How much money do Virginia Military Institute graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $45,900 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $62,100 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 VMI graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Civil Engineering with a median starting salary of $40,400 followed by Mechanical Engineering paying $39,400 and Economics graduates who have a median starting income of $38,100 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Virginia Military Institute 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 |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,400 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,400 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,100 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,900 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,800 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,700 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,600 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,500 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=234085 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Virginia Military Institute.