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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.

Students: Let us 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 (back to top)

Below are additional disciplines and average salaries.

Discipline Average Salary
Visual & Performing Arts $35,571
Communications $35,585
English Language and Literature $34,327
Nursing $51,644
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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College Career Coordinators

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Basic & Applied Sciences
Katy Francisco Riddle
Business
Lucy Billings-Jones
Liberal Arts
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Education & Behavioral Science
Nancy Stubblefield
Mass Communication
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