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# Binghamton University Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Binghamton?

Program earnings four years after completion vary widely at Binghamton University, separating higher-earning fields from nationally well-ranked fields with more moderate medians. Management Information Systems and Services pairs median earnings of $109,721 with 73 degrees awarded, and Azimuth places it #6 nationally in its field.

Nursing reports $108,691 and 169 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth national rank of #44 in its field. At the more moderate end of this selection, Neuroscience shows median earnings of $77,478 alongside 237 degrees awarded; [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) the field #4 nationally.

Fine and Studio Arts records $60,299 in median earnings and 54 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth national field rank of #5. The rankings and earnings show that national standing within a field does not by itself indicate the same earnings level across fields.

### 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.

-   Biological sciences**752 · 19.4%**
-   Social sciences**556 · 14.3%**
-   Business**539 · 13.9%**
-   Engineering**314 · 8.1%**
-   Psychology**310 · 8.0%**
-   Other**1,414 · 36.4%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

44 of 44 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer Science 115 degrees awarded**
$126,183

**Computer Engineering 51 degrees awarded**
$117,721

**Finance and Financial Management Services 128 degrees awarded**
$115,013

**Management Information Systems and Services 73 degrees awarded**
$109,721

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 169 degrees awarded**
$108,691

**Accounting and Related Services 171 degrees awarded**
$106,323

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 | 115 | $126,183 | #61 |
| Computer Engineering | 51 | $117,721 | #37 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 128 | $115,013 | #18 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 73 | $109,721 | #6 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 169 | $108,691 | #44 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 171 | $106,323 | #13 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 38 | $99,397 | #110 |
| Industrial Engineering | 66 | $95,354 | #35 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 57 | $94,859 | #50 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 102 | $89,650 | #133 |
| Mathematics | 175 | $82,492 | #38 |
| Economics | 333 | $81,040 | #83 |
| Marketing | 88 | $80,825 | #49 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 237 | $77,478 | #4 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 79 | $76,271 | #113 |
| Political Science and Government | 124 | $73,044 | #57 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 133 | $72,955 | #10 |
| Geography and Cartography | 26 | $71,207 | #12 |
| Psychology, General | 310 | $67,249 | #19 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 43 | $66,841 | #22 |
| Biology, General | 443 | $66,816 | #42 |
| History | 77 | $65,984 | #28 |
| Sociology | 40 | $64,797 | #31 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 72 | $64,737 | #44 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 99 | $64,555 | #15 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 125 | $62,506 | #6 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 54 | $60,299 | #5 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 57 | $55,579 | #71 |
| Chemistry | 50 | $55,167 | #130 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 46 | $54,215 | #25 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 54 | $53,761 | — |
| Anthropology | 33 | $53,460 | #31 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 44 | $49,366 | #24 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 15 | $47,945 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 20 | $46,579 | — |
| Area Studies | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Social Work small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 14 | 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 Binghamton?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Biology, General**
443

**Economics**
333

**Psychology, General**
310

**Neurobiology and Neurosciences**
237

**Mathematics**
175

**Accounting and Related Services**
171

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
169

**Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other**
133

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
128

**Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services**
125

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

## How do Binghamton majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Neurobiology and Neurosciences**#4**
2.  Fine and Studio Arts**#5**
3.  Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services**#6**
4.  Management Information Systems and Services**#6**
5.  Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other**#10**
6.  Geography and Cartography**#12**
7.  Accounting and Related Services**#13**
8.  English Language and Literature, General**#15**
9.  Finance and Financial Management Services**#18**
10.  Psychology, General**#19**
11.  Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics**#22**
12.  Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies**#24**
13.  Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services**#25**
14.  History**#28**
15.  Anthropology**#31**
16.  Sociology**#31**
17.  Industrial Engineering**#35**
18.  Computer Engineering**#37**
19.  Mathematics**#38**
20.  Biology, General**#42**
21.  Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology**#44**
22.  Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**#44**
23.  Marketing**#49**
24.  Biomedical/Medical Engineering**#50**

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 Binghamton University vary 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. The university has 32 ranked programs, with earnings data published for 35 fields of study.

The three largest program families are Biological Sciences, at 19.4% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Social Sciences at 14.3%, and Business at 13.9%. Among individual programs, Neuroscience holds the strongest national rank at #4 within its field, with graduates earning a median of $77,478 four years after completion.

Fine and Studio Arts is another standout, ranked #5 nationally and earning $60,299, which is 1.46x the national median for the field. The highest-earning program is Computer Science, where completers earn a median of $126,183 four years out, though it awards a smaller number of degrees at 115 a year.

The spread between the largest programs and the highest-earning ones is a reminder that the choice of major carries weight here.

## 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/).