Starting Salaries
Majors with Highest Reported Median Starting Salaries
2010-11 Virginia Tech Graduating Class
1. Computer Engineering $65,000
2. Chemical Engineering $63,500
2. Mining Engineering $63,500
3. Computer Science $63,000
4. Mathematics $60,500
5. Business Information Technology $60,000
5. Mechanical Engineering $60,000
5. Electrical Engineering $60,000
6. Industrial & Systems Engineering $57,079
7. Aerospace Engineering $56,633
8. Ocean Engineering $55,000
8. Accounting & Information Systems $55,000
9. Construction Engineering & Management $53,000
10. Materials Science & Engineering $52,500
11. Building Construction $52,250
12. Finance $52,000
12. Civil Engineering $52,000
source: http://www.career.vt.edu/scripts/PostGrad2006/Report/DetailReportSalaries.asp?College=00&Majors=Y&Cohort=2010-2011