Programs & majors brief
Rider University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Rider University?
32 of 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | 65 | $91,950 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 33 | $88,405 | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count | 18 | $82,193 | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 21 | $79,664 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count | 12 | $72,734 | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 32 | $70,122 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 62 | $69,423 | — |
| Marketing | 42 | $67,230 | — |
| Public Health small degree count | 10 | $64,454 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count | 14 | $63,612 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 22 | $61,208 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 74 | $60,178 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies small degree count | 12 | $59,897 | — |
| Biology, General | 23 | $58,008 | — |
| Psychology, General | 74 | $57,202 | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 6 | $56,736 | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 9 | $56,713 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 15 | $54,724 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 12 | $51,521 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 9 | $51,406 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 43 | $50,173 | — |
| Music | 45 | $43,753 | — |
| Journalism small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Science small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Software and Media Applications small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biopsychology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Rider University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Rider University majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Outcomes at Rider University vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has 22 programs with published earnings data.
The degree mix is concentrated in Business, which accounts for 35.3% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Education at 12.6% and Visual & Performing Arts at 12.5%. Psychology awards 74 degrees a year, and graduates earn a median of $57,202 four years after completion.
Accounting is the third-largest program by awards and the highest-earning among the top five, with a median of $91,950 four years out. Music, the fifth-largest, reports the lowest median among the group at $43,753.
Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, and program earnings cover federally aided completers. Across all fields, 10.4% of degrees awarded 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.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.