According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) average starting salaries for 2010 college grads with bachelor’s degrees are down 2% from 2009, from $49,353 to $48,351.

Of course salary was greatly dependent upon major.  Engineering majors took 8 of the top 10 average salaries, with petroleum engineers at the top at $86,220.

Average engineering salaries were at $59,245.   Computer science related degrees came in at $59,570.

The average offer to accounting majors was $47,982. Liberal arts grads didn’t fare as well, averaging $32,555.