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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at Clemson University

This page shows median first-year earnings for Clemson graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $45,100 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $57,100. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Chemical Engineering, with median first-year earnings of $72,400 , followed by Industrial Engineering at $65,500 , and Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at $65,000 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $88,300 , followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $71,000 , and Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) at $61,800 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for Clemson University graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for Clemson University graduates ranked by degree type and major
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

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=217882.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026