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Salary Information

The Career Center’s annual report outlines where 不良研究所graduates go after graduation, average salary information, and more valuable data.听

Average 不良研究所21 – 22 Graduate salary by degree level

DepartmentLow SalaryHigh SalaryAverage Salary
Applied Mathematics & Statistics$30,800$120,000$69,500
BiochemistryN/A*N/A*N/A*
Chemical Engineering$39,000$150,000$72,200
ChemistryN/A*N/A*N/A*
Civil Engineering$60,000$100,000$69,700
Computer Science$50,000$177,500$91,200
EconomicsN/A*N/A*N/A*
Electrical Engineering$55,000$120,000$77,500
EngineeringN/A*N/A*N/A*
Engineering Physics$50,000$96,000$74,700
Environmental Engineering$64,800$80,000$68,300
Geology & Geological Engineering$38,400$78,000$62,500
Geophysics & Geophysical Engineering$41,600$70,000$54,500
Mechanical Engineering$40,200$110,000$72,300
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering$65,000$112,000$76,200
Mining Engineering$65,000$92,300$76,500
Petroleum Engineering$36,000$110,000$79,100
BS Overall$30,800$117,500$75,900
DepartmentLow SalaryHigh SalaryAverage Salary
Advanced Energy Systems$60,000$140,000$95,500
Advanced Manufacturing$77,300$93,000$85,100
Applied Math & Statistics$48,000$75,000$61,000
Applied PhysicsN/A*N/A*N/A*
Chemical Engineering$75,000$110,000$86,400
ChemistryN/A*N/A*N/A*
Civil & Environmental Engineering$55,000$101,900$72,500
Computer Science$45,000$144,000$95,400
Data Science$70,000$160,000$102,900
Electrical Engineering$65,000$130,000$92,900
Engineering & Technology Management$68,000$150,000$94,400
Environmental Engineering ScienceN/A*N/A*N/A*
Geology$69,000$85,000$75,700
Geophysics & Geophysical Engineering$52,000$98,700$75,200
GIS & GeoinformaticsN/A*N/A*N/A*
Humanitarian EngineeringN/A*N/A*N/A*
Hydrology$46,000$75,000$65,200
Materials Science$65,000$145,000$106,500
Mechanical Engineering$50,000$115,000$87,700
Metallurgical & Materials EngineeringN/A*N/A*N/A*
Mineral & Energy Economics$75,000$140,000$105,800
Mining & Earth Systems Engineering$60,000$81,000$70,300
Natural Resources & Energy PolicyN/A*N/A*N/A*
Operations Research$88,000$120,000$101,000
Petroleum EngineeringN/A*N/A*N/A*
Quantitative Bioscience & EngineeringN/A*N/A*N/A*
Quantum EngineeringN/A*N/A*N/A*
Robotics$50,000$96,000$79,700
Space Resources$50,000$430,000$125,000
Underground Construction & Tunnel Engineering$73,000$80,000$77,000
MS Overall$45,000$430,000$89,700
DepartmentLow SalaryHigh SalaryAverage Salary
Advanced Energy SystemsN/A*N/A*N/A*
Applied Chemistry$48,000$110,000$72,600
Applied Math &amp: Statistics$65,000$$85,000$71,700
Applied PhysicsN/A*N/A*N/A*
Chemical Engineering$40,000$130,000$97,600
Civil & Environmental Engineering$40,000$100,000$72,400
Computer ScienceN/A*N/A*N/A*
Electrical EngineeringN/A*N/A*N/A*
Environmental Engineering ScienceN/A*N/A*N/A*
Geological Engineering$72,800$85,000$78,600
Geophysics$70,900$170,000$119,500
Hydrology$47,500$55,000$50,800
Materials Science$72,000$130,000$90,800
Mechanical Engineering$52,000$85,000$66,400
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering$54,000$125,000$90,900
Nuclear EngineeringN/A*N/A*N/A*
Operations ResearchN/A*N/A*N/A*
Petroleum EngineeringN/A*N/A*N/A*
PhysicsN/A*N/A*N/A*
Quantitative Bioscience & EngineeringN/A*N/A*N/A*
Space ResourcesN/A*N/A*N/A*
Underground Construction & Tunnel EngineeringN/A*N/A*N/A*
PhD Overall$40,000$200,000$89,000

Average internship salary by department

Department Average Hourly Salary
Applied Mathematics $22.83
Chemical / Biochemical Engineering $23.49
Chemistry / Biochemistry $16.02
Civil Engineering $19.77
Computer Science $25.58
Economics/Business Engineering Management $21.43
Electrical Engineering $23.51
Engineering Physics $20.94
Environmental Engineering $21.19
Geology & Geological Engineering $17.90
Geophysics & Geophysical Engineering $18.47
Mechanical Engineering $22.01
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering $22.75
Mining Engineering $23.19
Petroleum Engineering $37.40
Quantitative Biosciences $16.37

For more information, see the most recent Career Center Annual Report.

  • * Salary statistics are coded as N/A when 3 or less students report salary data for the full-time employed category of a respective major to maintain confidentiality for graduates. Data collected from these graduates is incorporated in overall calculations. International students returning to home countries are also removed.

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