A 2019 salary survey report (PDF) shows that the average starting salary offer for recent college graduates is $50,944, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Compare that to the previous year's average of $50,516, and that's less than a 1% change.

Here are the Average Starting Salaries for a bachelor’s degree from the Class of 2018.

Average Starting Salary

Undergraduate Major Average Starting Salary
Class of 2018
Average Starting Salary
Class of 2017
Change
Computer Science $71,411 $72,677 -1.7%
Engineering $66,638 $65,539 +1.7%
Math and Statistics $61,709 $60,631 +1.8%
Health Sciences$52,076 $53,872 -3.3%
Business $52,040 $52,456 -0.8%
Social Sciences $46,797 $46,707 +0.2%

Source: NACE Salary Survey Summer 2019