Programs & majors brief
McNeese State University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at McNeese State University?
29 of 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering, General | 32 | $107,319 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 134 | $85,928 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 27 | $67,331 | — |
| Computer Science | 28 | $64,834 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count | 18 | $62,705 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 90 | $60,532 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 24 | $59,777 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 70 | $51,257 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 27 | $48,195 | — |
| Sociology | 30 | $47,592 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 28 | $47,166 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 31 | $46,223 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 112 | $45,669 | — |
| Marketing | 34 | $44,589 | — |
| Agriculture, General | 40 | $43,901 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 22 | $43,828 | — |
| Psychology, General | 49 | $37,416 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 15 | $34,891 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 34 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biology, General | 51 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health | 25 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at McNeese State University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do McNeese State University majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Outcomes at McNeese State University vary sharply by field of study. The university publishes earnings data for 18 programs.
The three largest program families are Health Professions, at 19.3% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Business at 16.7%, and Liberal Arts & General Studies at 11.1%. The largest single program, Nursing, awards 134 degrees a year and reports median earnings of $85,928 four years after completion.
The highest earnings belong to Engineering, at $107,319 from 32 degrees awarded, a much smaller cohort. Across all fields, 13.7% of degrees are in STEM.
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.
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