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College of Engineering and Computer Science (COECS)

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Comparing Incomes within COECS

 We have ranked the majors within the College of Engineering and Computer Science by median income in 1993. For students certain that they are interested in the bachelors degree without further education, we present rankings of majors for students whose highest degreee completed was the bachelors. However, many majors prepare students for more advanced degrees so we have also included information on students with a bachelors degree in each field including those who went on to earn more advanced degrees.

We examine only graduates who are currently holding a full-time job. Since older, more experienced, workers typically earn more than their younger counterparts, we have separarated our statistics by age-group.

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Men Starting a career (age 24-34)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Engineering and Computer Science for young men with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $52,000    $55,280      19744          518      Chemical Engineering
          $47,840    $49,034      15712         1711      Mechanical Engineering
          $46,800    $49,392      19643          277      Aerospace Engineering
          $45,555    $47,995      16564          874      Civil Engineering
          $45,000    $48,108      18468         1660      Computer Science
          $45,000    $47,687      18666          339      General Engineering
          $44,000    $45,303      17853          436      Industrial Engineering
          $43,680    $45,267      16272          345      Electrical Engineering
          $37,000    $41,353      20205          409      Architecture
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Men in Mid-Career (age 35-44)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Engineering and Computer Science for mid-career men with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $64,064    $69,280      30145          185      Aerospace Engineering
          $63,000    $68,433      24744          391      Chemical Engineering
          $57,250    $59,691      21864         1064      Mechanical Engineering
          $55,000    $58,650      21844          815      Civil Engineering
          $54,000    $59,267      25541          271      General Engineering
          $52,000    $57,255      24789          542      Computer Science
          $50,000    $52,837      23805          310      Industrial Engineering
          $49,550    $51,431      17869          210      Electrical Engineering
          $46,410    $52,406      24973          396      Architecture
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Men Completing Their Careers (age 45-64)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Engineering and Computer Science for older men with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $70,000    $73,093      27173          173      Aerospace Engineering
          $70,000    $73,104      30293          343      Chemical Engineering
          $60,000    $62,641      24937          772      Civil Engineering
          $60,000    $64,010      30449          228      General Engineering
          $60,000    $64,729      25734         1112      Mechanical Engineering
          $56,000    $58,556      23777          134      Electrical Engineering
          $52,000    $57,115      28379          304      Architecture
          $52,000    $60,594      30290          260      Industrial Engineering
          $48,178    $50,959      19048          106      Computer Science
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Women Starting a career (age 24-34)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Engineering and Computer Science for young women with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $50,726    $53,167      19327           22      Aerospace Engineering
          $50,000    $50,937      19248          154      Chemical Engineering
          $48,776    $53,155      26818           35      General Engineering
          $45,800    $47,391      17413          176      Mechanical Engineering
          $43,750    $45,471      15966          145      Civil Engineering
          $43,000    $46,067      17783           90      Industrial Engineering
          $42,640    $45,297      16114           29      Electrical Engineering
          $42,450    $44,732      18080          792      Computer Science
          $33,650    $35,795      13695          116      Architecture
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Women in Mid-Career (age 35-44)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Engineering and Computer Science for mid-career women with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $50,104    $55,092      31936           32      Chemical Engineering
          $49,700    $48,237      19974           10      Industrial Engineering
          $48,360    $50,078      17507           27      Civil Engineering
          $48,327    $46,879      15019           36      Mechanical Engineering
          $46,650    $68,075      48648            4      Aerospace Engineering
          $46,300    $47,256      24409           46      Architecture
          $44,000    $45,724      15917          182      Computer Science
          $34,882    $41,526       9614            7      Electrical Engineering
          $33,800    $45,249      19664            9      General Engineering
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Women Completing Their Careers (age 45-64)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Engineering and Computer Science for older women with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $61,500    $61,500          0            1      Electrical Engineering
          $42,850    $50,231      30110           17      Architecture
          $40,000    $39,090      15285           40      Computer Science
          $39,604    $48,458      27931            6      Industrial Engineering
          $39,520    $45,458      11329            9      Civil Engineering
          $38,400    $51,962      26409           25      Chemical Engineering
          $38,000    $58,249      44712            6      Mechanical Engineering
          $36,400    $36,400          0            1      Aerospace Engineering
          $28,000    $28,000          0            1      General Engineering
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BA Only: Men Starting a career (age 24-34)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Engineering and Computer Science for young men with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $50,796    $53,386      16323          317      Chemical Engineering
          $45,500    $47,186      15020         1243      Mechanical Engineering
          $45,000    $48,226      18485          192      Aerospace Engineering
          $44,327    $46,802      17809         1381      Computer Science
          $44,298    $46,013      14777          622      Civil Engineering
          $43,200    $45,850      18292          245      General Engineering
          $42,000    $43,164      15269          279      Electrical Engineering
          $41,930    $43,742      16880          352      Industrial Engineering
          $36,000    $40,524      20359          319      Architecture
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BA Only: Men in Mid-Career (age 35-44)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Engineering and Computer Science for mid-career men with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $62,000    $65,272      22764          189      Chemical Engineering
          $60,000    $67,629      34046          100      Aerospace Engineering
          $54,000    $56,498      20746          715      Mechanical Engineering
          $52,864    $55,881      20529          528      Civil Engineering
          $50,388    $54,988      22699          411      Computer Science
          $48,000    $50,040      16615          171      Electrical Engineering
          $48,000    $53,506      24505          165      General Engineering
          $48,000    $50,330      22657          219      Industrial Engineering
          $45,000    $50,171      23682          293      Architecture
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BA Only: Men Completing Their Careers (age 45-64)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Engineering and Computer Science for older men with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $62,400    $65,375      26260          164      Chemical Engineering
          $62,218    $67,264      25542           98      Aerospace Engineering
          $59,000    $61,974      25255          749      Mechanical Engineering
          $55,056    $59,382      23357          455      Civil Engineering
          $55,000    $58,912      29787          135      General Engineering
          $52,200    $55,863      22976           95      Electrical Engineering
          $50,000    $55,231      28362          231      Architecture
          $50,000    $57,571      28789          181      Industrial Engineering
          $49,498    $51,526      20241           88      Computer Science
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BA Only: Women Starting a career (age 24-34)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Engineering and Computer Science for young women with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $50,000    $51,046      17332           94      Chemical Engineering
          $47,594    $54,606      22011           14      Aerospace Engineering
          $44,500    $43,639      13179           18      General Engineering
          $44,496    $44,050      15994          123      Mechanical Engineering
          $42,992    $44,069      13636           74      Industrial Engineering
          $42,300    $40,871      11046           21      Electrical Engineering
          $42,156    $42,596      11143          111      Civil Engineering
          $41,600    $43,763      17612          668      Computer Science
          $33,000    $35,929      14374           85      Architecture
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BA Only: Women in Mid-Career (age 35-44)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Engineering and Computer Science for mid-career women with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $47,900    $45,873      21552            6      General Engineering
          $47,000    $47,819      21013            9      Industrial Engineering
          $46,000    $42,079      12459           25      Mechanical Engineering
          $45,600    $47,803      28113           31      Architecture
          $45,000    $44,082      10044           19      Civil Engineering
          $43,701    $44,295      13639          154      Computer Science
          $42,120    $51,204      30123           21      Chemical Engineering
          $34,882    $39,584       6481            5      Electrical Engineering
          $29,000    $71,067      55855            3      Aerospace Engineering
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BA Only: Women Completing Their Careers (age 45-64)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Engineering and Computer Science for older women with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $41,860    $41,803      10077            6      Civil Engineering
          $39,604    $48,458      27931            6      Industrial Engineering
          $38,295    $38,637      16137           35      Computer Science
          $36,400    $36,400          0            1      Aerospace Engineering
          $35,720    $43,304      21876           18      Chemical Engineering
          $30,000    $43,115      19064           13      Architecture
          $29,248    $38,374      21487            4      Mechanical Engineering
          $28,000    $28,000          0            1      General Engineering
               $0         $0          0            0      Electrical Engineering
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