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# Cumberland University Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Cumberland University?

Business and Health Professions are the two largest degree families, at 30.6% and 27.9% of degrees awarded. Only 8.6% of degrees awarded are in STEM fields.

Nursing graduates earn $78,954 four years after completion from 65 degrees awarded. Business Administration and Management is next at $60,477 with 47 degrees awarded.

Accounting records $51,366 from 8 degrees awarded. Psychology is the lowest of the 5 programs with published earnings, at $42,713 from 14 degrees awarded.

### 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**79 · 30.6%**
-   Health professions**72 · 27.9%**
-   Parks and recreation**34 · 13.2%**
-   Homeland security**19 · 7.4%**
-   Psychology**14 · 5.4%**
-   Other**40 · 15.5%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

14 of 14 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first five matching programs

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 65 degrees awarded**
$78,954

**Business Administration, Management and Operations 47 degrees awarded**
$60,477

**Accounting and Related Services 8 degrees awarded**
$51,366

**Criminal Justice and Corrections 19 degrees awarded**
$51,032

**Psychology, General 14 degrees awarded**
$42,713

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 65 | $78,954 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 47 | $60,477 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services small degree count | 8 | $51,366 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections small degree count | 19 | $51,032 | — |
| Psychology, General small degree count | 14 | $42,713 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biology, General small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 34 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Social Sciences, General small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Marketing small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count | 11 | 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 Cumberland University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
65

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
47

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
34

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
19

**Psychology, General**
14

**Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities**
13

**Marketing**
13

**Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods**
11

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
10

**Accounting and Related Services**
8

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

## How do Cumberland University majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

Cumberland University concentrates its bachelor's degrees in a few fields, and earnings four years after completion range widely across them. Azimuth weighs programs on earnings among completers, debt and cohort size instead of reputation.

5 programs publish four-year earnings data. 30.6% of degrees awarded are in Business, 27.9% in Health Professions and 13.2% in Parks, Recreation & Fitness.

Nursing is the largest program at 65 degrees awarded. Its graduates earn $78,954 four years after completion.

Program earnings cover federally aided completers. Business Administration and Management follows at 47 degrees awarded, with median earnings of $60,477.

## 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/).