FYI! 

Top 10 most profitable college majors and the average starting salary:

  1. Chemical engineering, $55,900
  2. Electrical engineering, $52,899
  3. Mechanical engineering, $50,672
  4. Computer science, $50,046
  5. Accounting, $45,723
  6. Economics/Finance, $45,191
  7. Civil engineering, $44,999
  8. Business administration, $38,850
  9. Marketing, $36,260
  10. Liberal arts majors, $30,828
Source: National Association of Colleges & Employers; 2006
 
Maureen Biggers
Assistant Dean for Diversity and Special Programs
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
404-894-3181