Research Careers-NACE Salary Data

NACE Salary Data Average Yearly Salary Offers for Bachelor's Degree Candidates

Compiled by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) from the Fall 2005 Salary Survey*

Majors	Average Salary Offer
Accounting	$42,940
Biological Sciences/Life Sciences	$31,713
Business Administration/Management	$39,480
Chemistry	$38,635
Communications	$31,879
Computer Engineering	$52,242
Computer Science	$50,664
Economics/Finance (incl. Banking)	$41,994
Elementary Teacher Education	$30,904
English Languages & Literature	$31,451
History	$31,739
Human Resources (incl. labor/industrial relations)	$37,017
Information Sciences & Systems	$43,902
Management Information Systems / Business Data Processing	$43,653
Nursing	$41,060
Political Science/Government	$32,985
Psychology	$30,073
Visual & Performing Arts	$30,938

*Reprinted from the Fall 2005 Salary Survey, with the permission of the National Association of Colleges and Employers, copyright holder.