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Summer 2002 - Spring 2003

The Ohio State University - Engineering Career Services

BS-MS-PhD Average Yearly Starting Salary Offers Reported

Major

BS Graduates

MS Graduates

PhD Graduates

Salaries Reported

Average $ Amount

% Change from Year Ago

Salaries Reported

Average $ Amount

% Change from Year Ago

Salaries Reported

Average $ Amount

% Change from Year Ago

Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

*

$47,656

-8%

0

$46,175

NA

0

NA

NA

Aviation

0

NA

NA

-

-

Biomedical Engineering

-

0

NA

NA

0

$42,000

NA

Ceramic Engineering

*

$53,000

NA

-

-

Chemical Engineering

25

$52,131

-3%

0

NA

NA

*

$72,000

-2%

Civil Engineering

21

$39,884

+1%

*

$43,200

-11%

*

$51,876

NA

Computer & Information Science

-

*

$44,167

-34%

*

$73,000

+22%

Computer Science & Engineering

44

$50,952

NC

-

-

Electrical/Electrical & Computer Engineering

39

$49,691

-5%

11

$62,227

-6%

*

$94,000

+20%

Engineering Mechanics

-

0

NA

NA

0

NA

NA

Engineering Physics

*

$49,250

+41%

-

-

Food Agricultural & Biological Engineering

*

$42,667

-10%

*

$40,000

NA

0

NA

NA

Geodetic Science

-

*

$60,000

NA

0

NA

NA

Geomatics Engineering/Surveying

*

$41,625

+32%

-

-

Industrial & Systems Engineering

42

$48,232

-1%

5

$54,920

+13%

*

$75,000

+7%

Materials Science & Engineering

7

$47,757

NC

*

$48,000

-21%

0

NA

NA

Mechanical Engineering

31

$47,602

-2%

5

$55,720

-1%

0

NA

NA

Metallurgical Engineering

0

NA

NA

-

-

Nuclear Engineering

-

0

NA

NA

*

NA

NA

Welding Engineering

18

$48,675

+2%

*

$59,450

NC

*

NA

NA

* 4 or fewer reported offers

- Degree not offered at this level

NA Data not available

NC No change