Programs & majors brief
Morehead State University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Morehead State University?
41 of 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 62 | $85,740 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 33 | $76,850 | — |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | 49 | $76,568 | — |
| Biology, General | 55 | $65,624 | — |
| Physics small degree count | 10 | $62,865 | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services small degree count | 15 | $59,145 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 27 | $55,282 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count | 10 | $51,805 | — |
| Sociology | 45 | $50,331 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General | 29 | $50,191 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 33 | $50,125 | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 10 | $47,916 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 24 | $47,242 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 24 | $46,667 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 66 | $45,877 | — |
| Psychology, General | 40 | $45,874 | — |
| Social Work | 55 | $45,201 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 23 | $44,149 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 131 | $43,422 | — |
| Marketing small degree count | 13 | $41,206 | — |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | 23 | $40,990 | — |
| Music | 31 | $40,768 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 45 | $39,777 | — |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 14 | $38,347 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 57 | $37,275 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 17 | $35,895 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 19 | $32,257 | — |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other | 42 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Social Sciences, General small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Morehead State University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Morehead State University majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Outcomes at Morehead State University vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has 27 programs with published earnings data.
The degree mix is anchored in liberal arts and professional studies. Liberal Arts & General Studies accounts for 11.6% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Business and Education each at 11.2%.
The largest single program, Liberal Arts and General Studies, awards 131 degrees a year and its completers earn a median of $43,422 four years after graduating. Nursing is the third-largest at 62 degrees, and its graduates earn $85,740—the highest among the largest programs.
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.