A year after they receive their diplomas, 95% of RMU graduates are working or enrolled in grad school.

Each year the Career and Professional Development Center at RMU surveys graduates to learn what progress they are making in their careers. Here are the results of the Class of 2017 survey:

Average Starting Salary

Average Salary by Major

• Accounting: $30,000 - $62,500
• Actuarial Science: $55,000 - $75,000
• Business: $40,000 - $79,000
• Communication: $22,000 - $93,000
• Computer Information Systems: $33,000 - $57,000
• Cyber Forensics & Information Security: $36,000 - $90,000
• Engineering: $44,000 - $67,000
• English: $25,000 - $60,000
• Finance: $25,000 - $100,000
• Health Services Administration: $22,000 - $110,000
• History: $30,000 - $32,000
• Literacy/Special Education: $47,000 - $50,000
• Management: $26,000 - $156,000
• Manufacturing Engineering: $35,000 - $66,000
• Marketing: $19,000 - $85,000
• Media Arts: $28,000 - $36,000
• Nursing: $46,000 - $110,000
• Organizational Leadership: $20,000 - $95,000

Graduates by Industry

• Health Care, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals: 25%
• Accounting, Banking, Finance: 4%
• Actuarial, Engineering, Manufacturing, Construction: 13%
• Consumer Products, Real Estate, Retailing: 10%
• Education: 7%
• Communications, Entertainment, Publishing: 5%
• Hospitality, Food Service: 4%
• Government, Law, Public Administration: 4%
• Consulting, Human Resources, Management: 3%
• Computer, Information Systems: 3%
• Recreational Sports: 3%
• Energy, Utilities: 2%
• Transportation: 2%
• Advertising, Marketing, Sales: 2%