{"252571":{"#nid":"252571","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ivan Allen College Ranks Top 5 in Starting Salaries for Liberal Arts Graduates","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENew graduates from the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts earn the fifth highest starting salaries among those with degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences according to a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/blog\/nerdscholar\/2013\/top-salaries-humanities-social-science\/\u0022\u003Enew report\u003C\/a\u003E released November 5 by NerdWallet.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech grads rake in top salaries for many majors and liberal arts is no exception. The average salary for Ivan Allen graduates is $47,950, although the most recent numbers from 2013 show this year\u2019s graduates are making an average of\u0026nbsp;$55,300,\u201d noted the report.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite the reputation of liberal arts \u201cfor providing students with limited career choices in low-paying jobs, some schools have helped their recent graduates take home salaries well above the humanities and social science average,\u201d the report stated. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe college\u2019s six schools combine to offer a robust intellectual environment and an ambitious array of disciplinary and interdisciplinary learning experiences for students. Graduates are distinguished by their ability to address complex problems by bridging technological and non-technological realms.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Ivan Allen College was the only public institution among the Top 10 list which included schools such as Carnegie Mellon, the University of Pennsylvania, and Cornell.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs the only true public school on the list, Georgia Tech is an affordable option with a high return on investment.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe NerdWallet ranking was based on self-reported salaries for new graduates averaged from 2010-2013.\u0026nbsp; The report stated that average salaries for humanities and social sciences grads ranges from $37,000 to $41,000 depending on the major, according to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/salary-resources\/salary-survey.aspx\u0022\u003ENational Association of Colleges and Employers\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(NACE). \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENew graduates from the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts earn the fifth highest starting salaries among those with degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences according to a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/blog\/nerdscholar\/2013\/top-salaries-humanities-social-science\/\u0022\u003Enew report\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;by NerdWallet.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2013-11-08 16:44:13","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:18","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-11-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-11-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"252661":{"id":"252661","type":"image","title":"five dollar","body":null,"created":"1449243813","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:43:33","changed":"1475894931","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:51","alt":"five dollar","file":{"fid":"198142","name":"istock_000005455653xsmall5dollar.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/istock_000005455653xsmall5dollar_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/istock_000005455653xsmall5dollar_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":227131,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/istock_000005455653xsmall5dollar_0.jpg?itok=IfxxGC3O"}}},"media_ids":["252661"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"955","name":"ivan allen college"},{"id":"950","name":"liberal arts"},{"id":"171308","name":"Salaries"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane \u0026nbsp;404-894-1720\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}