What to Study
Choose the field before the campus. This is the average five-year earnings premium across every ranked program in each major, with the top-scoring institution in that field.
| Major | Programs | Avg 5-yr premium | Avg score | Top-ranked institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician | 1 | $385,430 | — | — |
| Operations Research | 4 | $372,815 | 516,509 | Columbia University in the City of New York |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 4 | $343,197 | 981,968 | Maine Maritime Academy |
| Marine Transportation | 7 | $325,996 | 1,310,240 | Northwestern Michigan College |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | 3 | $320,451 | 603,109 | University of California-San Diego |
| Systems Engineering | 5 | $319,405 | 919,128 | University of Florida |
| Computer Engineering | 112 | $308,998 | 774,187 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus |
| Computer Science | 227 | $301,468 | 662,093 | University of California-Berkeley |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | 4 | $299,295 | 711,642 | University of Arizona |
| Construction Engineering | 6 | $281,545 | 729,422 | California State University-Sacramento |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 211 | $279,655 | 622,913 | University of California-Berkeley |
| Petroleum Engineering | 17 | $272,629 | 649,478 | Texas Tech University |
| Engineering Science | 5 | $270,617 | 318,153 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | 1 | $266,266 | 546,273 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus |
| Industrial Engineering | 61 | $264,044 | 541,414 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 50 | $259,892 | 489,605 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona |
| Electromechanical Engineering | 1 | $259,870 | 276,336 | Wentworth Institute of Technology |
| Chemical Engineering | 138 | $257,783 | 479,564 | University of Florida |
| Statistics | 26 | $256,519 | 440,511 | Harvard University |
| Engineering Mechanics | 2 | $255,726 | 498,330 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Nuclear Engineering | 6 | $252,207 | 433,456 | Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 32 | $243,466 | 630,239 | University of Florida |
| Agricultural and Food Products Processing | 1 | $243,006 | 538,757 | Kansas State University |
| Construction Management | 38 | $241,282 | 521,191 | California State University-Chico |
| Systems Science and Theory | 3 | $241,189 | 333,874 | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | 2 | $237,921 | 411,527 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 18 | $237,489 | 381,640 | Stanford University |
| Mechanical Engineering | 271 | $237,152 | 424,957 | Cal Poly Maritime Academy |
| Architectural Engineering | 10 | $235,174 | 430,169 | Auburn University |
| Materials Engineering | 20 | $233,022 | 413,074 | University of Florida |
| Materials Sciences | 1 | $232,894 | 341,612 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus |
| Engineering Physics | 3 | $231,712 | 440,225 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 84 | $230,639 | 331,009 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 774 | $229,612 | 457,469 | CUNY Medgar Evers College |
| Engineering, General | 33 | $228,121 | 341,934 | McNeese State University |
| Engineering, Other | 11 | $227,949 | 428,667 | California State University-Chico |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 3 | $226,284 | 446,672 | Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 3 | $225,336 | 658,566 | Utah Valley University |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 7 | $222,450 | 449,822 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona |
| Ocean Engineering | 4 | $221,935 | 375,536 | Florida Atlantic University |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 306 | $217,551 | 462,043 | BYU-Pathway Worldwide — Information Technology (US students; degree via BYU-Idaho) |
| Applied Mathematics | 23 | $215,902 | 312,735 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Biochemical Engineering | 1 | $214,720 | 305,863 | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Civil Engineering | 188 | $213,927 | 369,154 | CUNY City College |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 26 | $208,229 | 443,161 | CUNY New York City College of Technology |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | 5 | $208,076 | 327,156 | University of Toledo |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | 3 | $206,739 | 459,937 | Capella University |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | 4 | $203,607 | 245,096 | University of Notre Dame |
| Agricultural Engineering | 16 | $203,554 | 336,169 | University of Maryland-College Park |
| Insurance | 15 | $203,233 | 339,171 | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Fire Protection | 14 | $202,733 | 484,991 | Purdue University Global |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | 1 | $202,689 | 379,723 | Ferris State University |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | 8 | $199,508 | 471,392 | Maine Maritime Academy |
| Computer Programming | 14 | $199,005 | 335,675 | University of Michigan-Dearborn |
| Computer Systems Analysis | 8 | $194,429 | 325,087 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
| Real Estate | 14 | $194,400 | 275,965 | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 112 | $193,245 | 338,945 | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | 16 | $192,410 | 417,287 | Columbia Southern University |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 39 | $192,151 | 359,607 | Capella University |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 11 | $188,341 | 329,483 | University of Houston-Downtown |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | 41 | $187,377 | 338,246 | Farmingdale State College |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | 2 | $186,427 | 252,699 | Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 2 | $185,647 | 335,186 | University of Akron Main Campus |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | 2 | $183,478 | 208,930 | The University of Findlay |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 66 | $183,065 | 292,940 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 30 | $182,817 | 265,373 | CUNY City College |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | 2 | $182,670 | 309,807 | Ferris State University |
| Information Science/Studies | 66 | $182,413 | 315,665 | Utah Valley University |
| Economics | 290 | $180,999 | 187,530 | Duke University |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | 22 | $179,189 | 308,679 | Bemidji State University |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 21 | $177,675 | 312,685 | Weber State University |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 57 | $175,391 | 231,628 | Brigham Young University |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 348 | $174,214 | 230,964 | University of Pennsylvania |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 64 | $173,848 | 330,397 | CUNY Hunter College |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | 3 | $170,432 | 182,520 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | 37 | $170,428 | 326,672 | Weber State University |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 9 | $170,211 | 277,782 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | 5 | $170,116 | 267,286 | University of Florida |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | 18 | $163,307 | 314,248 | Western Governors University |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 131 | $161,005 | 250,903 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 11 | $159,817 | 243,695 | University of Hawaii at Hilo |
| Science, Technology and Society | 8 | $157,348 | 188,313 | Texas Tech University |
| Cognitive Science | 9 | $154,937 | 150,902 | University of California-Berkeley |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 7 | $153,223 | 282,818 | Purdue University-Main Campus |
| Accounting and Related Services | 569 | $152,833 | 183,834 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations | 3 | $152,826 | 116,746 | Norwich University |
| Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians | 1 | $152,355 | 247,136 | Nicholls State University |
| Physics | 32 | $150,642 | 191,342 | Portland State University |
| International Business | 64 | $148,974 | 168,416 | University of Georgia |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | 21 | $148,584 | 158,314 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus |
| Mathematics | 195 | $146,648 | 166,489 | Duke University |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 8 | $141,400 | 201,517 | Iowa State University |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 5 | $139,825 | 182,991 | Western Michigan University |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 54 | $138,668 | 173,867 | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| Forest Engineering | 1 | $138,516 | 151,539 | Oregon State University |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | 6 | $137,732 | 173,608 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | 11 | $137,262 | 200,992 | — |
| Air Transportation | 34 | $136,249 | 177,843 | Utah Valley University |
| Public Policy Analysis | 19 | $135,985 | 108,193 | Cornell University |
| Biotechnology | 11 | $134,843 | 189,375 | Worcester State University |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | 2 | $133,633 | 376,054 | Western Governors University |
| Textile Sciences and Engineering | 1 | $131,968 | 164,764 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh |
| Landscape Architecture | 13 | $131,726 | 145,230 | University of Georgia |
| International and Comparative Education | 1 | $130,702 | 49,049 | Duke University |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 116 | $128,944 | 136,683 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | 4 | $127,555 | 117,966 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 3 | $127,546 | 114,992 | University of California-Santa Barbara |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other | 3 | $126,642 | 198,283 | Ohio State University-Main Campus |
| Food Science and Technology | 20 | $126,460 | 130,948 | Kansas State University |
| Housing and Human Environments | 6 | $126,143 | 252,276 | Brigham Young University |
| Homeland Security | 16 | $125,568 | 149,042 | American Public University System |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 3 | $121,487 | 137,180 | University of Rhode Island |
| Soil Sciences | 5 | $118,664 | 131,759 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 62 | $117,643 | 131,477 | Cornell University |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | 6 | $116,604 | 126,194 | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| Marketing | 392 | $112,854 | 102,168 | Brigham Young University |
| Architecture | 63 | $112,086 | 100,679 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 986 | $111,843 | 110,651 | BYU-Pathway Worldwide — Applied Business Management (US students; degree via BYU-Idaho) |
| Business/Commerce, General | 164 | $111,317 | 98,243 | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | 2 | $109,483 | 110,912 | Texas A & M International University |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 3 | $107,702 | 118,965 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Human Computer Interaction | 2 | $104,152 | 155,707 | Stony Brook University |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences | 2 | $103,243 | 79,544 | Mercy University |
| Public Administration | 35 | $101,925 | 108,627 | Barry University |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 36 | $100,135 | 193,215 | BYU-Pathway Worldwide — Software Development (US students; degree via BYU-Idaho) |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 30 | $99,844 | 84,989 | Brigham Young University |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 83 | $99,397 | 59,926 | Brigham Young University |
| Chemistry | 139 | $98,470 | 87,555 | University of North Alabama |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | 7 | $95,240 | 61,349 | Syracuse University |
| Interior Architecture | 7 | $94,671 | 77,650 | University of North Texas |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 13 | $94,669 | 69,628 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 155 | $93,811 | 84,048 | CUNY New York City College of Technology |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 8 | $92,648 | 68,639 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 82 | $92,512 | 71,200 | University of California-Santa Barbara |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 14 | $91,793 | 79,029 | CUNY Queens College |
| Physical Sciences, General | 1 | $91,645 | 69,731 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 11 | $91,360 | 77,544 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | 4 | $90,292 | 96,487 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 27 | $90,255 | 65,829 | California State University-San Marcos |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 39 | $90,192 | 73,491 | University of North Carolina Wilmington |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 2 | $89,845 | 52,256 | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Forestry | 22 | $89,845 | 87,250 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 37 | $87,937 | 81,212 | San Francisco State University |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | 27 | $86,900 | 58,342 | University of Maryland Global Campus |
| International Agriculture | 1 | $82,820 | 71,396 | Iowa State University |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 133 | $82,420 | 50,572 | Brigham Young University |
| Human Biology | 6 | $81,744 | 30,874 | Stanford University |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 7 | $81,134 | 50,869 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | 1 | $80,582 | 51,154 | James Madison University |
| Political Science and Government | 431 | $79,161 | 44,636 | American Public University System |
| Genetics | 8 | $78,679 | 55,337 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 2 | $78,277 | 56,184 | Clemson University |
| Security Science and Technology | 26 | $77,883 | 66,280 | Robert Morris University |
| Plant Sciences | 38 | $77,656 | 70,131 | California State University-Fresno |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 134 | $77,293 | 66,657 | University of the Pacific |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 65 | $76,989 | 57,508 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus |
| Sustainability Studies | 7 | $76,095 | 43,988 | Columbia University in the City of New York |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 4 | $74,982 | 54,618 | Ohio State University-Main Campus |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 20 | $74,876 | 45,144 | University of Notre Dame |
| Public Health | 118 | $73,063 | 59,442 | Montana Technological University |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | 6 | $72,180 | 61,901 | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College |
| Agricultural Public Services | 7 | $72,062 | 51,374 | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Environmental Design | 4 | $71,710 | 41,324 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | 15 | $71,248 | 64,260 | Texas Tech University |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | $70,771 | 55,184 | Brigham Young University |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 93 | $69,603 | 52,886 | Touro University |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | 22 | $67,831 | 38,517 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | 36 | $66,388 | 37,131 | Northwood University |
| Geography and Cartography | 65 | $65,697 | 47,491 | California State University-Sacramento |
| Psychology, Other | 4 | $65,439 | 21,743 | Marist University |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 56 | $65,066 | 25,499 | Dartmouth College |
| Social Sciences, Other | 27 | $64,462 | 40,223 | University of California-Berkeley |
| Agriculture, General | 31 | $64,254 | 47,278 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo |
| Area Studies | 46 | $63,391 | 28,452 | Miami University-Oxford |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | 1 | $61,345 | 29,071 | College of Charleston |
| Apparel and Textiles | 36 | $60,674 | 43,523 | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| Legal Support Services | 19 | $59,212 | 40,954 | Peirce College |
| International/Globalization Studies | 52 | $59,135 | 40,666 | American Public University System |
| Special Education and Teaching | 124 | $59,089 | 38,339 | Utah State University |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 494 | $58,936 | 34,446 | Columbia Southern University |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 281 | $58,833 | 35,382 | CUNY Queens College |
| Social Sciences, General | 58 | $57,874 | 32,871 | Vanderbilt University |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | 2 | $57,392 | 81,732 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus |
| Criminology | 83 | $57,048 | 26,892 | University of Massachusetts Global |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 11 | $56,934 | 32,776 | West Virginia University |
| Biology, General | 682 | $56,838 | 27,182 | Carlow University |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 39 | $56,671 | 26,724 | San Francisco State University |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 114 | $55,381 | 29,796 | Cornell University |
| Gerontology | 5 | $55,266 | 35,952 | Kansas State University |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 15 | $54,596 | 28,111 | Northwestern University |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | 18 | $53,820 | 31,199 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 33 | $53,552 | 30,800 | Metropolitan State University |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 145 | $52,784 | 23,822 | Vanderbilt University |
| Journalism | 137 | $52,472 | 24,371 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo |
| Physical Sciences, Other | 1 | $52,448 | 22,086 | University of Mary Washington |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 5 | $52,258 | 21,024 | Ball State University |
| Communication and Media Studies | 498 | $51,879 | 26,209 | BYU-Pathway Worldwide — Communication (US students; degree via BYU-Idaho) |
| Nutrition Sciences | 26 | $50,747 | 26,067 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 30 | $50,714 | 30,861 | Lehigh University |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 178 | $50,192 | 28,721 | Columbia Southern University |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 32 | $49,750 | 32,060 | CUNY Brooklyn College |
| Biopsychology | 1 | $49,435 | 6,919 | Tufts University |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 554 | $48,511 | 25,229 | College of Staten Island CUNY |
| Philosophy | 43 | $48,062 | 23,061 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 316 | $47,695 | 25,582 | DePaul University |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 36 | $47,030 | 16,662 | Columbia University in the City of New York |
| Design and Applied Arts | 219 | $46,676 | 28,352 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 37 | $46,667 | 34,845 | CUNY York College |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | 28 | $46,620 | 22,871 | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Social Work | 296 | $46,076 | 22,891 | CUNY York College |
| Agricultural Production Operations | 8 | $45,375 | 61,423 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | 5 | $44,259 | 15,898 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 1 | $43,517 | 24,163 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| Natural Sciences | 8 | $42,786 | 19,716 | Kansas State University |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 5 | $42,692 | 27,676 | University of Delaware |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 35 | $42,561 | 25,155 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College |
| Sociology | 347 | $42,171 | 17,450 | Columbia University in the City of New York |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 436 | $41,706 | 17,534 | American Public University System |
| Animal Sciences | 70 | $39,789 | 17,741 | Mississippi State University |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 89 | $38,957 | 18,946 | CUNY Lehman College |
| Education, Other | 13 | $38,695 | 21,527 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
| History | 324 | $38,647 | 16,123 | Dartmouth College |
| Education, General | 45 | $37,919 | 16,529 | University of Hawaii-West Oahu |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 36 | $37,557 | 19,169 | Brigham Young University |
| Architecture and Related Services, Other | 1 | $37,277 | 11,807 | University of Arizona |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 6 | $36,791 | 19,741 | Empire State University |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 16 | $34,154 | 15,362 | University of Notre Dame |
| Behavioral Sciences | 9 | $33,290 | 12,202 | University of Kansas |
| Health-Related Knowledge and Skills | 1 | $32,811 | 7,842 | University of Rhode Island |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | 3 | $32,739 | 103,184 | CUNY Queens College |
| Human Services, General | 54 | $32,119 | 11,552 | CUNY New York City College of Technology |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 51 | $31,854 | 12,640 | Sonoma State University |
| Psychology, General | 795 | $31,599 | 9,252 | Virginia Military Institute |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | 37 | $31,182 | 12,954 | University of Florida |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 101 | $31,063 | 18,510 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 8 | $30,076 | 26,373 | St Petersburg College |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | 15 | $29,327 | 15,971 | College of Biblical Studies-Houston |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 112 | $28,371 | 6,438 | California State University-East Bay |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 4 | $26,732 | 7,044 | College of Staten Island CUNY |
| English Language and Literature, General | 422 | $25,177 | 7,432 | University of Houston-Clear Lake |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 38 | $24,624 | 10,422 | SUNY Oneonta |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 79 | $24,377 | 14,447 | Clemson University |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | 26 | $23,045 | 7,356 | Harding University |
| Religious Music and Worship | 1 | $22,431 | 2,993 | Liberty University |
| Marine Sciences | 2 | $22,133 | 5,012 | California State University-Monterey Bay |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | 7 | $21,660 | 8,812 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| Religious Education | 8 | $21,182 | 6,608 | Concordia University-Nebraska |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 56 | $20,949 | 11,454 | University of North Georgia |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | 4 | $20,645 | 18,304 | Valdosta State University |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | 25 | $19,771 | 11,479 | Valley City State University |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 39 | $19,658 | 6,217 | California State University-Fullerton |
| American Sign Language | 7 | $18,772 | 63 | Gallaudet University |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | 28 | $17,015 | 2,855 | The New School |
| Graphic Communications | 39 | $15,672 | 15,093 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo |
| Anthropology | 126 | $13,799 | 4,173 | CUNY Lehman College |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 1 | $13,374 | 1,777 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | 2 | $11,919 | 1,091 | University of Arizona |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | 1 | $11,432 | 1,224 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | 12 | $10,242 | 3,493 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | 12 | $10,203 | 2,284 | Evangel University |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other | 3 | $9,058 | 2,151 | University of North Alabama |
| Natural Resources and Conservation, Other | 1 | $8,948 | 504 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 32 | $8,873 | 4,834 | University of Connecticut |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other | 2 | $8,120 | 4,391 | Framingham State University |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians | 2 | $6,535 | 1,921 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | 16 | $5,918 | 2,273 | Bowie State University |
| Music | 170 | $3,013 | 6,492 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Literature | 4 | $1,679 | -914 | Pace University |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 104 | $131 | 1 | Chapman University |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | 2 | -$832 | 101 | University of Idaho |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems | 3 | -$2,343 | -184 | The University of Arizona Global Campus |
| Archeology | 1 | -$2,909 | -108 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 23 | -$3,648 | -15,873 | Jewish Theological Seminary of America |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services | 6 | -$4,860 | -444 | Midway University |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 35 | -$4,992 | -1,275 | University of Central Florida |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 331 | -$6,694 | -1,840 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo |
| Library Science and Administration | 1 | -$11,321 | -852 | The University of Arizona Global Campus |
| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry | 2 | -$13,158 | -3,763 | College for Creative Studies |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 5 | -$14,554 | -5,305 | SUNY at Purchase College |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | 1 | -$15,201 | -1,930 | Northern Arizona University |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | 1 | -$15,740 | -1,804 | Moody Bible Institute |
| Dance | 29 | -$16,737 | -3,769 | Texas State University |
| Leisure and Recreational Activities | 2 | -$17,580 | -3,370 | SUNY at Fredonia |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 180 | -$26,791 | -8,123 | University of Notre Dame |
| Woodworking | 1 | -$45,621 | -6,367 | Rhode Island School of Design |