Programs & majors brief
Chapman University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Chapman University?
36 of 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 52 | $112,780 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 47 | $102,147 | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 46 | $84,978 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 481 | $84,378 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 43 | $80,139 | — |
| Journalism | 25 | $79,135 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 32 | $78,121 | — |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 113 | $76,412 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 104 | $73,461 | — |
| Public Health | 116 | $72,529 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 75 | $68,856 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 211 | $66,494 | — |
| Education, General | 65 | $64,917 | — |
| Biology, General | 39 | $64,461 | — |
| Psychology, General | 138 | $63,617 | — |
| Sociology | 30 | $62,047 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 32 | $58,055 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 94 | $51,611 | — |
| Dance | 45 | $50,612 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 34 | $44,183 | — |
| Music | 35 | $41,698 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Graphic Communications | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 30 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Engineering small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Social Work small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History | 25 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Chapman University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Chapman University majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
At Chapman University, the program mix is centered on Business, which accounts for 32.9% of bachelor’s degrees awarded, so field-level outcomes matter more than a single campuswide picture. Visual & Performing Arts represents 20.6% of degrees awarded, followed by Communication & Journalism at 8.2%.
Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, not a count of individual students. Published earnings data cover 21 programs.
Computer Science shows median earnings of $112,780 four years after completion; Accounting shows $102,147; and Business/Managerial Economics shows $84,978. Those earnings figures cover federally aided completers.
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.