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Undergraduate Cooperative Education & Internship Program (CEIP)
Salary data: FIRST-work-term salaries 2011
 
• Data compiled from three work terms: spring 2011, summer 2011 and fall 2011.
(New data published annually.)
• Only for students' FIRST work terms
(pay rates typically increase for subsequent work terms).
• Students are usually sophomore or junior academic level at first work term.
• Salaries known only for students enrolled in the Undergraduate Cooperative Education and Internship Program (Undergraduate CEIP).
• Based on hourly rate (converted from monthly and annual rates).
• NOT including other benefits, housing allowances, etc., that some employers provide.

View data from: 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001

 
** No minimum & maximum salary data given if N=5 or fewer.
No median salary data given if N=2 or fewer.

Majors, by college, with 1 or more students w/ FIRST-work-term in 2011   Salary
(reported as hourly rate)
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Number Min. Max. Median
Animal & Poutry Science

3

     $7.25
 
College of Architecture & Urban Studies
Number Min. Max. Median
No majors w/new placements in 2011

0

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Pamplin College of Business
Number Min. Max. Median
Accounting & Information Systems

3

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$15.00
Business Information Technology

2

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Economics 0      
Finance

4

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$17.23
Hospitality & Tourism Mgt.

4

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$7.25
Management

2

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Marketing

2

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Pre-business

1

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College of Engineering
Number Min. Max. Median
General Engineering | major undecided 2

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Aerospace Engineering (AE/AOE)

11

$13.87

$22.50

$17.50
Biological Systems Engineering

 0

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Chemical Engineering

27

$8.58

$26.57

$18.73
Civil & Environmental Engineering

3

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$13.73
Computer Engineering

11

$13.00

$29.00

$18.80
Computer Science

11

$14.50

$24.00

$21.00
Construction Engineering & Management 0

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Electrical Engineering

16

$10.00

$26.50

$19.21
Engineering Science & Mechanics

1

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Industrial & Systems Engineering

9

$14.50

$20.00

$17.50
Materials Science & Engineering

2

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Mechanical Engineering

45

$7.25

$23.45

$17.00
Mining & Minerals Engineering 4

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$20.94

Ocean Engineering

0

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College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences
Number Min. Max. Median

Communication

3

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$7.25

Theatre & Cinema

1

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College of Natural Resources & Environment
Number Min. Max. Median
Wood Science & Forest Products

1

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College of Science
Number Min. Max. Median

Biological Sciences

1

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Chemistry

1

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** No minimum & maximum salary data give if N=5 or fewer. No median salary data given if N=2 or fewer.
 
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