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# Florida Atlantic University Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at FAU?

Florida Atlantic University's highest-earning bachelor's programs are concentrated in engineering and computing, while the largest programs by degrees awarded span a wider earnings range. Electrical Engineering leads at $93,561 four years after completion, though it awarded only 42 degrees.

Nursing, a much larger program with 374 degrees awarded, follows at $91,953. Among the largest programs, Biology awarded 491 degrees and shows median earnings of $47,707, with an Azimuth national rank of #282 in its field.

Business Administration and Management reached $62,058 on 323 degrees awarded. The contrast between the engineering programs and the larger, moderate-earning fields like Biology and Psychology ($48,754, 328 degrees) shows how much field choice matters for earnings 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.

-   Business**1,396 · 22.9%**
-   Health professions**777 · 12.7%**
-   Biological sciences**491 · 8.0%**
-   Psychology**439 · 7.2%**
-   Interdisciplinary studies**382 · 6.3%**
-   Other**2,617 · 42.9%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

54 of 54 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 42 degrees awarded**
$93,561

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 374 degrees awarded**
$91,953

**Computer Engineering 66 degrees awarded**
$90,664

**Mechanical Engineering 81 degrees awarded**
$89,583

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 172 degrees awarded**
$89,476

**Civil Engineering 60 degrees awarded**
$84,778

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at FAU?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Biology, General**
491

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
374

**Psychology, General**
328

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
323

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
320

**Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General**
311

**Marketing**
288

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
278

**Accounting and Related Services**
272

**Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General**
260

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

## How do FAU majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Ocean Engineering**#3**
2.  Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other**#4**
3.  Environmental Design**#6**
4.  Education, General**#9**
5.  Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General**#10**
6.  Public Administration**#19**
7.  Research and Experimental Psychology**#29**
8.  Radio, Television, and Digital Communication**#34**
9.  Health and Medical Administrative Services**#35**
10.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**#37**
11.  Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services**#42**
12.  Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General**#45**
13.  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.

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

## Further analysis

[Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 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](/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/).