Median Starting Salaries in 2016/2017 for Bachelor's and Masters Degrees*

Other tables available include Median 2016 salaries by profession, and

   BACHELOR'S DEGREE                         MASTERS DEGREE
Chemical Engineering 68500
Computer Engineering 65500
Mechanical or Software Engineering or Computer Science 65000
Physics 63250 
Environmental Engineering 63000 
Civil Engineering 62200 
Mathematics 59750 
Biological Science 59000 
Chemistry 57000
Environmental Science 55000 
Accounting or Economics 55000 
Psychology 51900
Communications 51000
Visual or Performing Arts 50000 
Sociology  50000 
English  50000 
History   48750 
Mathematics 75000 
Computer or Software Engineering 75000
Chemical Engineering 72000
Physics 71000 
Mechanical Engineering 71000
Environmental Engineering 70500 
Biological Science 68000 
Chemistry 66500
Civil Engineering 65000 
Accounting 62000 
Economics 60000 
Political Science  52000 

*From "Salary Survey", published 2017 by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.