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December 28,
2007
Top ten majors
If money is your goal, this is what you might
consider majoring in, from a recent issue of Salary Survey. (These
are starting salaries.)
Chemical engineering ($55,900)
Computer engineering ($54,877)
Electrical/electronics and communications
engineering, ($52,899)
Mechanical engineering ($50,672)
Computer science ($50,046)
Accounting ($45,723)
Economics/finance, including banking ($45,191)
Civil engineering ($44,999)
Business administration/management ($39,850)
Marketing/marketing management, including marketing
research ($36,260)