Programs & majors brief

Northeastern State University Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Northeastern State University?

The largest programs at Northeastern State University sit in fields with moderate earnings, while the highest pay is concentrated in a smaller professional program. Research and Experimental Psychology awards the most degrees, 149 a year, with median earnings of $46,102 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks it #40 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Business Administration and Management and Teacher Education each award 97 degrees.

Graduates in business earn $60,651, while those in teacher education earn $43,116. Azimuth ranks the business program #255 nationally and the teacher education program #193.

Nursing is the highest-earning program, at $96,702 from 73 degrees awarded. Azimuth ranks it #94 nationally.

The earnings spread between the largest programs and the top earner is wide, and the fields that pay the most are not the ones with the most degrees awarded.

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.

  • Business246 · 19.4%
  • Psychology149 · 11.7%
  • Health professions141 · 11.1%
  • Education138 · 10.9%
  • Homeland security104 · 8.2%
  • Other491 · 38.7%

36 of 36 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 73 degrees awarded
$96,702
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians 34 degrees awarded
$69,276
Computer Science 38 degrees awarded
$67,854
Accounting and Related Services 75 degrees awarded
$65,781
Business Administration, Management and Operations 97 degrees awarded
$60,651
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 48 degrees awarded
$57,549

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

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing73$96,702#94
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians34$69,276#9
Computer Science38$67,854#183
Accounting and Related Services75$65,781#206
Business Administration, Management and Operations97$60,651#255
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other48$57,549#50
Management Information Systems and Services small degree count9$55,328—
Social Work31$54,943#92
Marketing28$54,577#195
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services32$54,484#17
Mathematics small degree count7$53,978—
Biology, General small degree count9$53,387—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services small degree count13$53,271—
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences60$50,981#20
Criminal Justice and Corrections86$50,268#150
Communication and Media Studies20$49,854—
Public Health small degree count10$48,057—
History small degree count11$47,608—
Journalism small degree count14$46,506—
Research and Experimental Psychology149$46,102#40
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas31$45,474#139
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness60$44,064#203
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods97$43,116#193
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities81$41,705#177
English Language and Literature, General25$38,731#264
Special Education and Teaching small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Non-Professional Legal Studies small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Security Science and Technology small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Homeland Security small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Sociology small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Finance and Financial Management Services27Too few graduates to report—
Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count10Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Northeastern State University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Research and Experimental Psychology
149
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
97
Business Administration, Management and Operations
97
Criminal Justice and Corrections
86
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
81
Accounting and Related Services
75
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
73
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
60
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
60
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
48

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Northeastern State University majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians#9
  2. Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services#17
  3. Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences#20
  4. Research and Experimental Psychology#40
  5. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other#50
  6. Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size#150
  7. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Included by program size#177
  8. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size#193
  9. Accounting and Related Services Included by program size#206
  10. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#255

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

Further analysis

What graduates earn four years after completion depends heavily on the field they choose at Northeastern State University. Azimuth weighs four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt and cohort size, not reputation.

Across the catalog, 25 programs publish earnings figures, and 17 hold a national rank. Business accounts for 19.4% of degrees awarded, Psychology for 11.7%, and Health Professions for 11.1%.

Award counts are degrees awarded in one academic year. Program earnings cover federally aided completers four years after completion.

Research and Experimental Psychology awards 149 degrees a year, ranks #40 nationally, and its completers report median earnings of $46,102 four years after completion. Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians sits at #9 nationally, with median earnings of $69,276.

The highest-paid program is Nursing, which ranks #94 nationally, and its completers earn $96,702 four years after completion, with 73 degrees awarded a year.

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.