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Indiana State University Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Indiana State University?

Indiana State University awards bachelor's degrees across 37 fields with published four-year earnings, and Azimuth ranks 28 of them nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. The highest-earning program, Construction Management, shows a median of $94,902 four years after completion, with 89 degrees awarded.

Management Science follows at $92,741, though it awarded only 15 degrees. Nursing, the most-awarded program at 185 degrees, reaches $81,988 and an Azimuth national rank of #237.

Air Transportation earns $71,254 with a national rank of #25 on 95 degrees awarded. By contrast, Teacher Education and Criminology sit in the $44,482 to $51,991 range, 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.

  • Business335 · 17.6%
  • Health professions298 · 15.6%
  • Social sciences183 · 9.6%
  • Education166 · 8.7%
  • Engineering technologies144 · 7.6%
  • Other780 · 40.9%

57 of 57 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Construction Management 89 degrees awarded
$94,902
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 15 degrees awarded
$92,741
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians 10 degrees awarded
$91,915
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians 19 degrees awarded
$82,303
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 185 degrees awarded
$81,988
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians 70 degrees awarded
$79,527

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
Construction Management89$94,902#9
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count15$92,741—
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians small degree count10$91,915—
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians small degree count19$82,303—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing185$81,988#237
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians70$79,527#21
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count8$77,336—
Chemistry small degree count16$73,623—
Air Transportation95$71,254#25
Finance and Financial Management Services33$67,937#175
Business Administration, Management and Operations20$67,478#256
Human Resources Management and Services38$67,452#41
Insurance small degree count11$67,033—
Marketing49$66,087#140
Accounting and Related Services40$61,660#256
Computer and Information Sciences, General36$61,424#204
Political Science and Government29$59,060#217
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions39$58,541#70
Business/Commerce, General31$57,171#62
Biology, General42$56,764#252
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services24$55,749#110
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas45$54,610#65
Interior Architecture small degree count11$52,693—
Criminology124$51,991#32
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions41$51,288#15
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities54$50,968#132
Music27$49,711#46
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management40$49,623#17
Communication and Media Studies59$48,185#216
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness66$46,556#202
Social Work31$46,548#184
Apparel and Textiles small degree count10$45,035—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods109$44,482#189
Psychology, General93$42,822#318
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services34$40,860#86
English Language and Literature, General22$40,676#278
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count18$38,331—
Architectural Sciences and Technology small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Special Education and Teaching small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Engineering, General small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Engineering-Related Fields small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics21Too few graduates to report—
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Geography and Environmental Studies small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Homeland Security21Too few graduates to report—
Geography and Cartography small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Anthropology small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Economics small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Management Information Systems and Services small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
History small degree count12Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Indiana State University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
185
Criminology
124
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
109
Air Transportation
95
Psychology, General
93
Construction Management
89
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
70
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
66
Communication and Media Studies
59
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
54

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

How do Indiana State University majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Construction Management#9
  2. Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions#15
  3. Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management#17
  4. Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians#21
  5. Air Transportation#25
  6. Criminology#32
  7. Human Resources Management and Services#41
  8. Music#46
  9. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size#189
  10. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#237

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

At Indiana State University, the choice of field matters: 37 bachelor's programs have published earnings data, and outcomes vary across the catalog. Of those programs, 28 carry an Azimuth national rank.

The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 17.6% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 15.6% and Social Sciences at 9.6%. The largest single program is Nursing, with 185 degrees awarded and median earnings of $81,988 four years after completion.

Criminology is the second largest at 124 degrees awarded, and Azimuth ranks it #32 nationally and #1 in Indiana. The highest-earning program is Construction Management, where graduates earn $94,902 four years out, from 89 degrees awarded a year.

Construction Management holds the strongest national rank at #9, with 89 degrees awarded and median earnings of $94,902. Across all fields, 14.4% of degrees awarded are in STEM.

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.