<H3>• U.S. College Grads: Salaries Up 2.6% for Class of 2013</H3>

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”The overall average starting salary for Class of 2013 graduates has increased 2.6 percent to $45,633 from the final overall average of $44,482 for the Class of 2012. ”The current overall average starting salary is buoyed by the 2.9 percent increase to humanities and social sciences majors’ average salary and the 2.3 percent bump to the average salary of business majors. ”Average salaries within the other broad categories of disciplines remain essentially flat, with some groups even slipping a little from last year—albeit by decreases of less than 1 percent. See the complete report at this link: NACEWeb.org

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