How much money do Clemson University graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $45,100 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $57,100 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 Clemson graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Chemical Engineering with a median starting salary of $72,400 followed by Industrial Engineering paying $65,500 and Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $65,000 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $88,300 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $71,000 and Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) who earn $61,800 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Clemson 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.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) | $88,300 |
| Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $72,400 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $71,000 |
| Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $65,500 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $65,000 |
| Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $64,900 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $64,100 |
| Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $63,400 |
| Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor’s Degree) | $62,200 |
| Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) | $61,800 |
| Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degree) | $59,900 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $59,400 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $58,600 |
| Materials Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $58,300 |
| Construction Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $58,000 |
| Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $57,400 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $57,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) | $55,000 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $50,600 |
| Architecture (Master's Degree) | $50,300 |
| Biology (Master's Degree) | $46,400 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $46,000 |
| Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $45,600 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,700 |
| Agricultural Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,600 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,900 |
| Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,700 |
| Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $41,100 |
| Landscape Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,900 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,800 |
| Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,300 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Doctoral Degree) | $39,900 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) | $38,500 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,900 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,300 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,200 |
| Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,400 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) | $36,200 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation (Master's Degree) | $34,800 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,300 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,600 |
| Plant Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,000 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,300 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,000 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,600 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,500 |
| Food Science and Technology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,400 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,000 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,900 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,100 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,300 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,900 |
| Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,500 |
| Agricultural Production Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $22,100 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=217882 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Clemson University.