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Salary Summary
MTSU Salary Summary
The
information in the MTSU salary survey is obtained from
graduating students each semester and from employers who
report offers extended to MTSU students. The number of
salary offers is always fewer than the number of job
offers because many students and employers do not report
salary information.
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know what you are doing after graduation by completing
this short survey.
Employers:
Report a hire to the
Career Development Center.
NACE Salary Survey
The
National Association of Colleges
and Employers (NACE) compiles
data from Career Centers of
colleges and universities across
the United States. The
complete Salary Survey is
available for viewing in the
Career Development Center
Library in KUC 328.
MTSU Salary Summary 2006 - 2007
Basic and Applied Sciences (Bachelor's
Degrees) ^back
2006-2007 Average: $40,997
2005-2006 Average: $38,963
2006-2007 College Offers Reported: 81
2005-2006 College Offers Reported: 60
|
Department |
Number of
Offers |
Average |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
Aerospace |
5 |
$37,400 |
$12,000 |
$60,000 |
|
Ag. Bus./Ag.
Sci |
4 |
$31,220 |
$22,880 |
$45,000 |
|
Biology |
7 |
$28,040 |
$24,000 |
$33,280 |
|
Computer
Science |
14 |
$46,750 |
$35,222 |
$62,000 |
|
Concrete
Industry Mgmt. |
26 |
$44,235 |
$17,000 |
$60,000 |
|
Engineering
Technology |
5 |
$49,000 |
$35,000 |
$63,000 |
|
Industrial
Technology |
3 |
$61,667 |
$55,000 |
$65,000 |
|
Math/Statistics |
2 |
$41,300 |
$32,600 |
$50,000 |
|
Nursing |
15 |
$33,028 |
$18,000 |
$70,000 |
Business (Bachelor's Degrees)
^back
2006-2007 Average: $36,370
2005-2006 Average: $35,457
2006-2007 College Offers Reported: 72
2005-2006 College Offers Reported: 97
|
Department |
Number of
Offers |
Average |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
Accounting |
16 |
$38,298 |
$30,000 |
$48,000 |
|
Business
Administration |
10 |
$31,109 |
$20,000 |
$41,000 |
|
Business
Education |
3 |
$32,333 |
$31,000 |
$34,000 |
|
Economics |
2 |
$39,000 |
$38,000 |
$40,000 |
|
Entrepreneurship |
1 |
$30,000 |
$30,000 |
$30,000 |
|
Finance |
6 |
$38,050 |
$30,000 |
$44,300 |
|
Information
Systems |
13 |
$43,654 |
$35,000 |
$50,000 |
|
Management |
6 |
$31,901 |
$21,840 |
$40,000 |
|
Marketing |
13 |
$34,595 |
$20,500 |
$65,000 |
|
Office Management |
2 |
$26,440 |
$22,880 |
$30,000 |
Education and Behavioral Sciences
(Bachelor's Degrees) ^back
2006-2007 Average: $29,808
2005-2006 Average: $28,693.00
2006-2007 College Offers Reported: 50
2005-2006 College Offers Reported: 54
|
Department |
Number of
Offers |
Average |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
Criminal
Justice Admin. |
2 |
$35,126 |
$30,252 |
$40,000 |
|
Early Childhood Ed. |
4 |
$26,998 |
$16,990 |
$32,000 |
|
Family & Consumer Studies |
1 |
$26,830 |
$26,830 |
$26,830 |
|
Interdisciplinary Studies |
17 |
$32,288 |
$29,000 |
$40,000 |
|
Interior Design |
5 |
$33,900 |
$27,000 |
$40,000 |
|
I/O Psychology |
5 |
$29,760 |
$16,000 |
$39,600 |
|
Health
Education |
3 |
$28,240 |
$26,720 |
$30,000 |
|
Nutrition |
1 |
$22,000 |
$22,000 |
$22,000 |
|
Physical
Education |
4 |
$29,155 |
$21,320 |
$33,500 |
|
Psychology |
4 |
$23,866 |
$20,800 |
$26,000 |
|
Recreation and
Leisure Services |
2 |
$16,700 |
$16,700 |
$16,700 |
|
Special
Education |
2 |
$32,950 |
$32,800 |
$33,100 |
Liberal Arts (Bachelor's Degrees)
^back
2006-2007 Average: $30,666
2005-2006 Average: $26,451.00
2006-2007 College Offers Reported:17
2005-2006 College Offers Reported: 41
|
Department |
Number of
Offers |
Average |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
English |
3 |
$25,967 |
$14,900 |
$33,000 |
|
Foreign
Language |
2 |
$31,150 |
$30,300 |
$32,000 |
|
Geosciences |
2 |
$33,100 |
$32,200 |
$34,000 |
|
Organizational
Communications |
1 |
$25,000 |
$25,000 |
$25,000 |
|
Political
Science |
4 |
$40,417 |
$29,167 |
$50,000 |
|
Social Work |
2 |
$21,360 |
$18,720 |
$24,000 |
|
Sociology/Anthropology |
3 |
$28,510 |
$16,700 |
$42,000 |
Mass Communication (Bachelor's Degrees)
^back
2006-2007 Average: $27,208
2005-2006 Average: $26.319.00
2006-2007 College Offers Reported: 42
2005-2006 College Offers Reported: 30
|
Department |
Number of Offers |
Average |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
Mass Communications |
26 |
$28,078 |
$12,000 |
$75,000 |
|
Recording Industry |
16 |
$25,795 |
$18,000 |
$35,000 |
Continuing Education & Distance Learning (Bachelor's
Degrees) ^back
2006-2007 Average: $36,760
2005-2006 Average: $31,467.00
2006-2007 College Offers Reported: 3
2005-2006 College Offers Reported: 3
|
Department |
Number of Offers |
Average |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
University Studies
|
2 |
$38,500 |
$35,000 |
$42,000 |
|
Professional Studies |
1 |
$33,280 |
$33,280 |
$33,280 |
Total for Undergraduate Degrees
^back
2006-2007 Average: $34,722
2005-2006 Average: $33,348.00
2006-2007 College Offers Reported: 265
2005-2006 College Offers Reported: 322
Graduate Degrees
^back
2006-2007 Average: $41,412
2005-2006 Average: $39,111.00
2006-2007 College Offers Reported: 48
2005-2006 College Offers Reported: 36
|
Department |
Number of Offers |
Average |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
Accounting/Information Systems |
14 |
43,284 |
37,000 |
47,000 |
|
Administration & Supervision |
3 |
33,207 |
30,500 |
35,000 |
|
Biology |
1 |
28,000 |
28,000 |
28,000 |
|
Business Administration |
6 |
51,693 |
20,160 |
88,000 |
|
Business
Education |
3 |
34,333 |
33,000 |
35,000 |
|
Curriculum & Instruction |
3 |
30,333 |
12,000 |
48,000 |
|
Economics |
2 |
67,500 |
65,000 |
70,000 |
|
Engineering
Technology |
1 |
47,000 |
47,000 |
47,000 |
|
Foreign
Languages |
1 |
47,000 |
47,000 |
47,000 |
|
HPERS |
3 |
24,000 |
12,000 |
40,000 |
|
Human Sciences |
1 |
32,000 |
32,000 |
32,000 |
|
Math |
1 |
41,000 |
41,000 |
41,000 |
|
Nursing |
2 |
53,500 |
42,000 |
65,000 |
|
Professional
Science |
2 |
45,000 |
40,000 |
50,000 |
|
Psychology |
3 |
39,000 |
20,000 |
57,000 |
|
School
Counseling |
2 |
36,000 |
34,000 |
38,000 |
Last updated: 6/27/2008
NACE Salary
Survey
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to top)
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Below are additional
disciplines and average
salaries.
|
Discipline |
Average Salary |
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Visual & Performing Arts |
$35,571 |
|
Communications |
$35,585 |
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English Language and
Literature |
$34,327 |
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Nursing |
$51,644 |
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Agriculture Business
Management |
$42,009 |
|
Criminal Justice and
Corrections |
$45,106 |
Reprinted from the
Summer 2008
Salary Survey, with the
permission of the
National Association of
Colleges and Employers,
copyright holder. |
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