The College Degrees With The Highest Starting Salaries In 2016

Excerpt from the Forbes article http://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2016/06/30/the-college-degrees-with-the-highest-starting-salaries-in-2016/#2f100525678d:

In compiling this year’s results, CERI – headed by college labor market expert, Phil Gardner – gathered information from more than 4,730 employers, accessed through nearly 200 career service centers throughout the country. The study includes information from respondents recruiting talent for full-time positions, internships, and co-ops.

Chemical engineering degrees, it turns out, yields the highest starting salaries for recent grads. By the numbers, annual pay for those who graduate with such a degree ranges from $34,850 to $100,600, averaging around $63,389. Computer engineering students come in second place, averaging around $63,313 in annual starting pay, followed by electrical engineering at $61,173.

Among Masters Degrees, Engineering majors attracted the highest salaries at more than $68,000, followed by Computer Science & IT ($67,735), and MBAs ($62,345).
PhD diplomas in Engineering & Computer Science bring in the highest starting pay at $76,702, followed by Physical & Biological Sciences ($63,809) and Business ($62,454).