Comparative Salaries According to Major

Is economics a marketable degree? The table below lists average salary offers by major. Need we say more?

Majors       September 1997    Average Salary                                                    Offers

Petroleum Engineering                           $43,444

Computer Science                             $37,215

Chemistry                                        $34,135

Mathematics                                     $32,151

ECONOMICS                   $31,333

Accounting                                        $30,154

Management                                      $29,346

Marketing                                          $28,031

Human Resources                               $27,056

Political Science                                $26,187

History                                              $24,535

English                                              $23,816

Public Relations                                 $23,569

Psychology                                        $23,421

Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers