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CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Baruch College?
28 of 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 103 | $94,582 | #21 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 608 | $90,104 | #16 |
| Information Science/Studies | 274 | $85,870 | #13 |
| Mathematics | 47 | $85,820 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 986 | $84,956 | #22 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 75 | $84,280 | #14 |
| Economics | 58 | $83,354 | #81 |
| International Business | 42 | $78,019 | — |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | 507 | $76,565 | #2 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 235 | $73,619 | #86 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 24 | $73,007 | — |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 212 | $69,215 | #2 |
| Public Administration | 38 | $69,033 | #6 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 22 | $68,471 | — |
| History small degree count | 17 | $64,570 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 66 | $64,231 | #102 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 24 | $59,994 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 84 | $59,756 | #72 |
| Biology, General | 30 | $59,419 | — |
| Psychology, General | 125 | $58,476 | #61 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 66 | $57,689 | — |
| Journalism | 38 | $54,425 | #55 |
| Applied Mathematics | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Real Estate | 41 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Baruch College?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
The largest program records at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College, by reported degrees awarded, are: Finance and Financial Management Services (986 awards); Accounting and Related Services (608 awards); General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations (507 awards); Information Science/Studies (274 awards); Business Administration, Management and Operations (235 awards). These counts describe degree output in the source reporting period, not current enrollment or unique people.
Among those larger programs, reported median earnings four years after completion include Finance and Financial Management Services at $84,956; Accounting and Related Services at $90,104; General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations at $76,565. Program size and earnings answer different questions; the largest program need not have the highest earnings.
How do Baruch College majors rank nationally?
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College’s national program ranks compare each field with the same field at other institutions in Azimuth’s ranking data. For example, a Computer Science rank compares programs in Computer Science, while a Biology rank compares programs in Biology.
A lower rank number indicates a higher position within that field; comparing the numbers across different fields does not tell you which major will pay more or suit you better.
These are Azimuth program-value rankings. The source orders programs by its composite program-value measure, so this view answers a different question from the highest-earning majors section.
A field can report lower earnings than another CUNY Bernard M Baruch College field while holding a stronger position against its own national competitors. Read its national position alongside the earnings and degree counts to understand both the comparison with other schools and the scale of the program at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College.
National program rankings
- Business/Corporate Communications#2
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations#2
- Public Administration#6
- Information Science/Studies#13
- Business/Managerial Economics#14
- Accounting and Related Services#16
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods#21
- Finance and Financial Management Services#22
- Psychology, General Included by program size#61
- Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#86
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.
The list includes CUNY Bernard M Baruch College programs ranked in the national top 50 for their field. If fewer than ten qualify, it adds the largest remaining programs with a reported national rank, using degrees awarded to select them, until the list reaches ten or no ranked programs remain.
These additions broaden the comparison to larger CUNY Bernard M Baruch College programs; they are not necessarily ranked in the national top 50.
Further analysis
Outcomes at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College 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 degree mix is anchored in business: Business accounts for 75.9% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Computer & Information Sciences a distant second at 7.2% and Psychology third at 3.9%.
The college has 22 programs with published earnings data, and 14 carries an Azimuth national rank. Finance is the largest single program at 986 degrees awarded a year.
Azimuth ranks it #22 nationally and #3 in New York, with graduates earning a median of $84,956 four years after completion. Management Science posts the highest earnings at $94,582, though from a smaller cohort of 103 degrees a year.
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.
Four-year earnings are measured after completion for the covered federally aided cohort of people working and not enrolled. Measures taken six, eight or ten years after entry use a different starting point and should not be treated as one graduating class followed over time.
Program award counts describe credentials awarded, not current enrollment, unique graduates or earnings-sample size. Reporting periods differ across measures; the shared field definitions do not establish the exact vintage of every school-level value.