Programs & majors brief
Stephen F Austin State University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Stephen F Austin State University?
52 of 52 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 | 136 | $84,107 | #232 |
| Engineering Physics small degree count | 15 | $80,086 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 54 | $75,271 | #175 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 64 | $69,635 | #211 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 53 | $65,535 | #187 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 49 | $62,185 | #280 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 133 | $61,686 | #45 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 74 | $61,476 | #36 |
| Mathematics small degree count | 18 | $59,075 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 46 | $58,606 | #81 |
| Marketing | 67 | $57,974 | #176 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services small degree count | 8 | $57,742 | — |
| Dance small degree count | 17 | $57,593 | — |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | 21 | $56,437 | #1 |
| Forestry | 36 | $55,786 | #15 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 149 | $55,250 | #104 |
| Animal Sciences small degree count | 7 | $54,984 | — |
| Biology, General | 65 | $54,199 | #270 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 16 | $54,077 | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 63 | $52,716 | #57 |
| Music | 76 | $52,341 | #21 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 11 | $51,494 | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count | 11 | $51,393 | — |
| Social Work | 92 | $50,754 | #115 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 62 | $50,302 | #194 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 278 | $50,052 | #69 |
| Political Science and Government | 26 | $49,980 | #277 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 25 | $49,776 | #71 |
| History | 27 | $48,680 | #209 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 26 | $46,849 | #208 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 106 | $44,600 | #18 |
| Psychology, General | 88 | $43,697 | #307 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 41 | $41,450 | #54 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 73 | $38,042 | #162 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 23 | $34,743 | #50 |
| Agriculture, General | 61 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Administration small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Business small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Corporate Communications small degree count | 11 | 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 Stephen F Austin State University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Stephen F Austin State University majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management#1
- Forestry#15
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General#18
- Music#21
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services#36
- Business/Commerce, General#45
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies#50
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Included by program size#69
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Included by program size#104
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#232
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.
Further analysis
Stephen F Austin State University has 27 ranked programs and 35 with published earnings data, and outcomes vary sharply by field. The three largest program families are Business, at 19.1% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Health Professions at 12.8%, and Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at 12.5%.
The largest single program is Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, with 278 degrees awarded in a year. Azimuth ranks it #69 within its field.
Nursing, the third-largest at 136 degrees, reports the highest earnings among the top five at $84,107 four years after completion. The university's best-ranked program nationally is Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management, at #1 in its field with earnings of $56,437.
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management posts the strongest return relative to its national field median at 1.25x. Award counts reflect degrees conferred in one academic year, and program earnings cover federally aided completers.
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.