Average starting slaries for IT and CBS majors

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<p>Average starting salaries for CBS disciplines *
Discipline Average starting salary<br>
Biology $34,128
Biochemistry $32,500
Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior $26,340
Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development $36,253
Microbiology $35,000
Neuroscience $34,942 *
Plant Biology $40,380 </p>

<p>Average starting salaries for IT disciplines *
Discipline Average starting salary<br>
Aerospace engineering $58,500
Bio-based products and Bio-systems engineering $50,420 *
Biomedical engineering $55,000
Chemical engineering $60,266
Chemistry $60,000
Civil engineering $51,793 *
Computer engineering $55,200
Computer science $61,290
Electrical engineering $60,500
Geological engineering $67,600 *
Geology/geophysics $51,778 *
Materials science and engineering $62,000
Mathematics $56,000
Mechanical engineering $59,682
Physics/astrophysics $52,800 *
Statistics $51,940 </p>

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<p>Wow
never expected MSE BS can be so well paid.</p>

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<p>That was reasonable when I read it was the average salaries… until I notice this was starting salaries for engineering… then again not that surprise.</p>

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<p>Is anyone suprised that CBS majors are well underpaid when compared to IT salaries? I am in CBS and am shocked.</p>

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<p>Maybe that’s why they call it the “College of Bull*****”. </p>

<p>Haha. Just kidding.</p>

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<p>Maybe this is because a lot of CBS students get jobs in research labs (which don’t pay well unless you are the head of projects. Even then, they don’t get paid that well) or go to medical school. Just a thought. I could very well be wrong.</p>