Purdue University Salary Survey May 2019 Bachelor Degree

Number
Low 25% 50% 75% High Average
Reporting
AGRICULTURE
Agribusiness 42 $30,000 $40,000 $47,500 $55,000 $64,000 $47,701
Agricultural Economics 22 $29,120 $40,000 $45,000 $50,000 $100,000 $47,696
Agricultural Education 9 $37,500 $38,000 $44,000 $46,100 $49,274 $42,908
Agricultural Engineering 11 $50,000 $57,500 $65,000 $70,320 $75,000 $63,669
Agricultural Systems Mgt 11 $33,280 $42,500 $50,000 $58,750 $60,000 $49,935
Agronomy 12 $31,200 $40,000 $44,500 $50,000 $64,000 $45,290
Animal Sciences 40 $13,000 $31,200 $37,440 $46,070 $80,000 $38,534
Biological Engineering 20 $42,000 $56,875 $64,000 $70,000 $74,000 $61,805
Food Science 9 $33,949 $42,000 $48,000 $56,000 $60,000 $48,043
Forestry & Natural Resources 8 $18,720 $30,160 $32,640 $37,000 $40,000 $32,280
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture 11 $31,200 $42,500 $46,000 $51,500 $55,000 $45,759

EDUCATION
Elementary Education 20 $35,000 $38,000 $39,250 $42,125 $56,664 $40,952

ENGINEERING
Aero & Astro Engineering 44 $52,000 $65,000 $69,910 $74,149 $110,000 $70,050
Agricultural Engineering 11 $50,000 $57,500 $65,000 $70,320 $75,000 $63,669
Biological Engineering 20 $42,000 $56,875 $64,000 $70,000 $74,000 $61,805
Biomedical Engineering 14 $39,000 $50,000 $60,000 $71,754 $100,000 $61,215
Chemical Engineering 69 $27,040 $65,000 $73,000 $80,000 $125,000 $72,458
Civil Engineering 60 $40,000 $59,210 $63,000 $66,000 $102,000 $64,142
Computer Engineering 87 $48,000 $71,000 $80,000 $100,000 $140,000 $85,905
Construction Engineering 17 $57,200 $63,700 $66,500 $72,500 $101,000 $69,525
Electrical Engineering 81 $49,220 $66,500 $72,000 $77,004 $114,400 $72,732
Environ & Ecological Engr 24 $37,440 $59,963 $65,000 $68,500 $79,000 $63,535
Industrial Engineering 106 $73,400 $62,750 $70,000 $70,218 $85,000 $67,547
Materials Science & Engr 27 $40,000 $63,750 $67,500 $70,000 $76,200 $65,596
Mechanical Engineering 129 $35,360 $63,500 $70,000 $75,000 $110,000 $69,054
Inter/Multidisciplinary Engineering 26 $49,920 $59,250 $64,740 $70,750 $77,500 $64,916
Nuclear Engineering 7 $65,000 $65,000 $70,000 $71,250 $72,600 $68,586
*Agriculture and Biological Engineering are majors within the College of Agriculture and are represented here solely for reporting purposes.
 Purdue University Salary Survey May 2019 Bachelor Degree

Number
Low 25% 50% 75% High Average
Reporting
HEALTH & HUMAN SCIENCES
Financial Counseling& Planning 16 $30,000 $42,250 $47,460 $50,500 $67,000 $47,120
Health & Kinesiology Majors 9 $18,720 $25,000 $33,280 $35,000 $60,000 $33,816
Health Sciences Majors 9 $20,800 $31,200 $35,360 $45,000 $62,400 $38,191
Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt 38 $20,800 $36,000 $40,250 $45,225 $80,000 $41,602
Human Dev't & Family Studies Majors 27 $24,960 $32,250 $34,600 $38,760 $51,000 $35,276
Nursing 77 $30,750 $49,920 $54,080 $59,000 $72,800 $54,107
Nutrition Science Majors 17 $34,300 $44,000 $46,800 $49,920 $60,000 $47,679
Psychological Sciences Majors 24 $24,960 $31,200 $33,280 $38,500 $65,000 $36,963
Public Health 14 $27,000 $33,710 $37,950 $41,500 $45,000 $37,167
Retail Management 14 $24,960 $42,625 $45,880 $47,750 $67,000 $43,781
Selling & Sales Management 29 $20,800 $40,000 $47,500 $52,000 $90,000 $48,013
Speech Language & Hearing Sci 8 $20,000 $27,240 $29,560 $31,050 $33,280 $28,445

LIBERAL ARTS
Communication Majors 41 $20,000 $40,000 $45,000 $50,000 $87,000 $45,371
English Majors 18 $22,880 $33,375 $38,750 $40,000 $50,000 $37,563
Industrial Design Prof Program 12 $39,520 $44,500 $55,500 $58,875 $90,000 $54,968
Interior Design Prof Program 11 $35,000 $38,500 $41,000 $45,380 $50,000 $41,975
Law and Society 11 $23,260 $33,280 $40,000 $52,500 $64,480 $42,704
Political Science 7 $41,600 $40,800 $42,000 $46,750 $53,000 $42,871
Visual Communication Design 7 $30,000 $34,500 $39,520 $51,000 $95,000 $47,931

MANAGEMENT
Accounting 36 $37,000 $51,000 $55,000 $60,625 $85,000 $56,624
Economics 10 $35,360 $52,250 $53,500 $55,750 $65,000 $53,836
Finance 59 $37,000 $50,000 $57,000 $66,500 $85,000 $58,367
Industrial Management 14 $50,000 $56,500 $65,000 $75,625 $85,000 $65,950
Management 41 $24,960 $47,500 $55,000 $60,000 $80,000 $54,342
Marketing 25 $38,000 $50,000 $55,000 $61,000 $77,500 $54,632
Supply Chain Info & Analytics 28 $41,000 $58,000 $61,168 $66,500 $80,000 $61,367
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Number
Low 25% 50% 75% High Average
Reporting
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Aeronautic Engr Technology 17 $52,000 $61,700 $64,000 $75,000 $90,000 $66,821
Aviation Management 12 $33,280 $41,648 $43,750 $46,250 $65,000 $45,689
Building Const Mgmt Tech 50 $45,000 $60,000 $62,200 $66,000 $94,098 $63,033
Computer & Information Tech 31 $40,000 $56,500 $70,000 $75,500 $140,000 $68,694
Computer Graphics Tech 30 $22,880 $40,500 $53,413 $63,750 $84,000 $52,540
Cybersecurity 19 $35,000 $66,000 $70,000 $75,000 $103,000 $69,796
Electrical Engr Technology 32 $50,000 $57,750 $63,100 $68,375 $90,000 $64,372
Industrial Engineering Tech 11 $47,500 $52,000 $60,000 $63,750 $80,000 $59,455
Mechanical Engr Technology 55 $40,000 $57,500 $62,400 $66,200 $80,100 $62,043
Network Engineering Tech 8 $31,200 $51,220 $65,400 $74,000 $82,000 $62,110
Organizational Leadership 7 $35,000 $37,500 $45,000 $53,750 65000 $46,786
Prof Flight Technology 12 $30,000 $41,550 $47,500 $56,250 $83,200 $50,033

SCIENCE
Actuarial Science 20 $45,000 $60,500 $66,500 $70,375 $83,000 $65,313
Biology Majors 20 $22,880 $60,000 $75,500 $42,750 $64,000 $37,496
Chemistry Majors 12 $32,000 $37,330 $42,500 $48,500 $60,540 $43,488
Computer Science 157 $35,360 $72,000 $90,000 $109,000 $158,000 $92,023
Mathematics Majors 7 $36,750 $37,470 $38,000 $57,000 $80,000 $49,099
Statistics 14 $35,360 $47,152 $56,000 $60,000 $76,000 $54,926

Explanatory Notes for Salary Summary

1. The data are self-reported.
2. This report represents data collection that took place from March 2019 through January 2020.
3. The summary includes only those majors in which there were 7 or more graduates reporting salaries.
4. These salaries represent full-time positions.