Programs & majors brief
Ashland University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Ashland University?
31 of 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | 26 | $80,065 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count | 12 | $79,929 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 161 | $73,222 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 37 | $68,823 | — |
| Marketing small degree count | 19 | $68,708 | — |
| Biology, General | 31 | $62,624 | — |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 26 | $61,199 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General | 27 | $59,115 | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 15 | $57,165 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 21 | $53,386 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 23 | $49,744 | — |
| Psychology, General small degree count | 17 | $47,671 | — |
| Social Work small degree count | 8 | $47,094 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 34 | $45,115 | — |
| History small degree count | 8 | $44,543 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count | 15 | $43,296 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 27 | $43,052 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication small degree count | 12 | $42,929 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 30 | $42,544 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Journalism small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Science small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Ashland University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Ashland University majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
At Ashland University, the choice of field matters. The university has 19 programs with published four-year earnings, and outcomes vary across the catalog.
The degree mix is led by three families: Health Professions accounts for 24.7% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Business for 19.4%, and Education for 14.0%. The largest program, Nursing, awarded 161 degrees and its completers earn a median of $73,222 four years after graduating.
The highest earnings belong to a smaller program: Accounting graduates earn a median of $80,065; the program awarded 26 degrees. Across all fields, 15.8% 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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