{"id":7767,"date":"2026-03-23T15:47:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/admissions\/?page_id=7767"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:20:04","slug":"doctoral-degree-starting-salaries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/admissions\/preparing-for-graduate-studies\/doctoral-degree-starting-salaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral Degree\/Starting Salaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n        <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">Doctoral Degree\/Starting Salaries by Academic Major<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduate Admissions<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section has-padding-bottom-small \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) \u2013 2025<\/h2>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th colspan=\"5\">Academic Major<\/th><th>Mean<\/th><th>25th Percentile<\/th><th>Median<\/th><th>75th Percentile<\/th><th>Responses<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>AGRICULTURE<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$91,096<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$72,500<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$105,031<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$105,031<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>183<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Agricultural Business and Management<\/td><td>$77,500<\/td><td>$67,500<\/td><td>$82,500<\/td><td>$82,500<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Agricultural Production Operations<\/td><td>$65,842<\/td><td>$50,000<\/td><td>$70,750<\/td><td>$72,500<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Animal Sciences<\/td><td>$74,440<\/td><td>$69,868<\/td><td>$74,500<\/td><td>$92,375<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Food Science and Technology<\/td><td>$70,976<\/td><td>$54,500<\/td><td>$68,667<\/td><td>$84,889<\/td><td>14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Plant Science<\/td><td>$66,062<\/td><td>$54,158<\/td><td>$64,667<\/td><td>$87,845<\/td><td>21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Veterinary Medicine<\/td><td>$105,288<\/td><td>$105,031<\/td><td>$105,031<\/td><td>$105,031<\/td><td>110<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$84,667<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$75,600<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$75,600<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$75,600<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Architecture<\/td><td>$75,600<\/td><td>$75,600<\/td><td>$75,600<\/td><td>$75,600<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$80,083<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$62,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$87,583<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$91,667<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Area Studies<\/td><td>$84,250<\/td><td>$76,833<\/td><td>$91,667<\/td><td>$91,667<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$78,341<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$56,500<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$69,447<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$99,848<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>234<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Biology<\/td><td>$73,078<\/td><td>$55,801<\/td><td>$62,800<\/td><td>$84,333<\/td><td>81<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology<\/td><td>$80,575<\/td><td>$57,000<\/td><td>$90,000<\/td><td>$100,000<\/td><td>20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Botany<\/td><td>$77,950<\/td><td>$65,000<\/td><td>$72,500<\/td><td>$92,500<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Cell\/Cellular Biology<\/td><td>$60,393<\/td><td>$46,056<\/td><td>$46,056<\/td><td>$60,000<\/td><td>14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Microbiological Sciences<\/td><td>$70,094<\/td><td>$61,436<\/td><td>$62,000<\/td><td>$71,750<\/td><td>13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Zoology\/Animal Biology<\/td><td>$69,875<\/td><td>$58,500<\/td><td>$73,000<\/td><td>$75,500<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Genetics<\/td><td>$104,840<\/td><td>$83,200<\/td><td>$105,000<\/td><td>$141,000<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences<\/td><td>$83,130<\/td><td>$59,445<\/td><td>$71,527<\/td><td>$112,000<\/td><td>26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Pharmacology and Toxicology<\/td><td>$80,952<\/td><td>$62,000<\/td><td>$63,333<\/td><td>$110,000<\/td><td>13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology<\/td><td>$103,367<\/td><td>$90,000<\/td><td>$97,150<\/td><td>$99,848<\/td><td>14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology<\/td><td>$93,273<\/td><td>$60,500<\/td><td>$104,000<\/td><td>$109,210<\/td><td>13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Neurobiology and Neurosciences<\/td><td>$77,867<\/td><td>$57,500<\/td><td>$74,850<\/td><td>$96,000<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Biological Sciences, Other<\/td><td>$76,453<\/td><td>$68,894<\/td><td>$68,894<\/td><td>$74,878<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$136,270<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$87,065<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$118,294<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$205,857<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>126<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Accounting<\/td><td>$84,680<\/td><td>$63,000<\/td><td>$77,000<\/td><td>$122,500<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Actuarial Science<\/td><td>$110,500<\/td><td>$104,000<\/td><td>$104,000<\/td><td>$117,000<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Business, General<\/td><td>$220,740<\/td><td>$205,857<\/td><td>$235,156<\/td><td>$235,156<\/td><td>35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Business Administration \/ Management<\/td><td>$104,982<\/td><td>$87,065<\/td><td>$95,833<\/td><td>$132,196<\/td><td>64<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Human Resources<\/td><td>$107,035<\/td><td>$18,294<\/td><td>$118,294<\/td><td>$118,294<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Actuarial)<\/td><td>$110,500<\/td><td>$104,000<\/td><td>$104,000<\/td><td>$117,000<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$77,068<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$63,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$66,875<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$92,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>22<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Communications and Media Studies<\/td><td>$73,667<\/td><td>$63,000<\/td><td>$66,000<\/td><td>$92,000<\/td><td>18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$143,131<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$124,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$152,875<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$167,500<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>158<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Computer and Information Sciences, General<\/td><td>$142,518<\/td><td>$118,125<\/td><td>$153,714<\/td><td>$155,900<\/td><td>54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Computer Science<\/td><td>$144,633<\/td><td>$129,500<\/td><td>$147,200<\/td><td>$167,500<\/td><td>100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$90,065<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$73,455<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$86,494<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$105,643<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>486<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Education, General<\/td><td>$87,750<\/td><td>$72,101<\/td><td>$84,700<\/td><td>$106,000<\/td><td>54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Curriculum and Instruction<\/td><td>$78,254<\/td><td>$67,250<\/td><td>$75,000<\/td><td>$95,250<\/td><td>37<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Education Administration and Supervision<\/td><td>$95,189<\/td><td>$76,805<\/td><td>$87,992<\/td><td>$111,000<\/td><td>265<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research<\/td><td>$85,310<\/td><td>$79,299<\/td><td>$79,299<\/td><td>$97,333<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Special Education and Teaching<\/td><td>$97,636<\/td><td>$71,000<\/td><td>$74,000<\/td><td>$143,043<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Student Counseling and Personnel Services<\/td><td>$76,695<\/td><td>$59,000<\/td><td>$73,690<\/td><td>$94,500<\/td><td>22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods<\/td><td>$79,592<\/td><td>$78,000<\/td><td>$79,410<\/td><td>$82,833<\/td><td>19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas<\/td><td>$75,422<\/td><td>$59,833<\/td><td>$70,667<\/td><td>$82,500<\/td><td>29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>ENGINEERING<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$112,491<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$93,352<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$115,956<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$131,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>868<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Engineering, General<\/td><td>$103,326<\/td><td>$79,400<\/td><td>$113,250<\/td><td>$120,000<\/td><td>28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Aerospace\/Aeronautical Engineering<\/td><td>$120,369<\/td><td>$118,326<\/td><td>$119,867<\/td><td>$119,867<\/td><td>39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Biomedical\/Medical Engineering<\/td><td>$107,161<\/td><td>$85,333<\/td><td>$121,429<\/td><td>$129,633<\/td><td>57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Chemical Engineering<\/td><td>$118,994<\/td><td>$89,900<\/td><td>$120,167<\/td><td>$126,333<\/td><td>73<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Civil Engineering<\/td><td>$87,604<\/td><td>$76,915<\/td><td>$77,333<\/td><td>$93,641<\/td><td>79<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Computer Engineering<\/td><td>$131,877<\/td><td>$109,717<\/td><td>$149,211<\/td><td>$149,211<\/td><td>49<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering<\/td><td>$119,827<\/td><td>$111,556<\/td><td>$126,125<\/td><td>$134,183<\/td><td>100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Environmental\/ Environmental Health Engineering<\/td><td>$92,486<\/td><td>$88,600<\/td><td>$88,600<\/td><td>$97,667<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Materials Engineering\/Science<\/td><td>$103,826<\/td><td>$95,500<\/td><td>$105,441<\/td><td>$115,211<\/td><td>71<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td>$111,759<\/td><td>$99,000<\/td><td>$101,875<\/td><td>$119,497<\/td><td>121<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Nuclear Engineering<\/td><td>$87,572<\/td><td>$67,600<\/td><td>$89,834<\/td><td>$105,167<\/td><td>14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Systems Engineering<\/td><td>$119,875<\/td><td>$78,750<\/td><td>$106,875<\/td><td>$161,000<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Industrial Engineering<\/td><td>$98,798<\/td><td>$83,550<\/td><td>$88,000<\/td><td>$125,667<\/td><td>28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Operations Research<\/td><td>$145,067<\/td><td>$122,889<\/td><td>$122,889<\/td><td>$189,000<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Geological\/Geophysical Engineering<\/td><td>$98,022<\/td><td>$98,300<\/td><td>$98,300<\/td><td>$101,000<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering<\/td><td>$152,000<\/td><td>$152,000<\/td><td>$152,000<\/td><td>$152,000<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Biological\/Biosystems Engineering<\/td><td>$63,039<\/td><td>$58,693<\/td><td>$67,385<\/td><td>$67,385<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/td><td>$124,863<\/td><td>$126,817<\/td><td>$126,817<\/td><td>$126,817<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Engineering, Other<\/td><td>$85,732<\/td><td>$70,000<\/td><td>$84,062<\/td><td>$104,667<\/td><td>14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$85,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$58,500<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$78,200<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$90,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Engineering-Related Fields<\/td><td>$78,200<\/td><td>$78,200<\/td><td>$78,200<\/td><td>$78,200<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE\/LETTERS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$61,241<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$46,725<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$59,625<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$70,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>41<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">English Language and Literature\/Letters, General<\/td><td>$56,634<\/td><td>$46,725<\/td><td>$55,650<\/td><td>$61,000<\/td><td>34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Rhetoric and Composition\/Writing Studies<\/td><td>$83,614<\/td><td>$77,550<\/td><td>$77,550<\/td><td>$77,550<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$75,208<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$42,500<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$55,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$125,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies<\/td><td>$97,716<\/td><td>$57,793<\/td><td>$109,250<\/td><td>$125,000<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Romance Languages<\/td><td>$47,000<\/td><td>$42,500<\/td><td>$45,250<\/td><td>$51,500<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES\/HUMAN SCIENCES<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$75,311<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$65,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$70,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$76,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services<\/td><td>$78,555<\/td><td>$65,000<\/td><td>$74,493<\/td><td>$88,000<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$93,206<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$72,282<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$80,123<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$99,807<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1251<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Communication Disorders Sciences<\/td><td>$83,922<\/td><td>$74,079<\/td><td>$75,206<\/td><td>$83,000<\/td><td>26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Dentistry<\/td><td>$170,200<\/td><td>$175,000<\/td><td>$175,000<\/td><td>$175,000<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions<\/td><td>$68,079<\/td><td>$47,486<\/td><td>$52,667<\/td><td>$52,667<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Medicine<\/td><td>$79,639<\/td><td>$62,761<\/td><td>$94,028<\/td><td>$94,028<\/td><td>148<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Mental and Social Health Services<\/td><td>$65,929<\/td><td>$67,875<\/td><td>$67,875<\/td><td>$70,000<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Optometry<\/td><td>$99,750<\/td><td>$99,750<\/td><td>$99,750<\/td><td>$99,750<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration<\/td><td>$79,915<\/td><td>$72,218<\/td><td>$75,300<\/td><td>$85,286<\/td><td>444<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Public Health<\/td><td>$84,868<\/td><td>$69,200<\/td><td>$87,833<\/td><td>$93,526<\/td><td>21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions<\/td><td>$75,916<\/td><td>$73,991<\/td><td>$76,643<\/td><td>$79,000<\/td><td>245<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Veterinary Medicine<\/td><td>$92,040<\/td><td>$92,040<\/td><td>$92,040<\/td><td>$92,040<\/td><td>31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Medical Illustration and Informatics<\/td><td>$141,750<\/td><td>$141,050<\/td><td>$141,750<\/td><td>$141,750<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Bioethics\/Medical Ethics<\/td><td>$132,889<\/td><td>$112,800<\/td><td>$112,800<\/td><td>$158,000<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Registered Nursing<\/td><td>$133,804<\/td><td>$105,913<\/td><td>$120,794<\/td><td>$159,200<\/td><td>290<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>HISTORY<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$69,929<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$59,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$66,706<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$76,500<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">History<\/td><td>$69,929<\/td><td>$59,000<\/td><td>$66,706<\/td><td>$76,500<\/td><td>14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$86,700<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$78,250<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$78,250<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$120,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Criminal Justice and Corrections<\/td><td>$76,000<\/td><td>$51,000<\/td><td>$78,250<\/td><td>$78,250<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$99,072<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$75,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$78,729<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$133,295<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>211<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Law<\/td><td>$97,356<\/td><td>$75,000<\/td><td>$78,729<\/td><td>$125,672<\/td><td>180<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies<\/td><td>$64,940<\/td><td>$64,940<\/td><td>$64,940<\/td><td>$64,940<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Legal Professions and Studies, Other<\/td><td>$133,295<\/td><td>$133,295<\/td><td>$133,295<\/td><td>$133,295<\/td><td>20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$95,430<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$95,520<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$95,520<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$95,520<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>122<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities<\/td><td>$95,430<\/td><td>$95,520<\/td><td>$95,520<\/td><td>$95,520<\/td><td>122<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$86,934<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$67,054<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$75,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$97,577<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>83<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Mathematics<\/td><td>$73,802<\/td><td>$65,843<\/td><td>$68,000<\/td><td>$89,278<\/td><td>54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Applied Mathematics<\/td><td>$96,860<\/td><td>$87,700<\/td><td>$91,725<\/td><td>$95,750<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Statistics<\/td><td>$119,035<\/td><td>$97,577<\/td><td>$115,000<\/td><td>$140,000<\/td><td>19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>MULTI\/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$79,418<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$62,026<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$71,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$96,621<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>38<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Systems Science and Theory<\/td><td>$110,231<\/td><td>$96,621<\/td><td>$102,811<\/td><td>$123,840<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Nutrition Sciences<\/td><td>$58,542<\/td><td>$56,484<\/td><td>$63,075<\/td><td>$63,075<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Marine Science<\/td><td>$67,750<\/td><td>$64,500<\/td><td>$67,750<\/td><td>$71,000<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Earth Systems Science<\/td><td>$62,026<\/td><td>$62,026<\/td><td>$62,026<\/td><td>$62,026<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>NATURAL RESOURCES<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$74,942<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$67,897<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$69,982<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$87,250<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>37<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Natural Resources Conservation and Research<\/td><td>$72,948<\/td><td>$67,897<\/td><td>$69,982<\/td><td>$78,000<\/td><td>33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS 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colspan=\"5\">Chemistry<\/td><td>$93,341<\/td><td>$71,477<\/td><td>$88,375<\/td><td>$104,919<\/td><td>102<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Geological and Earth Sciences<\/td><td>$75,615<\/td><td>$62,000<\/td><td>$82,000<\/td><td>$90,000<\/td><td>39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Physics<\/td><td>$85,569<\/td><td>$64,000<\/td><td>$91,000<\/td><td>$92,571<\/td><td>62<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Materials Science<\/td><td>$96,278<\/td><td>$72,250<\/td><td>$97,500<\/td><td>$117,500<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Physics and Astronomy<\/td><td>$99,500<\/td><td>$99,500<\/td><td>$99,500<\/td><td>$99,500<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>PSYCHOLOGY<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$69,311<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$60,397<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$66,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$74,807<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>177<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Psychology<\/td><td>$68,413<\/td><td>$64,833<\/td><td>$65,973<\/td><td>$67,468<\/td><td>46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Research and Experimental Psychology<\/td><td>$77,696<\/td><td>$66,500<\/td><td>$82,119<\/td><td>$88,400<\/td><td>23<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology<\/td><td>$67,908<\/td><td>$60,397<\/td><td>$64,143<\/td><td>$71,017<\/td><td>108<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><strong>PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$92,054<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$78,833<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$84,833<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$96,500<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>38<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Public Administration<\/td><td>$119,280<\/td><td>$105,000<\/td><td>$118,200<\/td><td>$118,200<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Public Policy Analysis<\/td><td>$84,210<\/td><td>$77,192<\/td><td>$83,000<\/td><td>$86,667<\/td><td>17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Social 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