Programs & majors brief
Salisbury University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Salisbury University?
37 of 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 30 | $109,739 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 29 | $97,414 | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics small degree count | 5 | $91,642 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 37 | $89,535 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 99 | $86,233 | — |
| Information Science/Studies | 49 | $81,116 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 57 | $80,478 | — |
| Physics small degree count | 9 | $79,158 | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions small degree count | 11 | $74,731 | — |
| Mathematics | 22 | $71,910 | — |
| Marketing | 71 | $70,597 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 78 | $66,519 | — |
| Biology, General | 88 | $62,407 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 24 | $60,089 | — |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 26 | $60,003 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 145 | $59,892 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 35 | $59,311 | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 10 | $59,193 | — |
| Social Work | 103 | $59,110 | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 16 | $58,548 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 156 | $56,048 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 135 | $55,807 | — |
| History | 35 | $54,262 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 33 | $53,906 | — |
| Psychology, General | 148 | $50,319 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 38 | $49,706 | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 13 | $49,411 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 45 | $48,963 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 41 | $44,514 | — |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International/Globalization Studies small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Outdoor Education small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health | 38 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Salisbury University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Salisbury University majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
The return a student sees from Salisbury University depends heavily on the field they choose. The university publishes earnings data for 29 programs.
The degree mix is broad, with no single family dominating. Business accounts for 14.6% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 10.5% and Education at 10.0%.
The largest program is Communication and Media Studies, at 156 degrees a year, where graduates earn a median of $56,048 four years after completion. The highest earnings come from a much smaller program: Allied Health Professions graduates earn $109,739 four years after completion, from 30 degrees awarded.
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.