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Engineering graduates — who topped the list of projected highest-paid master’s degree graduates last year — came in second this year with a projected average salary of $75,053, up 1.6 percent from last year, according to NACE.
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Business, math and science majors with master’s degrees are expected to earn salaries that are more than 3 percent higher than last year’s projections.
Projected 2017 average salaries for master’s degree holders by discipline include:
* Computer Science, $81,039
* Engineering, $75,053
* Business, $74,066
* Math and sciences, $70,061
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