Highest start salaries: STEM grads

College graduates that earn bachelor degrees in STEM-related subjects – engineering, computer science, math and sciences - will be among the highest starting salaries earners for 2018 grads, according to a projection survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The top three STEM-degree earners’ average starting salaries were engineering ($69,188), computer science ($67,539), and math and sciences ($62,177). Those projected amounts, reported in the NACE "Winter 2019 Salary Survey," were for base salaries only. Data was collected from 186 surveys submitted by NACE employer members between August and December 2018. The survey also found that those graduating in 2018 would enjoy a 16.6 percent increase in hiring compared to those who finished schooling in 2017. (Source: Campus Technology 02/20/19)