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BETHLEHEM, PA — College graduate starting salaries rose, despite the pandemic. Overall, the average starting salary for the college Class of 2020 was $55,260, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). NACE’s Summer 2021 Salary Survey shows that the new college graduate starting salaries average is 2.5% above […]
Continue reading …BETHLEHEM, PA — College graduate starting salaries for the Class of 2020 college graduates rose 2.5 percent to $55,260 compared with the Class of 2019, despite the pandemic, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). NACE’s Summer 2021 Salary Survey shows a gain of 8.5% percent from the […]
Continue reading …Spring 2015 corporate college campus recruiting plans look promising. Nearly half of employers report having firm plans in place for spring 2015 recruiting, according to results of National Association C0f Colleges and Employers’ Job Outlook 2015 survey. Adding to the good news is the fact that fewer than 1% of respondents report that they will […]
Continue reading …Having a change of heart after predicting more robust hiring, employers now say they expect their college hiring levels to remain relatively flat, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Employers taking part in NACE’s Job Outlook Spring Update survey say they will hire 2.1% more new college […]
Continue reading …How long can a new college graduate expect to wait for that first big job offer after an interview? If a job offer is extended, how long will he or she have to accept or reject it? The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) 2012 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey found that, on average, employers hiring […]
Continue reading …What makes an ideal job candidate? Of course, top candidates need to have the requisite major and GPA, and relevant work experience, but it’s their soft skills that make them ideal. In terms of the skills that differentiate candidates, employers responding to the National Association of Colleges and Employers’ Job Outlook 2013 say they want […]
Continue reading …Hiring will be up for new college graduates, according to a new report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). NACE’s Job Outlook 2013 survey shows that employers anticipate hiring 13% more college graduates from the class of 2013 than were hired from the class of 2012. “While employers are seeking graduates from […]
Continue reading …Engineering majors from the class of 2018 have a projected average starting salary of $66,521, the highest of all majors, according to a report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Computer science graduates are projected to receive the second-highest starting salary at $66,005.
Both fields are up less than 1% from last year.
Data for the report came from NACE’s Winter 2018 Salary Survey, which included 196 survey responses collected between Aug. 9 and Dec. 4 in the US.
Broad category
2018 projected average salary
2017 projected average salary
Engineering
$66,521
$66,097
Computer science
$66,005
$65,540
Math & sciences
$61,867
$59,368
Business
$56,720
$54,803
Social sciences
$56,689
$53,459
Humanities
$56,688
$48,733
Agriculture & natural resources
$53,565
$54,364
Communications
$51,448
$51,925
When it comes to the top projected starting salaries for Class of 2017 graduates, the STEM disciplines—science, technology, engineering and math—still rule.According to the
Winter 2017
Salary Survey report from the nonprofit National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), employers project that average starting salaries for students earning bachelor’s degrees in the STEM-related disciplines of engineering, computer science, and math and science will be the highest paid among Class of 2017 graduates.Although these technical majors are on top, employers anticipate boosting the starting salaries from last year across all categories of majors in the report, with average increases ranging from 2 percent to 15 percent.The projected average starting salary for engineering majors overall is $66,097, almost 2 percent more than that for Class of 2016 engineering graduates (see table below). The catalyst for this nudge is that the projected average salaries for all of the indivi
Overall average starting salary for the Class of 2019 is $53,889, up 5.8 percent from $50,944 for 2018, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, NACE, Summer 2020 Salary Survey report. (See Figure 1.) Math And Computer Science Grads Top Starting Salary For the fourth consecutive year, the average starting salary for computer […]
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