These national salary statistics are provided by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Salary Survey compiles data from career planning and placement offices of colleges and universities across the United States.

Communications Majors** (includes Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations/Organizational Communications)	$34,849
Education Majors** (includes Elementary Teacher Education, Physical Education Teaching/Coaching, Pre-Elementary Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Special Education and Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education)	$36,316
Sociology	$34,290
Political Science/Government	$40,009
Biological Sciences/Life Sciences	$33,706
Information Sciences & Systems	$52,886

Reprinted from the Fall 2009 Salary Survey, with the permission of the National Association of Colleges and Employers, copyright holder.