<p>The only person I know that studied stats did a master’s right away. Got a good-paying job, but wasn’t as stimulating as doing the master’s. </p>
<p>This is a list of starting salary by undergrad major (assuming you enter the workforce with only a bachelor’s). [url=<a href=“http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-Degrees_that_Pay_you_Back-sort.html]WSJ.com[/url”>WSJ.com]WSJ.com[/url</a>]</p>
<p>There’s no ‘stats’ on this list, so the closest thing is math, and that starting salary is $45k. The starting salary for econ is $50k, so, expect a starting salary somewhere in that range. If you learn how to program in C++ (or other relevant languages), you’ll almost certainly get a higher starting salary. </p>
<p>As far as job security, you’ll be fine with a stats/econ background. </p>
<p>I personally think that this list is too high for median starting salary for all majors. A New York Times article from a couple years ago said that the median starting salary for college grads of all majors was $30,000, and that seems spot-on to me. For instance, Enterprise hires more college grads than any other company, and they only pay $32000 to start. Especially if you work in the ‘social services’, your starting salary will quite likely be in the 20s. </p>
<p>But anyways, if you graduate with a stats/econ degree, have a solid internship or two, decent grades, and do a good job of job-searching, expect to make anywhere from $40,000 - $55,000.</p>