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Alcorn State University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Alcorn State University?
24 of 24 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 39 | $93,159 | — |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 29 | $62,499 | — |
| Social Work small degree count | 18 | $46,157 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 60 | $42,321 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections small degree count | 19 | $41,908 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness small degree count | 11 | $41,403 | — |
| Biology, General | 113 | $40,379 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 42 | $39,841 | — |
| Psychology, General | 29 | $35,015 | — |
| Agriculture, General | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 30 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry | 25 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Alcorn State University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Alcorn State University majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Outcomes at Alcorn State University depend heavily on the field a student chooses. The university has 9 programs with published earnings data.
The three largest program families are Biological Sciences at 18.8% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Business at 10.5%, and Liberal Arts & General Studies at 10.0%. Among the largest programs, Nursing stands out: 39 degrees awarded and median earnings of $93,159 four years after completion, which is 1.05x the national median for the field.
By contrast, Biology, the largest program at 113 degrees a year, reports median earnings of $40,379, or 0.71x the national benchmark. Across all fields, 22.5% of degrees awarded are in STEM.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
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