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From: cs-ugrads-admin@cs.washington.edu [mailto:cs-ugrads-admin@cs.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Lazowska
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 3:58 PM
To: faculty – Mailing List; cs-grads – Mailing List; cs-ugrads – Mailing List; Matt O’Donnell; Mark Emmert; Phyllis Wise; Ana Mari Cauce
Subject: [cs-ugrads] CNN Money on salaries for new college graduates
The National Association of Colleges and Employers said that average
salary offers to 2010 bachelor’s degree candidates are down 1.7% …
Students seeking liberal arts degrees may face the hardest blow. Their
average initial pay offers are down 8.9% …
Starting salary amounts extended to graduates with positions in
business management are down 8% … and students with jobs in the
marketing field have dipped 2.1% …
Not all grads will be making less …
The average pay for students earning computer-related degrees has climbed 5.8%.
http://money.cnn.com/2010/04/08/news/economy/college_graduates_starting_salary/
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