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# Central Michigan University Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Central Michigan University?

Return varies widely by field at Central Michigan University. Management Information Systems and Services is the highest-earning program, with a median of $95,721 four years after completion, an Azimuth national rank of #24, and 54 degrees awarded.

Business Administration and Management, one of the largest programs at 231 degrees awarded, reaches $74,113 and ranks #125 nationally. By contrast, Psychology awards the most degrees at 248 but earns a median of $53,422 and ranks #128 in its field.

Subject-Area Teacher Education, with 215 degrees awarded, sits lower at $49,588 and ranks #88 nationally. The earnings spread among these programs four years after completion illustrates how much outcomes vary by field.

### 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**765 · 24.4%**
-   Education**312 · 9.9%**
-   Psychology**271 · 8.6%**
-   Communication**261 · 8.3%**
-   Parks and recreation**232 · 7.4%**
-   Other**1,297 · 41.3%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

73 of 73 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Management Information Systems and Services 54 degrees awarded**
$95,721

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 20 degrees awarded**
$91,542

**Computer Science 49 degrees awarded**
$89,216

**Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians 22 degrees awarded**
$86,472

**Mechanical Engineering 34 degrees awarded**
$85,196

**Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians 13 degrees awarded**
$84,064

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

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 54 | $95,721 | #24 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 20 | $91,542 | #187 |
| Computer Science | 49 | $89,216 | #158 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | 22 | $86,472 | #20 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 34 | $85,196 | #222 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 13 | $84,064 | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 11 | $81,853 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 57 | $80,551 | #137 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 77 | $79,906 | #121 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count | 14 | $77,768 | — |
| Marketing | 132 | $75,661 | #63 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 231 | $74,113 | #125 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 46 | $73,340 | #32 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 45 | $73,316 | #18 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 23 | $73,112 | #197 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 30 | $67,117 | #33 |
| Economics small degree count | 12 | $65,174 | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 12 | $62,999 | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 62 | $62,082 | #46 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies small degree count | 9 | $61,331 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 91 | $59,522 | #52 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 111 | $58,344 | #2 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 213 | $57,771 | #66 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | 28 | $57,513 | #8 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 8 | $57,438 | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 45 | $56,553 | #20 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 62 | $56,314 | #52 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 54 | $55,353 | #157 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services small degree count | 19 | $55,134 | — |
| Social Sciences, Other | 61 | $54,888 | #9 |
| Mathematics small degree count | 18 | $54,265 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 55 | $54,254 | #78 |
| Psychology, General | 248 | $53,422 | #128 |
| Social Work | 42 | $53,279 | #114 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 18 | $52,311 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 52 | $50,462 | #276 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 53 | $50,095 | #58 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 44 | $49,677 | #154 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 23 | $49,639 | #28 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 215 | $49,588 | #88 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 18 | $48,409 | — |
| Sociology | 20 | $48,389 | #213 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 27 | $48,290 | #135 |
| Journalism | 30 | $47,775 | #104 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 86 | $46,942 | #43 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 98 | $45,881 | #64 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 19 | $43,916 | — |
| Music | 22 | $43,089 | #102 |
| History | 20 | $40,918 | #266 |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 19 | $40,181 | — |
| Anthropology | 24 | $39,577 | #126 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 23 | $39,262 | #287 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Engineering small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 72 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 37 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Outdoor Education small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Administration | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Corporate Communications small degree count | 19 | 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 Central Michigan University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Psychology, General**
248

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
231

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas**
215

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
213

**Marketing**
132

**Community Organization and Advocacy**
111

**Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services**
98

**Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication**
91

**Radio, Television, and Digital Communication**
86

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
77

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

## How do Central Michigan University majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Community Organization and Advocacy**#2**
2.  Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations**#8**
3.  Social Sciences, Other**#9**
4.  Neurobiology and Neurosciences**#18**
5.  Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians**#20**
6.  Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations**#20**
7.  Management Information Systems and Services**#24**
8.  Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions**#28**
9.  Human Resources Management and Services**#32**
10.  Health and Medical Administrative Services**#33**
11.  Radio, Television, and Digital Communication**#43**
12.  Communication Disorders Sciences and Services**#46**

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

Central Michigan University offers bachelor's programs in 52 fields with published four-year earnings figures, and [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 39 of them nationally. Those rankings score four-year earnings among completers alongside debt and cohort size, not reputation.

A graduate's field shapes outcomes. The degree mix clusters in Business at 24.4%, Education at 9.9%, and Psychology at 8.6% of degrees awarded.

Award counts reflect degrees conferred in one academic year, not distinct students, and program earnings cover federally aided completers. Psychology is the biggest single program at 248 degrees a year, ranking #128 nationally.

Its graduates earn $53,422 four years after completion. Management Information Systems and Services graduates earn $95,721, ranking #24 nationally.

## 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/).