Salary Statistics
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Below you will find salary information for recent graduates from both the College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences and the College of Human Ecology. Information for recent graduates of the College of Natural Resources is not available at this time. This web page will be updated with more current data as it becomes available.
College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences 2002-2003 Salary Information
The below data includes both the lowest and highest reported salary for each major as well as the average salary of those who reported back to the college. Information for the Agronomy major is not available.
|
Major |
Lowest Salary |
Average Salary |
Highest Salary |
|
Agricultural and Food Business Management |
$21,000 |
$32,000 |
$42,000 |
|
Agrictultural Industries and Marketing |
$26,000 |
$35,000 |
$49,000 |
|
Animal Plant Systems |
$24,000 |
$30,000 |
$39,000 |
|
Animal Science |
$20,000 |
$30,000 |
$39,000 |
|
Applied Economics |
$27,000 |
$36,000 |
$50,000 |
|
Environmental Horticulture |
$13,000 |
$27,000 |
$50,000 |
|
Environmental Science |
$25,000 |
$30,000 |
$32,000 |
|
Food Science |
$31,000 |
$39,000 |
$53,000 |
|
Nutrition |
$21,000 |
$33,000 |
$46,000 |
|
Science in Agriculture |
$21,000 |
$22,000 |
$24,000 |
|
Scientific and Technical Communication |
$23,000 |
$32,000 |
$54,000 |
College of Human Ecology 2003-2004 Salary Information
The below data shows, by major, the percentage of graduates that fell into each salary range. Information for Food Science majors is not available at this time.
|
Major |
$25,000 or less |
$25,000 - $30,000 |
$30,000 - $35,000 |
$35,000 - $40,000 |
$40,000+ |
|
Clothing Design |
0% |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
|
Family Social Science |
47% |
21% |
32% |
0% |
0% |
|
Food Science |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
|
Graphic Design |
15% |
39% |
23% |
8% |
15% |
|
Housing Studies |
33% |
33% |
33% |
0% |
0% |
|
Interior Design |
0% |
50% |
33% |
0% |
17% |
|
Nutrition |
25% |
25% |
25% |
0% |
25% |
|
Retail Merchandising |
5% |
25% |
25% |
25% |
20% |
