Programs & majors brief
East Tennessee State University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at East Tennessee State University?
47 of 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration small degree count | 8 | $106,593 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 91 | $82,073 | #137 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | 52 | $75,298 | #16 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 502 | $74,311 | #253 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 29 | $65,649 | #23 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 56 | $62,853 | #59 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 67 | $60,298 | #13 |
| Marketing | 72 | $58,583 | #168 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 59 | $58,232 | #199 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 50 | $57,642 | #267 |
| Biology, General | 91 | $57,167 | #210 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 134 | $55,719 | #293 |
| Public Health small degree count | 15 | $52,543 | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 10 | $49,423 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 23 | $48,452 | #293 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 21 | $48,263 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 121 | $47,821 | #182 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 94 | $44,738 | #163 |
| Special Education and Teaching small degree count | 12 | $44,224 | — |
| History | 42 | $44,142 | #230 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 79 | $43,998 | #202 |
| Social Work | 63 | $43,855 | #191 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 68 | $43,687 | #191 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 33 | $43,051 | #76 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 48 | $43,001 | #228 |
| Psychology, General | 159 | $42,358 | #297 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 73 | $41,570 | #251 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 26 | $41,449 | #113 |
| Graphic Communications | 53 | $41,074 | #11 |
| Human Services, General | 36 | $40,288 | #20 |
| Sociology | 21 | $36,966 | #256 |
| Music | 30 | $35,707 | #140 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 22 | $34,516 | #216 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 13 | $28,062 | — |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry | 27 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 37 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 32 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at East Tennessee State University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do East Tennessee State University majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Graphic Communications#11
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other#13
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General#16
- Human Services, General#20
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions#23
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Included by program size#163
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Included by program size#182
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#253
- Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#293
- Psychology, General Included by program size#297
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.
Further analysis
Outcomes at East Tennessee State University vary sharply by field of study. Azimuth ranks 28 programs here, evaluating them on the four-year earnings of federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation.
Earnings data are published for 34 programs, and the spread between the largest and the highest-earning fields is wide. The degree mix is anchored by Health Professions, which accounts for 30.5% of bachelor's degrees awarded.
Business follows at 12.9%, with Psychology at 6.3%. The largest single program is Nursing, at 502 degrees awarded in a year, and Azimuth ranks it #253 nationally within its field.
Graduates earn a median of $74,311 four years after completion. The highest earnings belong to a much smaller program: Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration graduates earn $106,593, from only 8 degrees awarded.
Computer and Information Sciences, with 91 degrees awarded, follows at $82,073. Award counts reflect degrees conferred in one academic year, not the number of students in the earnings sample. Across all fields, 12.3% of degrees awarded are in STEM.
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.