College grads are getting offered bigger paychecks for the first time since 2008.
Students who will graduate this spring are receiving job offers with starting salaries averaging $50,034 per year, up 3.5% from last year, according to a survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
Meanwhile, employers surveyed by NACE said they plan to boost hiring of college graduates by 13.5% from a year ago.
Business majors noticed the biggest bump, with the average salary offer rising nearly 2% to $48,089.
Within the business discipline, accounting majors received salary offers of $49,022, up 2.2%, while finance majors were offered an average $50,535, an increase of 1.9%.
Offers for business administration/management graduates slipped slightly to $44,171, down 2.3%.
Graduates majoring in engineering — typically one of the highest-paying fields — didn’t see a big change overall, with the average starting salary down a mere 0.3% but still high at $59,435.
Blake Ellis,CNNMoney.com
