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# Stephen F Austin State University Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Stephen F Austin State University?

Program choice matters here because higher-earning and more moderate-earning fields appear side by side. At the higher-earning end, [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) Nursing #232 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field; median earnings four years after completion are $84,107 from 136 degrees awarded.

Computer and Information Sciences records $75,271 on 54 degrees awarded, and Azimuth ranks the field #175 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. Music has median earnings of $52,341 four years after completion, 76 degrees awarded, and an Azimuth rank of #21 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

At the more moderate end, Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management shows $56,437, 21 degrees awarded, and an Azimuth national field rank of #1 among nonprofit four-year institutions.

### 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.

-   Business**438 · 19.1%**
-   Health professions**293 · 12.8%**
-   Interdisciplinary studies**286 · 12.5%**
-   Visual and performing arts**231 · 10.1%**
-   Parks and recreation**149 · 6.5%**
-   Other**894 · 39.0%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

52 of 52 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 136 degrees awarded**
$84,107

**Engineering Physics 15 degrees awarded**
$80,086

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 54 degrees awarded**
$75,271

**Accounting and Related Services 64 degrees awarded**
$69,635

**Finance and Financial Management Services 53 degrees awarded**
$65,535

**Business Administration, Management and Operations 49 degrees awarded**
$62,185

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

## What are the largest programs at Stephen F Austin State University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other**
278

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
149

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
136

**Business/Commerce, General**
133

**Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General**
106

**Social Work**
92

**Psychology, General**
88

**Music**
76

**Communication Disorders Sciences and Services**
74

**Fine and Studio Arts**
73

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

## How do Stephen F Austin State University majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management**#1**
2.  Forestry**#15**
3.  Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General**#18**
4.  Music**#21**
5.  Communication Disorders Sciences and Services**#36**
6.  Business/Commerce, General**#45**
7.  Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies**#50**
8.  Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Included by program size**#69**
9.  Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Included by program size**#104**
10.  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.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

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