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# Indiana University-East Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Indiana University-East?

The largest programs at Indiana University-East show a clear split between fields that pay well and those that award the most degrees. Business Administration and Management is the biggest, with 158 degrees awarded and median earnings of $62,886 four years after completion.

[Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #191 nationally in its field. Nursing graduates earn the most among the large programs, at $82,212, with an Azimuth national rank of #257 and 75 degrees awarded.

Mathematics is close behind, with earnings of $71,223 and 77 degrees awarded. Azimuth ranks it #57 nationally.

Psychology awards 136 degrees, ranks #178 nationally, and its graduates earn $49,596. Teacher Education is similar in scale, with 53 degrees awarded and earnings of $47,103.

The earnings range across these programs is wide, and the highest-earning fields are not the ones awarding the most degrees.

### 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**167 · 22.2%**
-   Psychology**136 · 18.1%**
-   Mathematics**77 · 10.2%**
-   Health professions**75 · 10.0%**
-   Education**53 · 7.0%**
-   Other**244 · 32.4%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

20 of 20 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 75 degrees awarded**
$82,212

**Mathematics 77 degrees awarded**
$71,223

**Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 7 degrees awarded**
$66,597

**Business Administration, Management and Operations 158 degrees awarded**
$62,886

**Communication and Media Studies 41 degrees awarded**
$56,141

**Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 39 degrees awarded**
$53,389

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

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 75 | $82,212 | #257 |
| Mathematics | 77 | $71,223 | #57 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General small degree count | 7 | $66,597 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 158 | $62,886 | #191 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 41 | $56,141 | #123 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 39 | $53,389 | #94 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 52 | $51,990 | #139 |
| Psychology, General | 136 | $49,596 | #178 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 53 | $47,103 | #166 |
| Social Work small degree count | 17 | $43,470 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 11 | $38,061 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biology, General small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Natural Sciences small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Accounting and Related Services small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 6 | 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 University-East?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
158

**Psychology, General**
136

**Mathematics**
77

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
75

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
53

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
52

**Communication and Media Studies**
41

**Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities**
39

**Social Work**
17

**Political Science and Government**
17

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do Indiana University-East majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Mathematics Included by program size**#57**
2.  Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Included by program size**#94**
3.  Communication and Media Studies Included by program size**#123**
4.  Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size**#139**
5.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size**#166**
6.  Psychology, General Included by program size**#178**
7.  Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size**#191**
8.  Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size**#257**

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

Indiana University-East concentrates its bachelor's degrees in a few fields, with Business at 22.2%, Psychology at 18.1%, and Mathematics & Statistics at 10.2% of degrees awarded. [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 8 programs nationally and publishes earnings for 11, weighing four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation.

Earnings vary by field four years after completion. Mathematics holds the highest national rank at #57 within its field, with median earnings of $71,223.

The largest program, Business Administration and Management, has 158 degrees awarded a year and ranks #191 nationally, with earnings of $62,886. Nursing tops the earnings list at $82,212, ranking #257 within its field. Across all fields, 14.4% of degrees awarded are in STEM fields.

## 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/).