In his keynote address, at SAEA tenth-anniversary celebration, regarding the future of Engineering and Education, Dr. Mohamad Qatu reported the top ten college majors with the best starting salaries with commentary on how engineering fits into the picture. The top fastest growing fields are:
-Cybersecurity, Computer/Data Science
-Alternative and Sustainable Energy
-Health Professions
-Statistics/Mathematics
In relation to this, the college majors with the top starting salaries are:
Chemical Engineering: $75,301
Computer Engineering: $75,022
Electrical Engineering: $72,540
Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering: $71,350
Materials Engineering: $70,958
Industrial Engineering: $68,682
Mechanical Engineering: $68,621
Biomedical Engineering: $67,800
Physics: $67,541
Applied Mathematics: $67,112
One can clearly see the correlation and importance of engineering as a leading field for the future. The high starting salaries indicate the need for top talent in these quickly growing areas. SAEA members attending this conference were very enthusiastic to hear about these statistics as they work to continue providing education, training, and professional development programs to their engineering members, students, and affiliates.
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