Here are the average starting salaries for different college degrees/majors based on a summer 2007 survey:

Chemical Engineering     $59,361
Computer Engineering     $56,201
Electrical Engineering     $55,292
Mechanical Engineering   $54,128
Computer Science         $53,396
Civil Engineering            $48,509
Economics                   $48,483
Chemistry                    $47,505
Finance                       $47,239
Accounting                  $46,718
Business Administration  $43,701
Marketing                    $40,161
Pol. Sci./Government     $34,500
History                        $33,768
Education, Secondary    $33,019
English                        $32,553
Sociology                    $32,033
Psychology                  $31,631
Education Elementary    $31,597
Art--General                $22,199