
Nutrition
2
*****
$41,250
$41,250
*****
Psychological Studies in Education
7
$31,500
$41,857
$40,000
$55,000
Psychology
7
$35,000
$44,786
$40,000
$60,000
Sociology
3
$25,000
$51,667
$55,000
$75,000
Veterinary Science
2
*****
$39,000
$39,000
*****
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