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Undergraduate Co-op / Internship Program
Salary data: FIRST work term salaries 2007
Data from three work terms: spring 2007, summer 2007 and fall 2007.
   (New data published each fall semester.)
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 Co-op /
   Internship Program.
Based on hourly rate (converted from monthly and annual rates).
NOT including other benefits, housing allowances, etc., that some employers
   provide.
For comparison view data from: 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001
         
Majors with 1 or more students with a FIRST work term in 2006 Number
Salary
(reported as hourly rate)
Min.
Max.
Average
(* no minimum & maximum if 5 or fewer)
(** no salary data given if 2 or fewer)
 
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Human Nutrition, Foods, & Exercise 1
**
**
**
 
College of Architecture & Urban Studies
Industrial Design
1
**
**
**
 
Pamplin College of Business
Accounting & Information Systems 1
**
**
**
Business Information Technology

2

**
**
**
Finance 2
**
**
**
Hospitality & Tourism Mgt.
1
**
**
**
Management 5
**
**
$13.52
 
College of Engineering
Aerospace Engineering

 8

$13.00

$19.32

$16.33

Biological Systems Engineering

 2

**

**

**

Chemical Engineering

15

$13.06

$29.00

$18.90

Civil & Environmental Engineering

5

*

*

$16.90

Computer Engineering

20

$16.64

$14.25

$20.62

Computer Science

16

$12.37

$22.75

$18.63

Electrical Engineering

22

$14.50

$23.85

$17.77

Engineering Science & Mechanics

2

**

**

**

Industrial & Systems Engineering

22

$6.65

$20.00

$15.12

Materials Science & Engineering

5

*

*

$15.90

Mechanical Engineering

62

$11.50

$27.50

$16.05

Mining & Minerals Engineering

5

*

*

$18.02

 
College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences
Communication
1
**
**
**
International Studies
1
**
**
**
 
College of Natural Resources
No majors w/new placements in 2007
 
 
 

 
College of Science
No majors w/new placements in 2007        
 
(* no minimum & maximum if 5 or fewer)
(** no salary data given if 2 or fewer)
           
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