raduates in economics and finance still have great prospects¹ for making big money, the National Business Daily reported, citing a new survey. The average monthly salary for graduates from five major Chinese universities in finance and economics stayed above 10,000 yuan.

据《每日经济新闻》网报道，经过一项最新调查显示，经济和金融类院校毕业生最有'钱'途。国内5大财经类高校毕业生的平均月薪在1万元以上。

With an average monthly salary of 14,822 yuan five years after graduation, graduates from Tsinghua University topped the salary rankings. While graduates from 39 colleges made the 10,000-yuan list, 185 colleges saw their graduates average monthly salary top 8,000 yuan, while graduates from 789 colleges made more than 6,000 yuan a month on average.

清华大学的毕业生以毕业五年后平均月薪14822元高居榜首。39所高校生跻身万元户行列。此外，共有185所高校的毕业生平均月薪突破8000元大关，789所高校的平均月薪突破了6000元大关。

Fudan University and Peking University, two prestigious² comprehensive universities in China, were ranked fourth and sixth on the salary ranking, while the remaining of the top 20 were dominated by finance/economics and science/technology schools.

榜单的前20名中，除了排名第四的复旦大学和第六名的北京大学这两所综合类高校之外，其余席位多被财经类和理工类高校占据。

Data also showed that the average salary for the top 100 colleges on the rankings increased by 1,818 yuan over last year, up 22.8 percent.

同时，调查数据还显示，榜单上前100名的学校，毕业生平均月薪较去年上涨了1818元，涨幅达到22.8%。

However, the competition in the finance industry was also fierce. Graduates were advised to start with entry-level jobs and constantly improve their comprehensive capabilities³ to stay competitive.

不过，在财经领域，激烈竞争也是不可避免的。毕业生进入职场后应从基础工作开始，一步步提升综合能力，保持自身竞争力。

An industry insider said the survey indicated that China was in the process of an industrial upgrade and a high value-added service sector⁴ was on the rise. This is leading to a thriving Internet industry, which needs science and engineering professionals, and a booming finance industry, which requires finance and economics professionals.

业内人士称，该调查显示我国正在进行产业升级，高附加值的服务行业呈上升趋势，这将带来一个欣欣向荣、需要理工类专业人才的互联网产业和一个蒸蒸日上、需要财经类专业人才的金融产业。