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# Eastern Michigan University Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Eastern Michigan University?

Eastern Michigan University awards bachelor's degrees across 52 fields with published four-year earnings, and [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 29 of them nationally. The highest-earning program, Air Transportation, shows a median of $91,648 four years after completion, though it awarded only 31 degrees.

Another high-earning program is Construction Management, with a median of $87,028 and 35 degrees awarded. Nursing is both the biggest program by degrees awarded, at 381, and one of the highest-earning, with a median of $85,611 and an Azimuth national rank of #139.

Business Administration and Management reports median earnings of $66,233 and ranks #198 nationally on 169 degrees awarded. In contrast, Psychology and Subject-Area Teacher Education sit in the high forty-thousands, at $48,346 and $48,994 respectively, reflecting the spread between higher- and moderate-earning fields at the university.

### 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**558 · 18.2%**
-   Business**531 · 17.3%**
-   Education**282 · 9.2%**
-   Psychology**190 · 6.2%**
-   Social sciences**169 · 5.5%**
-   Other**1,343 · 43.7%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

77 of 77 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Air Transportation 31 degrees awarded**
$91,648

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 5 degrees awarded**
$90,620

**Construction Management 35 degrees awarded**
$87,028

**Economics 9 degrees awarded**
$86,909

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 381 degrees awarded**
$85,611

**Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management 69 degrees awarded**
$82,886

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Air Transportation | 31 | $91,648 | #11 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count | 5 | $90,620 | — |
| Construction Management | 35 | $87,028 | #27 |
| Economics small degree count | 9 | $86,909 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 381 | $85,611 | #139 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 69 | $82,886 | #22 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 15 | $79,829 | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions small degree count | 12 | $75,926 | — |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 37 | $75,528 | #19 |
| Computer Science | 86 | $74,818 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 41 | $74,066 | #146 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 78 | $70,471 | #183 |
| Management Information Systems and Services small degree count | 17 | $69,974 | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 15 | $67,767 | — |
| International Business small degree count | 12 | $66,259 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 169 | $66,233 | #198 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 36 | $63,398 | #52 |
| Marketing | 112 | $61,063 | #152 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 20 | $60,615 | #88 |
| Legal Support Services | 20 | $60,196 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count | 14 | $59,927 | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services small degree count | 14 | $59,211 | — |
| Public Health | 21 | $58,252 | #77 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 9 | $57,343 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 147 | $56,207 | #53 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 61 | $54,514 | #59 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 24 | $54,315 | #102 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 40 | $54,303 | #33 |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 14 | $53,455 | — |
| Social Work | 138 | $52,962 | #76 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 109 | $52,805 | #164 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 85 | $52,624 | #146 |
| Criminology | 78 | $52,535 | #37 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count | 17 | $51,874 | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations small degree count | 8 | $51,368 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 36 | $51,261 | #278 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations small degree count | 6 | $51,020 | — |
| Biology, General | 75 | $50,722 | #318 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 68 | $50,007 | #128 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count | 9 | $49,388 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 153 | $48,994 | #99 |
| Psychology, General | 190 | $48,346 | #233 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 36 | $46,560 | #29 |
| Journalism | 21 | $45,245 | #113 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services small degree count | 12 | $42,170 | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 5 | $42,073 | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 7 | $41,831 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 41 | $41,225 | #150 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count | 15 | $40,929 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 18 | $39,726 | — |
| History | 28 | $39,709 | #276 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 17 | $36,621 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Education, General small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 25 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Literature small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Administration small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 65 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 13 | 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 Eastern Michigan University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
381

**Psychology, General**
190

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
169

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas**
153

**Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other**
147

**Social Work**
138

**Marketing**
112

**Communication and Media Studies**
109

**Computer Science**
86

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
85

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

## How do Eastern Michigan University majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Air Transportation**#11**
2.  Engineering-Related Fields**#19**
3.  Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management**#22**
4.  Construction Management**#27**
5.  Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions**#29**
6.  Special Education and Teaching**#33**
7.  Criminology**#37**
8.  Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size**#139**
9.  Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size**#198**
10.  Psychology, General Included by program size**#233**

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

Eastern Michigan University grants bachelor's degrees across dozens of fields, and what graduates earn four years after completion depends heavily on the program they choose. Program rankings at Azimuth rest on four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size, not on reputation.

Earnings data is published for 52 programs, and [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 29 of them nationally. The degree mix centers on health and business.

Health Professions accounts for 18.2% of degrees awarded, followed by Business at 17.3% and Education at 9.2%. More bachelor's degrees are awarded in Nursing than in any other field, at 381 degrees a year, with median earnings of $85,611 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks it #139 nationally and #1 in Michigan. Air Transportation holds the university's highest national rank, at #11, with median earnings of $91,648.

## 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/).