Top Ranked Programs
Auburn University's program mix is anchored in business, engineering, and applied sciences — a portfolio shaped by the university's land-grant research identity and its deep ties to Alabama's industrial and agricultural economy. Business fields represent the largest share of degree output, with Business accounting for 24% of graduates, followed by Engineering at 18% and Education at 4%. Across 75 programs serving roughly 5,749 students annually, 54 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold. Business Administration anchors the institution's economic profile, combining a large graduate cohort with strong four-year earnings. Business Administration is the largest program, graduating 545 students, with Azimuth ranking it #82 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Biology, General follows with 315 graduates and median earnings of $83,053 four years after enrollment, with Azimuth ranking it #7 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Finance, with 313 graduates, rounds out the scale leaders, with Azimuth ranking it #114 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The highest-earning programs at Auburn University cluster in engineering and quantitative fields. Architectural Engineering leads with median earnings of $97,759 four years after enrollment, with Azimuth ranking it #1 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Mechanical Engineering and Artificial Intelligence post median earnings of $93,246 and $91,087 respectively four years after enrollment, each ranked among nonprofit four-year institutions by Azimuth for median earnings four years after enrollment.