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  1. Monthly Salary Offers to Candidates for Degrees By Field of Study:   1980-1988                                              (in dollars) 
  2.                                     ___________Bachelor's__________   
  3. Field of Study                        1980    1985    1987    1988
  4.  
  5. Accounting                           1,293   1,697   1,812   2,010
  6. Business, general(1)                 1,218   1,636   1,701   1,772
  7. Marketing(2)                         1,145   1,548   1,697   1,757
  8. Engineering:
  9.   Civil                              1,554   1,969   2,037   2,119
  10.   Chemical                           1,801   2,369   2,487   2,584
  11.   Electrical(3)                      1,690   2,283   2,410   2,474
  12.   Mechanical                         1,703   2,259   2,359   2,451
  13.   Nuclear(4)                         1,668   2,283   2,379   2,373
  14.   Petroleum                          1,987   2,583   2,568   2,672
  15.   Engineering technology             1,585   2,137   2,185   2,290
  16. Chemistry                            1,459   1,897   2,131   2,192
  17. Mathematics                          1,475   2,047   2,162   2,237
  18. Physics                               (NA)    (NA)    (NA)   2,378
  19. Humanities                           1,074   1,461   1,688   1,630
  20. Social Sciences(5)                   1,072   1,545   1,823   1,881
  21. Computer science                     1,558   2,082   2,197   2,276
  22.  
  23.                                     ___________Master's(6)_________
  24. Field of Study                        1980    1985    1987    1988
  25.  
  26. Accounting                           1,517   2,005   2,163   2,290
  27. Business, general(1)                 1,795   2,382   2,657   2,791
  28. Marketing(2)                         1,794   2,454   2,384   2,608
  29. Engineering:
  30.   Civil                              1,753   2,363   2,413   2,467
  31.   Chemical                           1,947   2,596   2,813   2,871
  32.   Electrical(3)                      1,912   2,727   2,957   3,008
  33.   Mechanical                         1,893   2,621   2,835   2,840
  34.   Nuclear(4)                         1,831   2,582   2,866   2,655
  35.   Petroleum                           (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  36.   Engineering technology              (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  37. Chemistry                            1,688   2,177   2,333   2,664
  38. Mathematics                          1,685   2,337   2,329   2,446
  39. Physics                               (NA)    (NA)    (NA)   3,194
  40. Humanities                           1,309   1,514   1,887   1,674
  41. Social Sciences(5)                   1,298   1,771   1,883   1,920
  42. Computer science                     1,858   2,584   2,817   2,866
  43.  
  44.                                      _________Doctor's(6)__________
  45. Field of Study                        1980    1985    1987    1988
  46.  
  47. Accounting                            (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  48. Business, general(1)                  (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  49. Marketing(2)                          (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  50. Engineering:
  51.   Civil                              2,089   2,507   3,336   3,144
  52.   Chemical                           2,452   3,405   3,605   3,800
  53.   Electrical(3)                      2,534   3,542   3,965   4,116
  54.   Mechanical                         2,426   3,168   3,569   3,853
  55.   Nuclear(4)                          (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  56.   Petroleum                           (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  57.   Engineering technology              (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  58. Chemistry                            2,261   3,032   3,202   3,415
  59. Mathematics                          2,199   2,977   3,328   3,590
  60. Physics                              2,303   3,176   3,345   3,447
  61. Humanities                            (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  62. Social Sciences(5)                    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  63. Computer science                      (NA)    (NA)    (NA)   3,917
  64.  
  65.  
  66. NA=Not available.
  67. 1. For master's degree, offers are after nontechnical undergraduate
  68.    degree.
  69. 2. Includes distribution.
  70. 3. Includes computer engineering.
  71. 4. Includes engineering physics.
  72. 5. Excludes economics.
  73. 6. Candidates with 1 year or less of full-time nonmilitary employ-
  74.    ment.
  75.  
  76. Source:College Placement Council, Inc., Bethlehem, PA.
  77.