Top Ten Most Valuable College Majors

 

If you wish to earn the big bundle when you get your college degree, you might consider majoring in Chemical Engineering.

College students who are graduating seniors in chemical engineering can expect to earn a starting salary of a tidy $55,900 on average -- with no experience -- followed closely by Electrical Engineering at $52,900, according to a new survey of  salaries conducted by the National Association of Colleges & Employers.

Top Ten most valuable college majors and the corresponding average starting salaries are:
  1. Chemical Engineering, $55,900
  2. Electrical Engineering, $52,900
  3. Mechanical Engineering, $50,700
  4. Computer Science, $50.000
  5. Accounting  $45,700
  6. Finance, $45,1200
  7. Civil Engineering, $45,000
  8. Business Administration, $38,850
  9. Marketing, $36,260
  10. Liberal arts majors, $30,800
Source: National Association of Colleges & Employers

The NACE survey polled 83 private and state colleges nationwide. Some interesting facts:
  • While computer science grads have had ever increasing salary offers, that streak ended this year with offers that were 2 percent less than a year ago.
  • Accounting and economics experienced the greatest growth, rising 11 percent from a year ago.
  • Liberal arts majors, such as history, English, chemistry and biology, may have finished last but they experienced an increase of 6.1 percent since the previous year.
  • The average salary offer to marketing graduates fell by 3.4 percent from a year ago.

 

 

We advise you to request free information from as many colleges as possible before making a final decision.

 

 

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