Top Ranked Programs
Indiana University-Bloomington's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 29% of degree output — a concentration that shapes the institution's overall earnings profile. Social Sciences represents 5% of graduates and Arts accounts for 4%, rounding out a portfolio that balances applied-professional fields with broader liberal-arts and social-science programs. Across 2,132 graduates, Business/Commerce, General is the largest program by cohort size, followed by Public Administration (448 graduates), Communication and Media Studies (436 graduates), Artificial Intelligence (416 graduates), and Kinesiology (391 graduates). The highest four-year median earnings belong to Business/Commerce, General, where graduates earn $105,583 four years after enrollment; Azimuth ranks the program #4 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Artificial Intelligence graduates earn $98,539, and Azimuth ranks the program #55 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Public Administration delivers median earnings of $77,422 with a cohort of 448 graduates, and Azimuth ranks it #1 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Business/Commerce, General combines strong enrollment scale with solid pay, making it the program that contributes the most aggregate economic value to Indiana University-Bloomington's graduate outcomes [per the program-ranking methodology](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/). Several of Indiana University-Bloomington's strongest programs feed directly into high-mobility career paths — Business/Commerce, General, Artificial Intelligence, and Public Administration channel graduates into national labor markets in technology, finance, and consulting where four-year earnings reflect direct workforce entry. Programs like Communication and Media Studies and Kinesiology are more likely grad-school-dependent pathways where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory because a meaningful share of graduates continue to graduate or professional study. The [supply-demand map](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how Indiana University-Bloomington's dominant program families align with national wage trends. ```