Programs & majors brief
Florida Atlantic University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at FAU?
54 of 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 42 | $93,561 | #145 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 374 | $91,953 | #96 |
| Computer Engineering | 66 | $90,664 | #118 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 81 | $89,583 | #156 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 172 | $89,476 | #84 |
| Civil Engineering | 60 | $84,778 | #107 |
| Ocean Engineering | 20 | $80,093 | #3 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 272 | $77,465 | #91 |
| Economics | 45 | $74,056 | #136 |
| Mathematics small degree count | 13 | $71,453 | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 122 | $70,318 | #53 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 278 | $70,078 | #109 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning small degree count | 16 | $66,093 | — |
| Marketing | 288 | $62,906 | #114 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 323 | $62,058 | #215 |
| Public Administration | 58 | $57,679 | #19 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 143 | $57,153 | #35 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 29 | $56,414 | #56 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | 56 | $56,162 | #4 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 84 | $56,073 | #37 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 111 | $56,012 | #29 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 212 | $54,717 | #118 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 54 | $54,635 | #53 |
| Environmental Design | 31 | $53,961 | #6 |
| Political Science and Government | 128 | $53,872 | #207 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 320 | $53,545 | #88 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 260 | $51,640 | #45 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 311 | $51,082 | #10 |
| Sociology | 97 | $50,983 | #140 |
| Social Work | 206 | $50,966 | #81 |
| Education, General | 46 | $50,946 | #9 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 135 | $50,395 | #148 |
| International Business | 59 | $50,230 | #59 |
| Psychology, General | 328 | $48,754 | #187 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 104 | $48,428 | #135 |
| Biology, General | 491 | $47,707 | #282 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 66 | $47,642 | #160 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 141 | $47,505 | #34 |
| History | 34 | $46,960 | #197 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 23 | $46,915 | #42 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 90 | $46,606 | #50 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | 22 | $37,374 | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 18 | $33,389 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 20 | $20,673 | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | 46 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Special Education and Teaching small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Surveying Engineering | 34 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 71 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry | 37 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at FAU?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do FAU majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Ocean Engineering#3
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other#4
- Environmental Design#6
- Education, General#9
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General#10
- Public Administration#19
- Research and Experimental Psychology#29
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication#34
- Health and Medical Administrative Services#35
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods#37
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services#42
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General#45
- Fine and Studio Arts#50
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
Azimuth ranks 39 bachelor's programs at Florida Atlantic University within their national fields, drawing on earnings data for 44 areas of study. Those evaluations rest on four-year earnings among federally aided completers, alongside median debt and cohort size, not on reputation.
The degree mix concentrates in three broad areas. Business leads the degree mix at 22.9%, with Health Professions next at 12.7% and Biological Sciences at 8.1%.
Ocean Engineering holds the best national rank at #3, with median earnings of $80,093 four years after completion. Biology is the largest program at 491 degrees awarded, earning $47,707 and ranking #282 nationally. Criminal Justice ranks #88 nationally and reports median earnings of $53,545.
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.