The nation’s economic downturn doesn’t seem to have affected the need for Missouri S&T graduates. This spring, nearly 400 recruiters from more than 150 employers registered to attend S&T’s Career Fair, held Feb. 17.
Missouri S&T graduates have the highest starting salaries in the Midwest, according to a 2008 report by Payscale Inc., a Seattle-based research firm. The firm reported the median starting salary for S&T grads at $57,100.