Salary information
The following salary averages are based on reports submitted to
the Career Center for Science and Engineering and the National Association
of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Starting salaries depend more
on the individual's experience, size/type of company, and location
than on the field.
Discipline |
Average salary |
| Aerospace engineering and mechanics |
$55,475 |
| Bio-based products engineering |
$53,000 |
| Biomedical engineering |
$51,167 |
| Biosystems and agricultural engineering |
$49,753 |
| Chemical engineering |
$52,922 |
| Chemistry |
$45,000 |
| Civil engineering |
$41,785 |
| Computer engineering |
$52,573 |
| Computer science |
$49,625 |
| Electrical engineering |
$52,627 |
| Geological engineering |
$43,946 |
| Geology/geophysics |
$36,333 |
| Materials science engineering |
$44,027 |
| Mathematics |
$53,000 |
| Mechanical engineering |
$57,950 |
| Physics/astrophysics |
$46,375 |
| Statistics |
$41,723 |
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