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Salaries by Major at Case Western Reserve University

How much money do Case Western Reserve University graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $68,000 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $84,700 on average.

In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Case Western graduates.

The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Computer Science with a median starting salary of $69,200 followed by Chemical Engineering paying $69,200 and Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $65,700 .

Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Dental Residency Programs (Graduate/Professional Certificate) program rank first with a median initial income of $171,800 followed by Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Master's Degree) at $160,700 and Business Administration, Management and Operations (Doctoral Degree) who earn $133,400 .

Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Case Western Reserve University graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.

Median first-year earnings for Case Western Reserve University graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Dental Residency Programs (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $171,800
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Master's Degree) $160,700
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Doctoral Degree) $133,400
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) $98,200
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (First Professional Degree) $89,000
Dentistry (First Professional Degree) $88,700
Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degree) $83,200
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $76,600
Engineering-Related Fields (Master's Degree) $72,300
Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $69,200
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $69,200
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $65,700
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $65,400
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,300
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,100
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $59,400
Medicine (First Professional Degree) $56,800
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $55,900
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $54,000
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,700
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Master's Degree) $52,400
Law (First Professional Degree) $50,000
Bioethics/Medical Ethics (Master's Degree) $49,700
Public Health (Master's Degree) $45,300
Social Work (Master's Degree) $42,300
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,000
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (Master's Degree) $32,500
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,600
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,000
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,000

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=201645 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Case Western Reserve University.