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# Indiana State University Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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

-   Business**335 · 17.6%**
-   Health professions**298 · 15.6%**
-   Social sciences**183 · 9.6%**
-   Education**166 · 8.7%**
-   Engineering technologies**144 · 7.6%**
-   Other**780 · 40.9%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

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

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Construction Management | 89 | $94,902 | #9 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count | 15 | $92,741 | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 10 | $91,915 | — |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 19 | $82,303 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 185 | $81,988 | #237 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | 70 | $79,527 | #21 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 8 | $77,336 | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 16 | $73,623 | — |
| Air Transportation | 95 | $71,254 | #25 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 33 | $67,937 | #175 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 20 | $67,478 | #256 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 38 | $67,452 | #41 |
| Insurance small degree count | 11 | $67,033 | — |
| Marketing | 49 | $66,087 | #140 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 40 | $61,660 | #256 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 36 | $61,424 | #204 |
| Political Science and Government | 29 | $59,060 | #217 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 39 | $58,541 | #70 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 31 | $57,171 | #62 |
| Biology, General | 42 | $56,764 | #252 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 24 | $55,749 | #110 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 45 | $54,610 | #65 |
| Interior Architecture small degree count | 11 | $52,693 | — |
| Criminology | 124 | $51,991 | #32 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 41 | $51,288 | #15 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 54 | $50,968 | #132 |
| Music | 27 | $49,711 | #46 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | 40 | $49,623 | #17 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 59 | $48,185 | #216 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 66 | $46,556 | #202 |
| Social Work | 31 | $46,548 | #184 |
| Apparel and Textiles small degree count | 10 | $45,035 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 109 | $44,482 | #189 |
| Psychology, General | 93 | $42,822 | #318 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 34 | $40,860 | #86 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 22 | $40,676 | #278 |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 18 | $38,331 | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Special Education and Teaching small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering, General small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering-Related Fields small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Environmental Studies small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Homeland Security | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 12 | 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 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](#page-sources)

## 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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## 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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 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](/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/).