Programs & majors brief
Aurora University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Aurora University?
28 of 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 28 | $90,089 | #157 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 158 | $84,022 | #206 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 31 | $77,436 | #126 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 27 | $74,820 | #181 |
| Marketing | 51 | $64,813 | #131 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 159 | $64,446 | #205 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 83 | $60,808 | #35 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 35 | $60,775 | #62 |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 9 | $58,503 | — |
| Psychology, General | 67 | $55,697 | #115 |
| Social Work | 203 | $55,546 | #21 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | 40 | $52,987 | #11 |
| Biology, General | 25 | $52,159 | #321 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 20 | $50,079 | #205 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 67 | $49,471 | #175 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 74 | $46,609 | #167 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 34 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Aurora University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Aurora University majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs#11
- Social Work#21
- Criminal Justice and Corrections#35
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Included by program size#62
- Psychology, General Included by program size#115
- Marketing Included by program size#131
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size#167
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Included by program size#175
- Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#205
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#206
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
Outcomes at Aurora University vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. Of the 16 programs with published earnings data, 15 carry an Azimuth national rank.
The degree mix is concentrated in three families: Business accounts for 21.7% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 18.8% and Public Administration & Social Services at 16.5%. The largest single program is Social Work, at 203 degrees awarded a year, and Azimuth ranks it #21 nationally and #1 in Illinois.
Its completers earn a median of $55,546 four years after completion. Nursing, the third-largest program with 158 degrees awarded, posts higher earnings at $84,022 and ranks #206 nationally.
The highest-earning program is a smaller one: Computer Science graduates earn $90,089 four years out, from 28 degrees awarded a year.
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.