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Short Take: Salary gap widens

Graduating engineering majors expect to land on the average $42,173 at their first job out of school, according to a study released by VaultReports.com, which surveyed 5,623 college seniors on the issue. The study found that journalism majors, by comparison, had the lowest salary expectations, with an average expectation of $27,727.

Graduating engineering majors expect to land on the average $42,173 at their first job out of school, according to a study released by VaultReports.com, which surveyed 5,623 college seniors on the issue. The study found that journalism majors, by comparison, had the lowest salary expectations, with an average expectation of $27,727.