Starting Salary Offers: Historical Perspective Update 1990 to 2005
Which disciplines realized real gains in salaries over the last 15 years? Which have lost ground, and why? Gain insight into how changes in the economy, demographics, and work-related forced affect the salaries of graduating college students. Based on historical salary data from NACE's Salary Survey report as well as economic and demographic information supplied by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and National Center for Education Statistics, this study compares salaries over a 15-year period and looks at how supply and demand, the tech bubble, recession, and other forces affected starting salary offers to students in the business, engineering, computer-related, sciences, and nursing fields. The study features more than 40 graphs and figures to illustrate trends at both the bachelor's and master's degree levels, and analysis to help you understand why salaries are what they are, and where they may be going.
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Table of Contents
- Purpose of the Study and Sources of Data
- Figure 1: CPI Conversion Factors 1990 - 2005
- Why Starting Salary Offers Change
- A Brief Look at the Labor Market
- Graph 1: Annualized Unemployment Rate 1990-2005
- Graph 2: GDP 1990-2006: Value in Current Dollars of Goods and Services Produced in the United States
- Graph 3: GDP Growth 1990-2005: Year Over Year Percent Change in the Value of Goods and Services Produced by the U.S. Economy
- Figure 2: GDP (in billions USD), GDP Growth, and National Unemployment Rate 1990-2005
- Review of Individual Bachelor's Degrees and Degree Clusters
Business Bachelor’s Degrees- Figure 3: Business Bachelor’s Degrees: Accounting Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 4: Business Bachelor’s Degrees: Business Administration/ Management Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 5: Business Bachelor’s Degrees: Economics/Finance Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 6: Business Bachelor’s Degrees: Management Information Systems/Business Data Processing Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 7: Business Bachelor’s Degrees: Marketing/Marketing Management Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Graph 4: Business Bachelor’s Degrees: Starting Salary Offers 1990-2005 (in 2005 USD)
- Graph 5: Business Bachelor’s Degrees: Year Over Year Percentage Change in Salary Offers
- Figure 8: Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees: Aerospace/Aeronautical/ Astronautical Engineering Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 9: Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees: Chemical Engineering Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 10: Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees: Electrical/Electronics & Communications EngineeringAverage and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 11: Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees: Engineering Technology Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 12: Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees: Industrial/ Manufacturing Engineering Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 13: Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees: Mechanical Engineering Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 14: Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees: Petroleum Engineering Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 15: Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees: Civil Engineering Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 16: Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees: Computer Engineering Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Graph 6: Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees: Starting Salary Offers 1990-2005 (in 2005 USD)
- Graph 7: Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees: Year Over Year Percentage Change in Salary Offers 1990-2005
- Figure 17: Computer-Related Bachelor’s Degrees: Computer Science Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 18: Computer-Related Bachelor’s Degrees: Information Sciences & Systems Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Graph 8: Computer-Related Bachelor’s Degrees: Starting Salary Offers 1990-2005 (in 2005 USD)
- Graph 9: Computer-Related Bachelor’s Degrees: Year Over Year Percentage Change in Salary Offers 1990-2005
- Figure 19: Sciences Bachelor’s Degrees: Biological/Life Sciences Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 20: Sciences Bachelor’s Degrees: Chemistry Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 21: Sciences Bachelor’s Degrees: Mathematics & Statistics Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Graph 10: Sciences Bachelor’s Degrees: Starting Salary Offers 1990-2005 (in 2005 USD)
- Graph 11: Sciences Bachelor’s Degrees: Year Over Year Percentage Change in Salary Offers 1990-2005
- Figure 22: Nursing Bachelor’s Degrees: Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Graph 12: Nursing Bachelor’s Degrees: Starting Salary Offers 1990-2005 (in 2005 USD)
- Graph 13: Nursing Bachelor’s Degrees: Year Over Year Percentage
- Change in Salary Offers 1990-2005
- Review of Selected Master's Degrees
- Figure 23: Business Master’s Degrees: Accounting Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Graph 14: Accounting Master’s Degrees: Starting Salary Offers 1990-2005 (in 2005 USD)
- Graph 15: Accounting Master’s Degrees: Year Over Year Percentage Change in Salary Offers 1990-2005
- Figure 24: Engineering Master’s Degrees: Civil Engineering Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 25: Engineering Master’s Degrees: Electrical/Electronics & Communication Engineering Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Figure 26: Engineering Master’s Degrees: Mechanical Engineering Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Graph 16: Engineering Master’s Degrees: Starting Salary Offers 1990-2005 (in 2005 USD)
- Graph 17: Engineering Master’s Degrees: Year Over Year Percentage Change in Salary Offers 1990-2005
- Figure 27: Computer-Related Master’s Degrees: Computer Science Average and Adjusted Average 1990-2005
- Graph 18: Computer Sciences Master’s Degrees: Starting Salary Offers 1990-2005 (in 2005 USD)
- Graph 19: Computer Sciences Master’s Degrees: Year Over Year Percentage Change in Salary Offers 1990-2005
- Summation and Projections
- End Notes
- About the National Association of Colleges and Employers
Accounting Master’s Degrees
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