The students who made out
the best were chemical engineering majors. They earned an
average 5.4 percent more than last year, bringing their
average to $59,361, according to the survey.
Computer engineering majors
were offered $56,201, up 4.8 percent.
Mechanical engineering
grads offers' rose 4.6 percent to $54,128. Electrical
engineering grads' offers increased by 3.2 percent to
$55,292. Civil engineers earned $48,509, up 5.4 percent.
Computer science majors saw
salaries rise 4.1 percent to $53,396, while information
sciences grads received a 4.6 percent increase to $50,852.
The average offer for
economics graduates (business/managerial) was $48,483, while
finance grads received a mean of $47,239. There is no prior
data for these majors because they were grouped together in
earlier studies.
Management of information
systems majors posted a 4.2 percent increase to $47,648.
Marketing graduates averaged $40,161, up 6.1 percent.
Accounting grads' average
rose 2.3 percent to $46,718, while business administration
and management graduates saw their average rise 3.9 percent
to $43,701.
