Programs & majors brief
Grand Valley State University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Grand Valley State University?
69 of 69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering small degree count | 17 | $103,253 | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 31 | $100,456 | #156 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 20 | $95,416 | #4 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 98 | $94,330 | #93 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 71 | $90,565 | #175 |
| Information Science/Studies | 32 | $81,420 | #35 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 19 | $80,398 | — |
| International Business small degree count | 16 | $80,324 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 179 | $80,153 | #98 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 123 | $79,324 | #104 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 215 | $79,188 | #266 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations small degree count | 18 | $77,581 | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 56 | $75,800 | #22 |
| Statistics | 48 | $74,229 | #39 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 61 | $73,241 | #34 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 260 | $71,348 | #123 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 57 | $70,655 | #43 |
| Chemistry | 22 | $70,611 | #66 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 140 | $69,603 | #54 |
| Marketing | 325 | $69,592 | #74 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences small degree count | 16 | $63,043 | — |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 247 | $62,482 | #9 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 23 | $61,868 | #49 |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 11 | $61,831 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General | 54 | $61,553 | #53 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 45 | $59,476 | #76 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 23 | $58,802 | #55 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 80 | $58,413 | #40 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 77 | $57,842 | #39 |
| Legal Support Services | 38 | $57,728 | #4 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 157 | $57,599 | #54 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 153 | $57,537 | #73 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 26 | $53,715 | #87 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 267 | $53,175 | #122 |
| Social Sciences, General | 65 | $52,520 | #27 |
| Biology, General | 335 | $52,176 | #266 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 15 | $51,872 | — |
| Mathematics | 70 | $51,753 | #205 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 95 | $51,497 | #130 |
| Psychology, General | 334 | $51,460 | #156 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services small degree count | 19 | $51,027 | — |
| Social Work | 112 | $50,690 | #117 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 30 | $50,291 | #24 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 43 | $49,814 | #61 |
| Public Administration | 53 | $49,776 | #27 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 100 | $49,612 | #109 |
| Education, General | 276 | $49,225 | #10 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 101 | $49,113 | #117 |
| Music | 24 | $49,111 | #61 |
| Political Science and Government | 68 | $48,896 | #279 |
| Sociology small degree count | 17 | $48,664 | — |
| History | 20 | $47,218 | #243 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 67 | $46,938 | #222 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 117 | $45,237 | #199 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 33 | $45,090 | #14 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 46 | $43,552 | #36 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 22 | $43,011 | #63 |
| Anthropology | 25 | $42,796 | #111 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 51 | $39,307 | #167 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 79 | $39,082 | #60 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International/Globalization Studies small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 67 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Grand Valley State University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Grand Valley State University majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Manufacturing Engineering#4
- Legal Support Services#4
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other#9
- Education, General#10
- Biological and Physical Sciences#14
- Human Resources Management and Services#22
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions#24
- Public Administration#27
- Social Sciences, General#27
- Business/Managerial Economics#34
- Information Science/Studies#35
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies#36
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences#39
- Statistics#39
- Hospitality Administration/Management#40
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions#43
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences#49
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 Grand Valley State University vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has 51 ranked programs, with earnings data published for 60 fields.
The degree mix centers on Business, which accounts for 24.3% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 12.2% and Biological Sciences at 8.9%. The largest single program is Biology, at 335 degrees a year, and Azimuth ranks it #266 nationally with median earnings of $52,176 four years after completion.
The highest-earning program is Computer Engineering, where completers earn $103,253 four years after completion, though it awards only 17 degrees a year. Human Resources Management and Services stands out on return: Azimuth ranks it #22 nationally, with earnings of $75,800.
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.