| In the Spring 2010 issue of Salary Survey, the | | | | engineer. These professionals combine physical |
| National Association of Colleges and Employers | | | | sciences, such as chemistry, with life sciences and |
| (NACE) announced that starting salaries for | | | | math to produce some of the most valuable |
| accounting, finance, engineering and compute | | | | materials and chemical processes of our time. To |
| science majors are on the rise. This is in the face | | | | get started, you'll need a Bachelor's degree in |
| of decreases in starting salary offers for other | | | | chemical engineering. Visit our Bachelor's degree |
| recent graduates who majored in business | | | | programs page for information on Bachelor's |
| administration, marketing, or liberal arts. | | | | degree programs. |
| So what does this all mean for you? If you're | | | | Civil Engineering Salaries: Up 1.3 percent to |
| majoring in one of the following majors, or | | | | $52,443 |
| thinking about studying one of the following | | | | How to Start a Civil Engineering Career: |
| majors, here's exactly how much extra money | | | | Next time you drive over a bridge, pass under an |
| you can expect to have in your pocket after you | | | | underpass, or head to the airport, remember this: |
| sign that starting contract: | | | | all of these structures are the work of civil |
| Accounting Salaries: Up.4 percent to $48,575 | | | | engineers. A civil engineering degree will teach you |
| How to start an Accounting Career: | | | | how to study different environments and build |
| Accountants provide valuable services to | | | | structures that will survive the elements (and be |
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| teach you everything you need to know for this | | | | $59,326 |
| career, and prepare you to take the Certified | | | | How to Start an Electrical Engineering Career: |
| Public Accountant (CPA) exam. | | | | To become an electrical engineer, you'll need to |
| Computer Science Salaries: Up 4.7 percent to | | | | know how to build, test and develop the hottest |
| $60,426 | | | | new electronic items and devices. A Bachelor's |
| How to Start a Computer Science Career: | | | | degree in engineering will get you on your way. |
| If you spend any part of your day working on a | | | | Visit our Bachelor's degree programs page for |
| computer, you know how invaluable computer | | | | information on Bachelor's degree programs. |
| science professionals are. As computers become | | | | Finance Salaries: Up 1.6 percent to $50,546 |
| more and more integral to our daily lives, the | | | | How to Start a Finance Career: |
| opportunities for this career path are endless. | | | | A finance degree can open the door to careers in |
| Chemical Engineering Salaries: Up 1.6 percent to | | | | financial analysis, financial auditing, and business. To |
| $66,437 | | | | find finance careers and degree programs, visit |
| How to Start a Chemical Engineering Career: | | | | our financial analyst career profile. |
| If you loved playing with your chemical set as a | | | | For more information about these careers and |
| child, you might enjoy a career as a chemical | | | | degree programs, visit this career profiles page. |