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# Indiana University of Pennsylvania Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Indiana University of Pennsylvania?

Program choice matters sharply at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where the higher-earning fields shown here sit well above some of its largest programs. Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians has median earnings of $90,257 four years after completion and 76 degrees awarded.

Nursing follows with median earnings of $82,343 and 144 degrees awarded, placing both fields toward the higher end of this comparison. The moderate-earning side includes Criminology, with median earnings of $53,762 four years after completion and 127 degrees awarded.

Communication and Media Studies reports $43,582 and 77 degrees awarded. The distance between these fields and the higher-earning programs makes the specific field important when reading university-wide earnings.

### 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**344 · 21.0%**
-   Social sciences**243 · 14.8%**
-   Health professions**225 · 13.7%**
-   Visual and performing arts**120 · 7.3%**
-   Communication**91 · 5.5%**
-   Other**618 · 37.7%**

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47 of 47 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians 76 degrees awarded**
$90,257

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 144 degrees awarded**
$82,343

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 47 degrees awarded**
$77,097

**Economics 18 degrees awarded**
$75,865

**Biological and Physical Sciences 29 degrees awarded**
$71,028

**Finance and Financial Management Services 44 degrees awarded**
$68,794

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | 76 | $90,257 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 144 | $82,343 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 47 | $77,097 | — |
| Economics small degree count | 18 | $75,865 | — |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 29 | $71,028 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 44 | $68,794 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 42 | $66,845 | — |
| Physics small degree count | 9 | $64,837 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 20 | $63,458 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 14 | $63,397 | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 20 | $60,927 | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 53 | $58,975 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 98 | $58,931 | — |
| Marketing | 45 | $58,043 | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 27 | $57,936 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 8 | $56,380 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 33 | $54,958 | — |
| Criminology | 127 | $53,762 | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 36 | $53,551 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 61 | $53,494 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 79 | $52,984 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 48 | $52,359 | — |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services small degree count | 18 | $52,115 | — |
| Biology, General | 67 | $49,673 | — |
| Journalism small degree count | 14 | $49,625 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 31 | $49,537 | — |
| Music | 36 | $48,630 | — |
| Sociology | 36 | $47,851 | — |
| Psychology, General | 65 | $45,420 | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count | 8 | $45,130 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 77 | $43,582 | — |
| History small degree count | 14 | $43,164 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 26 | $43,017 | — |
| Anthropology | 20 | $42,604 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 22 | $42,227 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 10 | $35,286 | — |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Social Sciences, Other small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Business 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 of Pennsylvania?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
144

**Criminology**
127

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
98

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
79

**Communication and Media Studies**
77

**Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians**
76

**Biology, General**
67

**Psychology, General**
65

**Special Education and Teaching**
61

**Human Resources Management and Services**
53

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

## How do Indiana University of Pennsylvania majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

Outcomes at Indiana University of Pennsylvania vary sharply by field, and [Azimuth's program ranking](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)s evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. Of the 36 programs with published earnings data, the largest is Nursing, at 144 degrees awarded in a recent year and a median of $82,343 four years after completion.

The highest-earning program is Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians, a smaller field at 76 degrees awarded, where graduates earn $90,257. The degree mix centers on three families: Business accounts for 21.0% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Social Sciences at 14.8% and Health Professions at 13.7%.

The spread between the largest and highest-earning programs is worth noting: the largest program's median sits well below the top earner's, while the top earner graduates a much smaller cohort. Across all fields, 12.4% 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/).