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Master’s Degree/Starting Salaries by Academic Major

National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) - Fall 2018

Academic Major Mean 25th Percentile 75th Percentile
AGRICULTURE $49,055 $41,600 $57,000
Agriculture Business and Management $46,993 $36,480 $57,000
Agricultural and Food Products Processing $56,509 $52,512 $52,512
Plant Sciences $53,300 $41,600 $70,000
NATURAL RESOURCES $53,078 $36,853 $76,857
Natural Resource Conservation and Research $61,867

$41,467

$76,857
COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS $41,796 $35,800 $46,333
Communication and Media Studies $41,070 $37,000 $42,776
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication $45,240 $34,467 $46,333
COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES $90,155 $74,134 $115,083
Information Science $102,885 $117,000 $117,000
Computer Science $91,151 $74,134 $114,579
Computer Software and Media Applications $107,309 $103,880 $115,083
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications $73,316 $68,592 $68,592
EDUCATION $45,806 $40,790 $50,000
Education, General $52,077 $42,255 $51,337
Curriculum and Instruction $44,186 $36,428 $48,158
Education Administration and Supervision $51,001 $46,832 $51,230
Special Education and Teaching $47,092 $44,135 $46,255
Student Counseling and Personnel Services $45,178 $37,000 $54,000
Teacher Education, Specific Levels, and Methods $39,163 $33,750 $42,019
Teacher Education, Specific Subjects Areas $44,776 $40,000 $48,082
Teaching English as a Second Language $45,889 $38,000 $55,250
Teaching Assistants / Aides $44,097 $44,097 $44,097
ENGINEERING $87,247 $70,357 $112,221
Aerospace Engineering $70,760 $70,539 $70,539
Biomedical/Medical Engineering $76,944 $67,535 $83,097
Chemical Engineering $78,750 $64,400 $89,667
Civil Engineering $62,167 $58,426 $62,814
Computer Engineering $95,918 $75,333 $109,750
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering $100,689 $112,221 $112,221
Materials Engineering $79,064 $73,500 $84,067
Mechanical Engineering $78,589 $71,778 $86,896
Construction Engineering $43,195 $43,195 $43,195
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering $113,448 $117,583 $117,583
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES $58,308 $55,525 $55,525
Industrial Production Technologies $55,525 $55,525 $55,525
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES / HUMAN SCIENCES $49,289 $42,827 $58,751
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services $48,541 $42,827 $62,100
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services $52,299 $51,953 $53,951
Housing and Human Environments $58,751 $58,751 $58,751
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services $33,820 $31,640 $34,500
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE / LETTERS  $46,018 $36,000 $56,900
English Language and Literature/Letters $46,179 $36,000 $56,900
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES $61,120 $63,400 $63,400
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities $61,120 $63,400 $63,400
BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES $51,761 $31,000 $70,500
Biology $52,435 $27,491 $97,429
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS $65,438 $47,371 $80,650
Mathematics $47,749 $47,371 $47,371
Statistics $76,097 $80,650 $80,650
MULTI / INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES $90,647 $85,000 $102,705
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies $74,672 $45,373 $102,705
Computational Science $121,385 $121,385 $121,385
Human-Computer Interaction $95,891 $95,891 $95,891
PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, & FITNESS STUDIES $41,850 $35,663 $44,000
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $41,368 $35,663 $43,675
PHYSICAL SCIENCES $49,821 $35,890 $67,605
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology $52,620 $45,799 $57,167
Chemistry $52,821 $47,000 $67,605
Geological and Earth Sciences $35,188 $25,980 $48,000
PSYCHOLOGY  $46,472 $36,285 $55,143
Psychology $50,681 $38,867 $59,950
Clinical, Counseling, and Applied Psychology $45,654 $36,285 $55,143
HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES $71,680 $40,600 $90,000
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS $50,324 $42,605 $58,394
SOCIAL SCIENCES $50,165 $39,526 $57,372
Political Science and Government $44,057 $37,894 $48,500
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS $66,027 $51,800 $89,277
Design and Applied Arts $85,405 $89,277 $89,277
Fine and Studio Arts  $42,433 $32,400 $53,100
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management $61,698 $61,698 $61,698
HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS $73,080 $51,444 $84,350
Communication Disorders Sciences $58,516 $51,444 $64,200
Health and Medical Administrative Services $64,553 $56,833 $74,797
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention and Treatment Professions $81,379 $84,350 $95,932
Health / Mental Preparatory Programs $181,200 $181,200 $181,200
Mental and Social Health Services $42,375 $42,109 $42,892
Public Health $66,779 $60,438 $66,049
Medical Illustration and Informatics $73,286 $61,654 $84,250
Registered Nursing $96,572 $81,828 $130,000
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, & RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES $70,239 $53,878 $85,000
Business Administration / Management $78,351 $65,785 $92,042
Accounting $53,517 $51,000 $54,216
Finance $62,456 $61,200 $67,964
Human Resources Management  $54,111 $52,500 $54,555
Management Information Systems  $85,419 $78,290 $91,317
Marketing $55,091 $55,531 $59,125
HISTORY $37,762  $39,402 $39,402
History $37,762 $39,402 $39,402
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