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Governors State University Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Governors State University?

The largest programs at Governors State University sit in fields with moderate earnings, while the highest pay comes from a much smaller program. Liberal Arts and General Studies awards 103 degrees a year and graduates earn a median of $50,703 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks it #110 nationally in its field. Business Administration and Management and Psychology each award 87 degrees, with medians of $59,562 and $47,048 respectively.

Accounting graduates earn $61,223 from 48 degrees a year, ranking #239 nationally. The highest earnings belong to Nursing, at $88,391, but it awards only 17 degrees a year.

Computer Science follows at $79,154 from 31 degrees, ranking #171 nationally. The earnings picture is split: the programs that pay best are not the ones producing the most graduates.

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.

  • Business135 · 20.9%
  • Liberal arts103 · 15.9%
  • Health professions94 · 14.6%
  • Psychology87 · 13.5%
  • Computer science62 · 9.6%
  • Other165 · 25.5%

18 of 18 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 17 degrees awarded
$88,391
Computer Science 31 degrees awarded
$79,154
Computer and Information Sciences, General 31 degrees awarded
$70,895
Accounting and Related Services 48 degrees awarded
$61,223
Business Administration, Management and Operations 87 degrees awarded
$59,562
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services 11 degrees awarded
$58,455

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing small degree count17$88,391—
Computer Science31$79,154#171
Computer and Information Sciences, General31$70,895#173
Accounting and Related Services48$61,223#239
Business Administration, Management and Operations87$59,562#260
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services small degree count11$58,455—
Social Work22$56,123#80
Criminal Justice and Corrections55$55,811#107
Health and Medical Administrative Services22$53,227#64
Public Health44$51,027#81
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities103$50,703#110
English Language and Literature, General small degree count9$50,426—
Communication and Media Studies32$47,475#212
Psychology, General87$47,048#249
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods29$46,895#177
Biology, General small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Political Science and Government small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count5Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Governors State University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
103
Psychology, General
87
Business Administration, Management and Operations
87
Criminal Justice and Corrections
55
Accounting and Related Services
48
Public Health
44
Communication and Media Studies
32
Computer and Information Sciences, General
31
Computer Science
31
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
29

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Governors State University majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Public Health Included by program size#81
  2. Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size#107
  3. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Included by program size#110
  4. Computer Science Included by program size#171
  5. Computer and Information Sciences, General Included by program size#173
  6. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size#177
  7. Communication and Media Studies Included by program size#212
  8. Accounting and Related Services Included by program size#239
  9. Psychology, General Included by program size#249
  10. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#260

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

Further analysis

What graduates earn four years after completion differs widely by program at Governors State University. Program rankings on this site rest on four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation.

Across the university, 15 programs report four-year earnings and 12 carry a national rank. Business leads the program families at 20.9% of degrees awarded, followed by Liberal Arts & General Studies at 15.9% and Health Professions at 14.5%.

Program earnings cover federally aided completers four years after completion. Health and Medical Administrative Services is ranked #64 by Azimuth within its field, with median earnings of $53,227 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks Social Work #80 within its field, with median earnings of $56,123. Criminal Justice sits at #107 in the Azimuth national ranking for its field, with earnings of $55,811.

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.