Programs & majors brief

Augustana College Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Augustana College?

Augustana College’s listed programs span different median earnings four years after completion, from teacher education to accounting. Accounting has median earnings of $91,143 and 31 degrees awarded.

Engineering Physics records $85,993 with 12 degrees awarded. Business Administration and Management posts $81,562 and 51 degrees awarded, making it the largest program among these higher-earning fields.

At a more moderate earnings level, Subject-Area Teacher Education has median earnings of $52,092 and 59 degrees awarded. The higher figures in accounting, engineering physics, and business sit alongside a more moderate teacher-education figure, showing variation across the fields listed.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Business166 · 22.6%
  • Biological sciences103 · 14.0%
  • Education75 · 10.2%
  • Social sciences57 · 7.8%
  • Psychology52 · 7.1%
  • Other282 · 38.4%

37 of 37 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Accounting and Related Services 31 degrees awarded
$91,143
Engineering Physics 12 degrees awarded
$85,993
Computer Science 27 degrees awarded
$83,339
Business Administration, Management and Operations 51 degrees awarded
$81,562
International Business 13 degrees awarded
$75,672
Biology, General 78 degrees awarded
$68,648

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Accounting and Related Services31$91,143—
Engineering Physics small degree count12$85,993—
Computer Science27$83,339—
Business Administration, Management and Operations51$81,562—
International Business small degree count13$75,672—
Biology, General78$68,648—
Communication and Media Studies34$63,730—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count9$62,757—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services20$60,223—
Sociology small degree count13$57,943—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics23$55,909—
Political Science and Government small degree count18$55,295—
Psychology, General52$52,818—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas59$52,092—
Geography and Cartography small degree count7$49,763—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count16$47,613—
History small degree count9$45,048—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count14$43,492—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count7$33,950—
Journalism small degree count17Too few graduates to report—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Applied Mathematics small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Computational Science small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Philosophy small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Religion/Religious Studies small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Economics small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Anthropology small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Design and Applied Arts small degree count18Too few graduates to report—
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Public Health20Too few graduates to report—
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Marketing37Too few graduates to report—
Finance and Financial Management Services27Too few graduates to report—
Management Information Systems and Services small degree count7Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Augustana College?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Biology, General
78
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
59
Psychology, General
52
Business Administration, Management and Operations
51
Marketing
37
Communication and Media Studies
34
Accounting and Related Services
31
Computer Science
27
Finance and Financial Management Services
27
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
23

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Augustana College majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

What a graduate earns depends heavily on the field they choose, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. Augustana College has earnings data for 19 bachelor's programs.

The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 22.6% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Biological Sciences at 14.0% and Education at 10.2%. The largest single program is Biology, at 78 degrees a year, where graduates earn a median of $68,648 four years after completion.

The highest earnings are in Accounting, at $91,143 from 31 degrees a year. Business Administration and Management is both a large program and a high-earning one, with 51 degrees awarded and a median of $81,562. Across all fields, 33.3% 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.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.