Field of Study              Starting Salary
                          (Bachelor's degrees) 
Chemical engineering           $52,539
Computer engineering           $51,297
Computer Science               $49,036
Mechanical engineering         $48,578
Industrial/manufacturing       $46.036
engineering
Information science            $42,375
Civil engineering              $42,056
Management information systems $41,579
Economics/finance              $40,630
Nursing                        $38,920
Business administration        $38,254
Marketing                      $34,712
Political science              $32,296
English                        $31,113
History                        $30,344
Liberal arts (as a group)      $30,212
Elementary education           $30,059
Biological/life sciences       $29,629
Psychology                     $28,230

Source: NACE survey cited in: http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/21/pf/college/starting_salaries/