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Average Salaries of NC State May 2023 Bachelor’s Degree Recipients

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National Average Salaries (Bachelors Level) via National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE) From Summer 2024 Issue of NACE Survey Salary (Bachelors Level):

CHASS

Communication, Journalism & Related Programs  = $49,839

English Language and Literature = $44,723

Foreign Languages & Literature = $48,169

History = $48,298

Interdisciplinary Studies = $62,247

Science, Technology and Society = $64,342

Philosophy & Religious Studies  = $53,794

Psychology = $44,084

Political Science = $54,238

Social Work = $42,340

Anthropology = $46,184

Criminology = $45,925

Sociology = $47,741  

SCIENCE

Applied Mathematics = $98,601 

Biological Sciences = $47,839  

Chemistry = $54,406  

Genetics = $43,742

Geology = $50,594   

Marine Sciences = $37,492 

Mathematics = $73,307

Meteorology = $47,602

Microbiology = $47,320

Physics =  $67,723    

Statistics =  $84,111    

Zoology =  $40,863   

NATURAL RESOURCES

Environmental Sciences =  (Only NC State salary available)

Environmental Technology & Management =  (Only NC State salary available)

Paper Science & Engineering = (Only NC State salary available)

Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management =  $42,117   

Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology =  $36,112    

Forest Management =  $43,298      

Sport Management =   (Only NC State salary available)

Natural Resources =  $47,503    

Sustainable Materials & Technology =  $53,925 

ENGINEERING

Aerospace Engineering = $78,877 

Biological Engineering –  $62,134     

Biomedical Engineering =   $71,965     

Chemical Engineering =  $75,980       

Civil Engineering =  $69,106     

Computer Engineering =  $95,892       

Construction Engineering =  $67,947       

Electrical Engineering =  $87,513    

Environmental Engineering =  $65,820       

Industrial Engineering =  $78,979      

Materials Science and Engineering =   $76,742

Mechanical Engineering = $75,512   

Nuclear Engineering =  $79,167

Mechatronics Engineering =  $85,326    

Textile Engineering =  (Only NC State salary available)

EDUCATION

Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas = $43,652

Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods = $43,538 

NC Department of Public Instruction Salary Information

MANAGEMENT

Contact The Poole College of Management Career Center

AGRICULTURE & LIFE SCIENCES

Contact College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Career Services

TEXTILES

Contact Wilson College of Textiles Career Services

DESIGN

Contact College of Design Career Services