Starting Salaries
Top 20 Majors with Highest Reported Median Starting Salaries
2007-08 Virginia Tech Graduating Class
1. Chemical Engineering $64,000
2. Computer Engineering $62,000
3. Electrical Engineering $60,000
4. Mining Engineering $59,000
5. Engineering Science & Mechanics $59,000
6. Materials Science & Engineering $58,500
7. Computer Science $58,000
8. Industrial & Systems Engineering $57,000
9. Mechanical Engineering $56,000
10. Business Information Technology $55,000
11. Aerospace Engineering $54,000
12. Building Construction $52,000
13. Biological Systems Engineering $52,000
14. Ocean Engineering $51,000
15. Civil Engineering $48,000
16. Accounting & Information Systems $45,000
17. Finance $45,000
18. Statistics $48,000
19. Economics, Business $47,500
20. Mathematics $47,500
source: http://www.career.vt.edu/PostGraduationReport/DetailReportSalaries.asp?College=00&Majors=Y&Cohort=2007-2008