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# Brigham Young University Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Brigham Young University?

The largest programs at Brigham Young University span a wide earnings range four years after completion. Finance graduates earn a median of $129,879, while Human Development and Family Studies graduates earn $28,906.

Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences awards the most degrees, at 306 a year, with median earnings of $68,321. [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #6 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management is a smaller program at 209 degrees awarded, but its graduates earn $118,606 and Azimuth ranks it #2 in its field. The contrast between the highest- and lowest-earning large programs is sharp, and the fields with the strongest earnings are not the ones awarding the most degrees.

### 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**924 · 14.1%**
-   Biological sciences**813 · 12.4%**
-   Engineering**510 · 7.8%**
-   Health professions**446 · 6.8%**
-   Social sciences**444 · 6.8%**
-   Other**3,410 · 52.1%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

86 of 86 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer Science 135 degrees awarded**
$142,800

**Computer Engineering 97 degrees awarded**
$133,111

**Finance and Financial Management Services 198 degrees awarded**
$129,879

**Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management 209 degrees awarded**
$118,606

**Business/Managerial Economics 45 degrees awarded**
$117,015

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 43 degrees awarded**
$113,338

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 | 135 | $142,800 | #35 |
| Computer Engineering | 97 | $133,111 | #16 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 198 | $129,879 | #11 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 209 | $118,606 | #2 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 45 | $117,015 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 43 | $113,338 | #38 |
| Marketing | 97 | $112,596 | #1 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 107 | $105,544 | #21 |
| Chemical Engineering | 68 | $101,726 | #34 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 30 | $99,774 | #66 |
| Construction Management | 62 | $98,073 | #3 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 43 | $97,085 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 269 | $96,632 | #25 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 46 | $96,354 | — |
| Statistics | 122 | $96,164 | #13 |
| Economics | 145 | $95,227 | #50 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 31 | $92,122 | #2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 158 | $90,634 | #75 |
| Political Science and Government | 115 | $83,209 | #30 |
| Civil Engineering | 77 | $81,928 | #87 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 185 | $80,841 | #6 |
| Graphic Communications | 32 | $73,941 | — |
| Physics | 46 | $73,747 | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 32 | $71,622 | — |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | 22 | $71,066 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 94 | $68,843 | #34 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 306 | $68,321 | #6 |
| Area Studies | 61 | $67,310 | #11 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 97 | $66,603 | #10 |
| Geography and Cartography | 32 | $64,875 | #19 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 84 | $63,291 | #40 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 117 | $63,189 | #16 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 105 | $63,080 | #3 |
| Psychology, General | 193 | $62,106 | #33 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 115 | $61,078 | #3 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 57 | $60,469 | #10 |
| Sociology | 85 | $60,277 | #42 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 28 | $60,265 | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 113 | $60,065 | #24 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 127 | $59,080 | #301 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 27 | $57,020 | — |
| History | 81 | $54,457 | #64 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 126 | $54,290 | #52 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 54 | $53,695 | #10 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 72 | $52,929 | #67 |
| Public Health | 141 | $51,996 | #67 |
| Journalism | 62 | $50,338 | #70 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 173 | $50,251 | #73 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 173 | $49,272 | #60 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 34 | $48,410 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 46 | $39,325 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 134 | $30,791 | #215 |
| Music | 55 | $29,483 | #146 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 300 | $28,906 | #93 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 41 | $26,782 | #138 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 44 | $18,314 | — |
| Soil Sciences | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Food Science and Technology small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Publishing | 52 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Software and Media Applications small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 49 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 37 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 33 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 28 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Housing and Human Environments small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | 39 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biotechnology | 32 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Applied Mathematics | 58 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics | 42 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Nutrition Sciences | 28 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 144 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology | 28 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Archeology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 55 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 91 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Commerce, General | 36 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 21 | 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 Brigham Young University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences**
306

**Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services**
300

**Accounting and Related Services**
269

**Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management**
209

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
198

**Psychology, General**
193

**Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication**
185

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
173

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas**
173

**Mechanical Engineering**
158

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

## How do Brigham Young University majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Marketing**#1**
2.  Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management**#2**
3.  Manufacturing Engineering**#2**
4.  Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology**#3**
5.  Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies**#3**
6.  Construction Management**#3**
7.  Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication**#6**
8.  Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences**#6**
9.  Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services**#10**
10.  Microbiological Sciences and Immunology**#10**
11.  Film/Video and Photographic Arts**#10**
12.  Area Studies**#11**
13.  Finance and Financial Management Services**#11**
14.  Statistics**#13**
15.  Computer Engineering**#16**
16.  Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics**#16**
17.  Geography and Cartography**#19**
18.  Business Administration, Management and Operations**#21**
19.  Neurobiology and Neurosciences**#24**
20.  Accounting and Related Services**#25**
21.  Political Science and Government**#30**
22.  Psychology, General**#33**
23.  Communication and Media Studies**#34**
24.  Chemical Engineering**#34**
25.  Computer Science**#35**
26.  Computer and Information Sciences, General**#38**
27.  Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology**#40**
28.  Sociology**#42**
29.  Economics**#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

At Brigham Young University, 56 programs publish earnings data, and 44 carry an Azimuth national rank. The three largest program families are Business at 14.1% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Biological Sciences at 12.4%, and Engineering at 7.8%.

Award counts reflect degrees conferred in a single academic year, and program earnings cover federally aided completers four years after completion. Among individual programs, Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences is the largest at 306 degrees awarded, with a median of $68,321 and an [Azimuth rank](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) of #6 in its field.

Computer Science reports the highest earnings at $142,800, with an Azimuth rank of #35 and 135 degrees awarded.

## 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/).