| Average starting salaries for CS/IT students graduating from | |||||||||
| Southern Polytechnic State University | |||||||||
| Computer Science | Information Technology | ||||||||
| Year | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree | |||||
| # | $ | # | $ | # | $ | # | $ | ||
| 2006 | 8 | $ 48,825 | 6 | $ 74,413 | 4 | $ 34,750 | 4 | $ 54,750 | |
| 2007 | 12 | $ 60,306 | 1 | $ 80,000 | 14 | $ 51,806 | |||
| 2008 | 7 | $ 62,591 | 4 | $ 61,375 | 5 | $ 62,040 | 6 | $ 67,200 | |
| 2009 | 7 | $ 53,214 | 6 | $ 64,231 | 10 | $ 58,700 | 6 | $ 65,778 | |
| 2010 | 13 | $ 55,329 | 9 | $ 77,000 | 20 | $ 48,181 | 9 | $ 65,576 | |
| summary: | 47 | $ 56,259 | 26 | $ 71,168 | 53 | $ 51,417 | 25 | $ 64,282 | |
| Starting salaries for a master's degree are about 25% higher than for a bachelor's degree. | |||||||||
| Source: | |||||||||
| http://www.spsu.edu/institutionalresearch/factbook/ | |||||||||