collegeIs your son or daughter currently in college or close to graduating?  Good news. Salaries for recent grads are on the rise. The average starting salary for new college graduates earning bachelor’s degrees has increased 5.3 percent over last year, according to  NACE’s April 2013 Salary Survey. Here’s the breakdown by degree programs:

Category

2013 Average Salary

2012 Average Salary

Percent Change

Business

$54,234

$50,633

7.1%

Communications

$43,145

$41,550

3.8%

Computer Science

$59,977

$57,529

4.3%

Education

$40,480

$38,524

5.1%

Engineering

$62,535

$60,151

4.0%

Health Sciences

$49,713

$45,442

9.4%

Humanities & Social Sciences

$37,058

$36,371

1.9%

Math & Sciences

$42,724

$41,430

3.1%

Overall

$44,928

$42,666

5.3%