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Studying engineering can result in incredibly lucrative job offerings and salaries upon graduation.
In Silicon Valley, salaries for experienced engineers can start at $165,000 per year. The national average for a software developer is $89,000, according to data from 2013. A senior software engineer makes $98,000 a year, on average.
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We also parsed LinkedIn to find the top tech employers, based on the companies with the greatest number of graduates employed per school.