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The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) tracks the starting salaries of new graduates in particular disciplines. The NACE's Summer 2003 Salary Survey reports the following average starting salaries for various college degrees:

( Source: www.msn.com November 15, 2004 Article: "Starting salaries at 9 jobs" )

Chemical engineering: $51,853

Electrical engineering: $49,946

Computer science: $47,419

Accounting: $40,546

Information sciences: $39,718

Marketing: $34,628

History: $32,108

English: $30,157

Psychology: $27,454