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Bradley University Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Bradley University?

Bradley University's program-level earnings show a clear split between engineering and computing fields and the university's larger professional majors. Computer Science leads with a median of $107,379 four years after completion, alongside 48 degrees awarded.

Electrical Engineering follows at $100,391 with 25 degrees awarded, and Mechanical Engineering—the largest engineering program by degrees—reaches $95,896 on 56 degrees awarded. Among the largest programs, the pattern shifts.

Nursing, the university's biggest major, awards 79 degrees and earns a median of $86,941. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication reports $58,515 on 65 degrees awarded.

The contrast between the engineering cluster and the larger professional programs is the main story in Bradley's earnings data.

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.

  • Business233 · 20.2%
  • Engineering152 · 13.2%
  • Health professions146 · 12.6%
  • Communication88 · 7.6%
  • Education83 · 7.2%
  • Other453 · 39.2%

54 of 54 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer Science 48 degrees awarded
$107,379
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 25 degrees awarded
$100,391
Mechanical Engineering 56 degrees awarded
$95,896
Industrial Engineering 19 degrees awarded
$89,362
Manufacturing Engineering 16 degrees awarded
$88,690
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 79 degrees awarded
$86,941

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
Computer Science48$107,379—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering25$100,391—
Mechanical Engineering56$95,896—
Industrial Engineering small degree count19$89,362—
Manufacturing Engineering small degree count16$88,690—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing79$86,941—
Civil Engineering26$83,801—
Accounting and Related Services38$80,877—
Finance and Financial Management Services23$77,976—
Marketing44$76,255—
Business Administration, Management and Operations53$73,110—
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other41$67,735—
Psychology, General64$64,378—
Design and Applied Arts32$60,888—
Criminal Justice and Corrections small degree count18$58,636—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication65$58,515—
Political Science and Government21$57,832—
Social Work22$53,715—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas24$48,325—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods51$46,460—
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication small degree count13$42,006—
Graphic Communications25$37,657—
Area Studies small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Journalism small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management22Too few graduates to report—
Special Education and Teaching small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Computer Engineering small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Biology, General37Too few graduates to report—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Statistics small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Philosophy small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Religion/Religious Studies small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Sociology small degree count17Too few graduates to report—
International Relations and National Security Studies small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Economics small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management20Too few graduates to report—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Music small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Public Health small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Construction Management small degree count16Too few graduates to report—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Business/Managerial Economics small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Telecommunications Management small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
International Business small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
History small degree count9Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Bradley University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
79
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
65
Psychology, General
64
Mechanical Engineering
56
Business Administration, Management and Operations
53
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
51
Computer Science
48
Marketing
44
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
41
Accounting and Related Services
38

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

How do Bradley University majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Bradley University has published earnings data for 22 bachelor's programs, and the figures show that the choice of field is a large part of the return picture here. The degree mix is anchored by three families: Business accounts for 20.2% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Engineering for 13.2%, and Health Professions for 12.6%.

The largest single program, Nursing, awards 79 degrees a year and its completers earn a median of $86,941 four years after completion. The highest earnings on the page belong to Computer Science, at $107,379 from 48 degrees awarded.

Electrical Engineering follows at $100,391, and Mechanical Engineering, the fourth-largest program, reports $95,896.

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.