August 24, 2015 by. A decade after hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, experts say the flooding that caused over 1,800 deaths and billions of dollars in property damage could have been prevented had the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers retained an external review board to double-check its flood-wall designs.
Average Starting Salary. College graduates with bachelor's degrees had an average starting salary of $48,288 in 2010, according to the fall 2010 salary survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.This compared with an average starting salary of $48,633 for the class of 2009.verage Starting Salary. College graduates with bachelor's degrees had an average starting salary of $48,288 in 2010, according to the fall 2010 salary survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
Overall, the class of 2015 can expect an average starting salary of $62,998, according to initial estimates from a January survey of 316 employer members of the National Association of Colleges and Employers.verage 2015 starting salary projections from the group range from $80,600 for petroleum engineering majors, for example, down to $43,852 for liberal arts/ general studies grads.