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California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt?
42 of 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestry | 34 | $79,849 | #2 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 51 | $78,225 | #21 |
| Computer Science | 28 | $74,620 | #182 |
| Economics small degree count | 11 | $61,175 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 110 | $60,005 | #248 |
| Social Work | 60 | $57,953 | #34 |
| Biology, General | 97 | $55,707 | #223 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 76 | $55,222 | #107 |
| Criminology | 36 | $55,174 | #23 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 26 | $53,371 | #66 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 141 | $50,915 | #76 |
| Chemistry | 30 | $50,579 | #149 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management small degree count | 18 | $50,525 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 44 | $49,706 | #77 |
| Sociology | 23 | $48,143 | #183 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | 95 | $47,003 | #6 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count | 18 | $46,245 | — |
| Psychology, General | 143 | $45,889 | #250 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 48 | $43,310 | #216 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 15 | $43,064 | — |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 37 | $42,743 | — |
| History | 29 | $42,119 | #240 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 46 | $42,049 | #174 |
| Political Science and Government | 31 | $41,994 | #303 |
| Anthropology | 28 | $41,464 | #93 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 20 | $40,566 | — |
| Journalism | 21 | $39,178 | #117 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 37 | $38,495 | #23 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 67 | $34,812 | #188 |
| Plant Sciences small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International/Globalization Studies small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physical Sciences, General small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Forestry#2
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management#6
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering#21
- Zoology/Animal Biology#23
- Criminology#23
- Social Work#34
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research Included by program size#76
- Biology, General Included by program size#223
- Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#248
- Psychology, General Included by program size#250
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 California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has 29 programs with published earnings data, though only 23 carries an Azimuth national rank.
The degree mix is anchored in the environmental sciences. Natural Resources & Conservation accounts for 18.3% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Biological Sciences at 10.9% and Social Sciences at 9.2%.
The largest single program is Psychology, at 143 degrees a year, with median earnings of $45,889 four years after completion. The highest-earning program is a smaller one: Forestry completers earn a median of $79,849 four years after completion, from 34 degrees awarded annually.
Forestry sits at #2 in its field and #1 in California, with median earnings of $79,849.
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.
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