Average starting salaries for CSE graduates
These salary averages are based on data submitted by College of Science and Engineering undergraduate students graduating between August 2020 and May 2021.
Average overall CSE starting salary: $72,300
Starting salaries by major
| Major | Low | Average | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace engineering and mechanics | $35,400 | $68.400 | $81,000 |
| Astrophysics | * | * | * |
| Biomedical engineering | $38,400 | $66,900 | $93,000 |
| Bioproducts and biosystems engineering | $45,800 | $64,900 | $80,000 |
| Chemical engineering | $46,800 | $70,200 | $120,000 |
| Chemistry | $37,400 | $59,000 | $120,000 |
| Civil engineering | $51,800 | $62,600 | $74,000 |
| Computer engineering | $40,000 | $82,000 | $125,000 |
| Computer science | $43,700 | $83,600 | $170,000 |
| Earth sciences | * | * | * |
| Electrical engineering | $62,400 | $74,600 | $115,000 |
| Environmental engineering | * | * | * |
| Environmental geosciences | * | * | * |
| Geo-engineering | * | * | * |
| Industrial and systems engineering | $49,000 | $67,700 | $87,000 |
| Materials science and engineering | $40,000 | $67,600 | $87,400 |
| Mathematics | $40,000 | $80,100 | $200,000 |
| Mechanical engineering | $45,800 | $67,500 | $89,800 |
| Physics | * | * | * |
*The number of students in this major entering their industry is too few to report data.