Northern Illinois University

Career Services

Starting Salary Offers

National Averages

Discipline Current Average
Accounting $48,471
Business Administration/Mgmt. $44,607
Economics $49,628
Finance $49,163
Marketing/Marketing Mgmt.  $42,260
Computer Science  $61,467
Information Sciences & Systems $52,886
Chemical Engineering $65,675
Civil Engineering $52,287
Computer Engineering $60,844
Electrical/Electronics Engineering $60,509
Mechanical Engineering  $59,222
English $36,604
History $38,445
Psychology $34,573
Sociology $34,290


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All data are for bachelor's degree level.

Source: Fall 2009 Salary Survey, National Association of Colleges and Employers. Reprinted with the permission of the National Association of Colleges and Employers, copyright holder. All rights reserved