Programs & majors brief
Lehigh University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Lehigh University?
44 of 44 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 138 | $141,691 | #39 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 197 | $127,210 | #10 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 58 | $125,874 | #5 |
| Industrial Engineering | 39 | $121,498 | #4 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 37 | $116,999 | #41 |
| Computer Engineering | 24 | $116,214 | #56 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 56 | $113,630 | #5 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering small degree count | 11 | $108,503 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General | 25 | $107,079 | — |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 53 | $106,260 | #16 |
| Chemical Engineering | 39 | $101,720 | #55 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 21 | $98,481 | #34 |
| Marketing | 52 | $98,320 | #9 |
| Materials Engineering small degree count | 9 | $97,904 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 80 | $96,618 | #72 |
| Civil Engineering | 28 | $91,856 | #56 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 31 | $91,697 | #1 |
| Political Science and Government | 51 | $90,302 | #24 |
| Journalism | 30 | $81,935 | #3 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 35 | $79,569 | #15 |
| Biology, General | 41 | $75,611 | #33 |
| Psychology, General | 63 | $74,939 | #9 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 11 | $72,978 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 15 | $71,474 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Architecture | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering, Other small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 27 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Cognitive Science small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International/Globalization Studies small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health | 28 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Lehigh University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Lehigh University majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General#1
- Journalism#3
- Industrial Engineering#4
- Accounting and Related Services#5
- Business/Managerial Economics#5
- Psychology, General#9
- Marketing#9
- Finance and Financial Management Services#10
- International Relations and National Security Studies#15
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering#16
- Political Science and Government#24
- Biology, General#33
- Business Administration, Management and Operations#34
- Computer Science#39
- Computer and Information Sciences, General#41
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.
Further analysis
At Lehigh University, program choice matters because outcomes vary by field: Business makes up 29.1% of degrees awarded, followed by Engineering at 21.9% and Computer & Information Sciences at 12.5%. Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, not a count of individual students.
Azimuth ranks 19 bachelor’s program among nonprofit four-year institutions and publishes earnings data for 24 programs. Its rankings assess four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt, and cohort size rather than reputation.
Azimuth ranks Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies #1 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions; its federally aided completers have median earnings of $91,697 four years after completion. Computer Science has median earnings of $141,691, and Accounting has $125,874, at the same point after completion.
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.