zz. recent college grads..

66k starting for computer science, not bad.. business, economics and finance $50k and up is good too..  I know Engineers always do well, but I really can't believe that the AVERAGE 22 year old bachelor's degree grad starts at $51k when you factor in all the kids who are waiting tables, or working part time after college..

 

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/10/04/average-salary-up-for-class-of-2011/

Those Class of 2011 graduates lucky enough to land jobs got a second bonus: Higher salaries.

The average salary offer for the most recent crop of graduates was up 6% compared to salaries offered to 2010 graduates, according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers released Tuesday. For those earning bachelors degrees, salary offers rose to $51,171 from $48,288 in 2010.

Salary increases were widespread, but varied based on the field a study.

Here's a look at some of the salary breakouts by field:

Business: Up 4.6% to $48,805

Business administration/management: Up 5.4% to $46,372

Economics: Up 3.9% to $53,690

Finance: Up 4.8% to $51,503

Computer-related: Up 9.6% to $63,760

Computer science: Up 9.3% to $66,084

Information sciences and systems: Up 5.9% to $55,619

Engineering: Up 2.8% to $60,291

Petroleum engineering (the highest-paid major in 2011): Up 7.1% to $82,740

Chemical engineering: Up 1.8% to $66,058

Computer engineering: Up 4.1% to $62,849

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Aaven Jin

Computer Science Engineering

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI 40105

http://www.linkedin.com/in/aavenjin