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Undergraduate Co-op / Internship Program
Salary data
FIRST work term salaries 2005
Data from three work terms: spring 2005, summer 2005 and fall 2005.
   (New data published each fall semester.)
Only for students' FIRST work terms
   (pay rates typically increase for subsequent work terms).
Students have usually reached sophomore or junior academic level as of
   their first work terms.
Salaries are known only for students who are 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.,
   which some employers provide.
For comparison view data from: 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001
         
Majors with 1 or more students with a FIRST work term in 2005 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
Food Science & Technology 1
**
**
**
 
College of Architecture & Urban Studies
Industrial Design
1
**
**
**
 
Pamplin College of Business
Accounting & Information Systems

4

* *

$14.63

Business Information Technology

3

* *

$15.70

Economics
1
**
**
**
Finance

5

*
*
$12.81
Hospitality & Tourism Mgt.
1
**
**
**
Management 2
**
**
**
Marketing

3

*
*

$15.14

 
College of Engineering
Aerospace Engineering

4

*
*

$15.62

Chemical Engineering

19

$9.75

$22.28

$16.28

Civil & Environmental Engineering

11

$8.00

$17.10

$13.27

Computer Engineering

20

$12.26

$23.95

$17.09

Computer Science

14

$14.00

$20.00

$16.41

Electrical Engineering

19

$10.00

$20.63

$15.93

Engineering Science & Mechanics
1
**
**
**
Industrial & Systems Engineering

12

$10.50

$17.10

$14.55

Materials Science & Engineering

2

**
**
**
Mechanical Engineering

56

$5.25

$20.57

$14.21

Mining & Minerals Engineering

4

*
*

$14.55

Ocean Engineering
1
**
**
**
 
College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences
Apparel, Housing & Resource Mgt.
1
**
**
**
English
1
**
**
**
 
College of Natural Resources
Forestry
1
**
**

**

 
College of Science
Biochemistry
1
**
**
**
Biology
1
**
**
**
Chemistry
1
**
**
**
 
(* no minimum & maximum if 5 or fewer)
(** no salary data given if 2 or fewer)
           
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