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# Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at SIUE?

Program-level earnings range from technical fields with higher medians to large, broad majors with more moderate results. Computer Science reports median earnings of $106,082 four years after completion and 72 degrees awarded.

[Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #107 nationally among bachelor’s programs in its field. Nursing records $83,867 and 479 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #141 nationally in its field.

Business Administration and Management shows median earnings of $65,403 with 300 degrees awarded, and Azimuth ranks it #170 nationally within its field. Psychology has $48,951 in median earnings and 177 degrees awarded; its Azimuth national field rank is #217.

The higher technical and health figures alongside the more moderate broad-major figures make the return picture depend substantially on field.

### 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.

-   Health professions**531 · 22.3%**
-   Business**403 · 17.0%**
-   Engineering**259 · 10.9%**
-   Psychology**177 · 7.4%**
-   Communication**117 · 4.9%**
-   Other**890 · 37.4%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

40 of 40 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer Science 72 degrees awarded**
$106,082

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 40 degrees awarded**
$99,325

**Computer Engineering 12 degrees awarded**
$94,494

**Civil Engineering 54 degrees awarded**
$85,969

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 479 degrees awarded**
$83,867

**Industrial Engineering 49 degrees awarded**
$82,744

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

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Science | 72 | $106,082 | #107 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 40 | $99,325 | #122 |
| Computer Engineering small degree count | 12 | $94,494 | — |
| Civil Engineering | 54 | $85,969 | #89 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 479 | $83,867 | #141 |
| Industrial Engineering | 49 | $82,744 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 80 | $81,428 | #221 |
| Geography and Cartography | 23 | $75,877 | #5 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count | 17 | $73,513 | — |
| Chemistry | 21 | $70,541 | #62 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 77 | $69,610 | #180 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 300 | $65,403 | #170 |
| Biology, General | 114 | $60,059 | #152 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 95 | $57,915 | #69 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 60 | $55,110 | #11 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 24 | $54,615 | #114 |
| Political Science and Government | 29 | $52,564 | #262 |
| Social Work | 33 | $52,480 | #121 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 117 | $52,466 | #151 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services small degree count | 9 | $52,166 | — |
| Sociology | 24 | $51,465 | #171 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 65 | $49,837 | #177 |
| Psychology, General | 177 | $48,951 | #217 |
| Public Health small degree count | 19 | $47,652 | — |
| History | 41 | $46,814 | #192 |
| Music small degree count | 6 | $46,196 | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 19 | $44,974 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 21 | $43,928 | #71 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 86 | $43,916 | #201 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 49 | $41,310 | #253 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 12 | $39,698 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 37 | $36,717 | #194 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International/Globalization Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Construction Management | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at SIUE?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
479

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
300

**Psychology, General**
177

**Communication and Media Studies**
117

**Biology, General**
114

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
95

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
86

**Mechanical Engineering**
80

**Accounting and Related Services**
77

**Computer Science**
72

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do SIUE majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Geography and Cartography**#5**
2.  Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General**#11**
3.  Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size**#69**
4.  Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size**#141**
5.  Communication and Media Studies Included by program size**#151**
6.  Biology, General Included by program size**#152**
7.  Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size**#170**
8.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size**#201**
9.  Psychology, General Included by program size**#217**
10.  Mechanical Engineering Included by program size**#221**

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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

What a student earns after graduating from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville depends heavily on the field they choose. The university has 24 ranked programs and earnings data for 32 fields.

The degree mix is led by Health Professions, which accounts for 22.3% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Business at 17.0% and Engineering at 10.9%. The largest single program is Nursing, with 479 degrees awarded and median earnings of $83,867 four years after completion; [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #141 nationally and #2 in Illinois.

The highest-earning program is Computer Science, where graduates earn $106,082 four years out, from 72 degrees awarded. The best nationally ranked program is Geography and Cartography, which Azimuth places #5 in its field and #1 in Illinois, with earnings of $75,877.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).