This new College Salary Report should provide some solace to our new freshman engineers, who will soon be taking their first round of “welcome to Cornell Engineering” prelims. The study ranks undergraduate degrees in terms of median starting and mid-career salaries: aerospace, chemical, computer, and electrical engineering degrees take the first four spots, while economics is the only liberal arts major in the top 10. Here’s a portion of the list from payscale.com. 
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Amen for engineers!
I don’t see materials science on there, Oliver. 🙂
haha well my theory is that employers do not particularly look for specific engineering concentrations, as most kinds are based in very similar fields of knowledge and require many of the same skills. Although limited, my knowledge on the recruitment processes for ‘engineering jobs’ reflects this. Time will tell, I suppose!