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# Aurora University Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Aurora University?

Aurora University shows a clear earnings divide by field, with Nursing near the higher end at median earnings of $84,022 four years after completion. It awarded 158 degrees, and [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #206 nationally within its field.

Social Work, the largest program, recorded $55,546 and awarded 203 degrees; Azimuth places it at #21 nationally within its field. Criminal Justice falls between those earnings levels, with $60,808 four years after completion across 83 degrees awarded and an Azimuth national field rank of #35.

At the more moderate end, Criminal Justice recorded $60,808 and awarded 83 degrees, while Azimuth ranks it #35 nationally within its field. The higher- and moderate-earning fields show why the academic field matters when reading the university's overall earnings figure.

### 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.

-   Business**268 · 21.7%**
-   Health professions**232 · 18.8%**
-   Public administration**203 · 16.5%**
-   Education**105 · 8.5%**
-   Homeland security**83 · 6.7%**
-   Other**342 · 27.7%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

28 of 28 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer Science 28 degrees awarded**
$90,089

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 158 degrees awarded**
$84,022

**Finance and Financial Management Services 31 degrees awarded**
$77,436

**Accounting and Related Services 27 degrees awarded**
$74,820

**Marketing 51 degrees awarded**
$64,813

**Business Administration, Management and Operations 159 degrees awarded**
$64,446

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

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| 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](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at Aurora University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Social Work**
203

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
159

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
158

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
83

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
74

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
67

**Psychology, General**
67

**Marketing**
51

**Health/Medical Preparatory Programs**
40

**Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities**
35

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do Aurora University majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Health/Medical Preparatory Programs**#11**
2.  Social Work**#21**
3.  Criminal Justice and Corrections**#35**
4.  Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Included by program size**#62**
5.  Psychology, General Included by program size**#115**
6.  Marketing Included by program size**#131**
7.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size**#167**
8.  Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Included by program size**#175**
9.  Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size**#205**
10.  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.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

Outcomes at Aurora University vary sharply by field, and [Azimuth's program ranking](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)s 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](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).