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# Texas Christian University Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at TCU?

Texas Christian University shows a wide program-level earnings range four years after completion, making field choice especially relevant to the return picture. Computer Systems Analysis posts median earnings of $121,734 and awarded 63 degrees.

Finance, a much larger program, recorded $111,304 in median earnings with 212 degrees awarded. Other large fields sit at more moderate earnings levels.

Marketing had median earnings of $97,148 four years after completion and awarded 137 degrees. Communication and Media Studies recorded $63,531 with 123 degrees awarded.

The contrast between these fields and the higher-earning programs shows that the school-level earnings figure masks substantial variation by 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.

-   Business**728 · 29.1%**
-   Communication**359 · 14.3%**
-   Health professions**257 · 10.3%**
-   Social sciences**230 · 9.2%**
-   Visual and performing arts**133 · 5.3%**
-   Other**796 · 31.8%**

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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

**Computer Systems Analysis 63 degrees awarded**
$121,734

**Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 11 degrees awarded**
$114,822

**Finance and Financial Management Services 212 degrees awarded**
$111,304

**Business Administration, Management and Operations 84 degrees awarded**
$106,765

**Real Estate 78 degrees awarded**
$103,547

**Accounting and Related Services 116 degrees awarded**
$101,938

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 Systems Analysis | 63 | $121,734 | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count | 11 | $114,822 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 212 | $111,304 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 84 | $106,765 | — |
| Real Estate | 78 | $103,547 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 116 | $101,938 | — |
| Marketing | 137 | $97,148 | — |
| Engineering, General | 41 | $93,753 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 180 | $89,690 | — |
| Economics | 111 | $89,466 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 89 | $75,419 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 150 | $71,186 | — |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education | 36 | $70,026 | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 35 | $69,730 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 52 | $68,313 | — |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | 40 | $66,108 | — |
| Social Work | 28 | $65,536 | — |
| Psychology, General | 96 | $65,356 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 17 | $64,885 | — |
| Biology, General | 88 | $63,572 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 123 | $63,531 | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 19 | $62,392 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 48 | $61,636 | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 27 | $61,190 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 48 | $61,004 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 49 | $60,125 | — |
| Journalism | 38 | $58,738 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 71 | $56,791 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 51 | $51,292 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 22 | $42,483 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Natural Sciences | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Nutrition Sciences | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music | 28 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 50 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History | 21 | 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 TCU?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
212

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
180

**Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication**
150

**Marketing**
137

**Communication and Media Studies**
123

**Accounting and Related Services**
116

**Economics**
111

**Psychology, General**
96

**Political Science and Government**
89

**Biology, General**
88

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

## How do TCU majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

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

## Further analysis

Earnings differ by field at Texas Christian University. Computer Systems Analysis is the highest-earning program, with graduates earning $121,734 four years after completion from 63 degrees awarded annually.

Finance, the largest program at 212 degrees awarded, shows a median of $111,304, while Nursing awards 180 degrees and its graduates earn $89,690. Business dominates the bachelor's degree mix at 29.1% of degrees awarded, with Communication & Journalism at 14.3% and Health Professions at 10.3%.

Azimuth scores programs using four-year earnings among completers, debt and cohort size rather than reputation, and earnings data are published for 30 programs. STEM fields make up 11.3% of degrees awarded.

## 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/).