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# Cleveland State University Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Cleveland State University?

The university's highest-earning bachelor's program is Computer Science, where completers earn a median of $100,385 four years after completion, with 48 degrees awarded. Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians follows at $88,732 (10 degrees awarded), and Mechanical Engineering at $85,184 (86 degrees awarded).

Nursing, the second-largest with 231 degrees awarded, shows a median of $82,201 and an Azimuth national rank of #223. Psychology, the largest at 235 degrees awarded, reaches $46,090 and ranks #244 nationally.

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions reports $55,038 and ranks #56 nationally on 153 degrees awarded. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication reaches $55,174 and ranks #60 nationally.

### 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.

-   Health professions**492 · 20.1%**
-   Business**440 · 18.0%**
-   Psychology**235 · 9.6%**
-   Engineering**219 · 8.9%**
-   Social sciences**206 · 8.4%**
-   Other**857 · 35.0%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

56 of 56 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer Science 48 degrees awarded**
$100,385

**Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians 10 degrees awarded**
$88,732

**Computer Engineering 27 degrees awarded**
$88,595

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 28 degrees awarded**
$87,713

**Mechanical Engineering 86 degrees awarded**
$85,184

**Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 29 degrees awarded**
$83,938

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 | 48 | $100,385 | #124 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 10 | $88,732 | — |
| Computer Engineering | 27 | $88,595 | #130 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 28 | $87,713 | #189 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 86 | $85,184 | #208 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 29 | $83,938 | #27 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 231 | $82,201 | #223 |
| Chemical Engineering | 35 | $81,185 | #128 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 69 | $73,669 | #136 |
| Civil Engineering | 43 | $73,575 | #174 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 99 | $73,476 | #148 |
| Information Science/Studies | 34 | $72,661 | #42 |
| International Business small degree count | 11 | $68,241 | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 29 | $67,614 | #59 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | 40 | $67,214 | #4 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 50 | $65,203 | #47 |
| Chemistry small degree count | 16 | $63,541 | — |
| Economics small degree count | 10 | $62,852 | — |
| Marketing | 95 | $61,829 | #149 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 82 | $58,930 | #295 |
| Mathematics | 21 | $58,346 | #186 |
| Sociology | 22 | $57,211 | #102 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 102 | $55,174 | #60 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 153 | $55,038 | #56 |
| Biology, General | 109 | $53,898 | #256 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 39 | $53,582 | #14 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 41 | $53,245 | #96 |
| Criminology | 69 | $52,713 | #34 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 28 | $51,540 | #135 |
| Political Science and Government | 41 | $49,647 | #268 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 45 | $48,688 | #206 |
| Social Work | 70 | $48,571 | #150 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 13 | $48,439 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 16 | $48,254 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 17 | $46,635 | — |
| Psychology, General | 235 | $46,090 | #244 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies small degree count | 12 | $45,045 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 66 | $43,424 | #209 |
| History | 24 | $42,859 | #260 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 36 | $41,767 | #250 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 27 | $41,308 | #4 |
| Anthropology small degree count | 7 | $38,972 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 60 | $37,745 | #68 |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 12 | $36,603 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 6 | $36,174 | — |
| Music small degree count | 17 | $29,842 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Administration small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Social Sciences, General small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics small degree count | 5 | 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 Cleveland State University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Psychology, General**
235

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
231

**Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions**
153

**Biology, General**
109

**Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication**
102

**Accounting and Related Services**
99

**Marketing**
95

**Mechanical Engineering**
86

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
82

**Social Work**
70

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

## How do Cleveland State University majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Educational Administration and Supervision**#4**
2.  Health/Medical Preparatory Programs**#4**
3.  Urban Studies/Affairs**#14**
4.  Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions**#27**
5.  Criminology**#34**
6.  Information Science/Studies**#42**
7.  Human Resources Management and Services**#47**
8.  Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Included by program size**#56**
9.  Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size**#223**
10.  Psychology, General Included by program size**#244**

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

Cleveland State University has 46 programs with published earnings data, and 34 carry an Azimuth national rank. The degree mix is led by Health Professions, which accounts for 20.1% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Business at 18.0% and Psychology at 9.6%.

Psychology is the largest single program, at 235 degrees awarded and a median of $46,090 four years after completion. Nursing is nearly as large at 231 degrees and pays considerably more, with a median of $82,201.

The highest-earning program is Computer Science, whose completers earn a median of $100,385 four years after completion from 48 degrees awarded. The best nationally ranked program is Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, which [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) #4 in its field.

Educational Administration and Supervision is ranked #4 nationally, and Urban Studies/Affairs is also ranked #14. The highest-earning program's median is more than double that of the largest program, Psychology.

## 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/).