Bachelor’s degree graduates earning science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degrees are expected to earn the highest starting salaries from the college Class of 2019, according to results of a new survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
The data contained in NACE’s Winter 2018 Salary Survey were collected from August 1, 2018, through December 3, 2018. A total of 186 surveys were returned for a 20 percent response rate.
NACE’s Winter 2019 Salary Survey found that graduates with engineering ($69,188), computer science ($67,539), and math and sciences degrees ($62,177) are once again projected to be the top-paid graduates.
Also coming in near the top of the list are business ($57,657) and social sciences ($57,310) majors.
NACE news is positive for the Class of 2019 graduates. All reported disciplines are expected to see gains—albeit relatively small ones—except one and that loss is just -0.1 percent.
Agriculture and natural resources majors are projected to see the greatest gain in starting salary at 4.1 percent. With an expected increase of 4.0 percent, engineering majors follow closely behind, while the average salary for computer science majors is anticipated to be 2.3 percent more than their counterparts from the Class of 2018.
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