MSOE grads make top dollar
| Published: 09/28/2012 |
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Graduates of Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) earn the highest starting salary and have the highest mid-career salary of any college or university in Wisconsin, according to the 2012-2013 PayScale College Salary Report.
PayScale Inc. reported on starting salaries and mid-career salaries for graduates at more than 1,000 colleges and universities nationwide. According to the report, MSOE graduates’ average starting salary is $56,200, and the average mid-career salary is $87,500.
“We are pleased to see that the extra effort our students put into their studies pays off when they enter their professions,” said Dr. Hermann Viets, MSOE president. “At MSOE we are very concerned about student debt and it is comforting to recognize that our graduates are in an income position to handle reasonable debt repayment.”
MSOE students gain an average of 600 hours of laboratory experience during their undergraduate careers and are ready to hit the ground running when they graduate. MSOE faculty members are experts in their fields, with an average of seven years of professional experience in addition to teaching experience. Professors incorporate their real-world experience into the curriculum. Employers know that when they hire MSOE alumni, they are getting top-notch talent and highly productive professionals and leaders.
MSOE is an independent, non-profit university with about 2,500 students. MSOE offers 18 bachelor’s degrees and nine master’s degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, building and infrastructure engineering, health-related engineering, computer, business and nursing fields. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; and extremely high placement rates and the highest starting salaries of any Wisconsin university according to PayScale Inc. MSOE graduates are well-rounded and technologically experienced.