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Starting Salaries

Top 15 Majors with Highest Reported Median Starting Salaries
2005-06 Virginia Tech Graduating Class


1. Chemical Engineering $57,050

2. Computer Science $56,500

3. Computer Engineering $55,000

4. Electrical Engineering $55,000

5. Engineering Science & Mechanics $52,500

6. Business Information Technology $52,000

7. Industrial & Systems Engineering $51,750

8. Materials Science & Engineering $51,500

9. Building Construction $51,300

10. Ocean Engineering $50,455

11. Mechanical Engineering $50,400

12. Mining Engineering $50,050

13. Aerospace Engineering $50,000

14. International Studies $50,000

15. Accounting & Information Systems $48,250


source: http://www.career.vt.edu/PostGraduationReport/DetailReportSalaries.asp?College=00&Majors=Y&Cohort=2005-2006