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