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Cooperative Education & Professional Internship Salaries
Co-op & Internship participants earned the following average hourly salaries during the 2007-08 year.
| Major |
Average |
| Agricultural & Biological Engineering |
$19.13 |
| Architectural Engineering |
$15.79 |
| Aerospace Engineering |
$16.68 |
| Bioengineering |
$16.89 |
| Chemical Engineering |
$19.26 |
| Civil Engineering |
$14.22 |
| Computer Engineering |
$19.19 |
| Computer Science |
$19.56 |
| Electrical Engineering |
$19.01 |
| Engineering Science |
$15.65 |
| Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering |
$16.09 |
| Materials Science & Engineering |
$18.67 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
$16.52 |
| Nuclear Engineering |
$17.05 |
| Overall |
$17.25 |
| Overall—Undergraduate Internships |
$16.29 |
| Overall—Graduate Internships |
$24.94 |
| Overall—Co-op Experiences |
$17.15 |
Annual Starting Salaries
Data compiled from the 2007-08 senior exit surveys indicated that graduating engineering students are earning the following average, minimum, and maximum annual starting salaries.
| Major |
Average |
Mininum |
Maximum |
| Agricultural & Biological Engineering |
$53,161 |
$42,290 |
$64,000 |
| Architectural Engineering |
$54,266 |
$45,000 |
$63,000 |
| Aerospace Engineering |
$52,437 |
$32,000 |
$68,000 |
| Bioengineering |
$49,550 |
$38,200 |
$66,000 |
| Chemical Engineering |
$61,877 |
$30,000 |
$82,000 |
| Civil Engineering |
$50,344 |
$33,000 |
$68,000 |
| Computer Engineering |
$64,874 |
$49,970 |
$75,000 |
| Computer Science |
$58,400 |
$53,000 |
$65,000 |
| Electrical Engineering |
$58,368 |
$29,000 |
$82,000 |
| Engineering Science |
$54,500 |
$53,500 |
$56,000 |
| Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering |
$56,808 |
$39,000 |
$65,500 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
$55,645 |
$30,000 |
$78,000 |
| Nuclear Engineering |
$56,025 |
$51,000 |
$58,500 |
| Overall Average Annual Starting Salary |
$55,114 |