Programs & majors brief
Texas Southern University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Texas Southern University?
36 of 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineering small degree count | 16 | $71,595 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 33 | $70,201 | #183 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other small degree count | 19 | $62,728 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 29 | $59,386 | #274 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 33 | $56,482 | #127 |
| Biology, General | 78 | $55,321 | #259 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 77 | $53,203 | #325 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 46 | $51,195 | #33 |
| Social Work | 35 | $49,871 | #157 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 53 | $48,426 | #73 |
| Psychology, General | 59 | $47,185 | #289 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 62 | $45,961 | #200 |
| Journalism | 21 | $45,152 | #111 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 75 | $44,953 | #176 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 38 | $44,612 | #74 |
| Marketing | 26 | $41,768 | #226 |
| Communication and Media Studies small degree count | 15 | $40,687 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Administration small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Political Science and Government | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Air Transportation small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Texas Southern University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Texas Southern University majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication#33
- Health and Medical Administrative Services Included by program size#73
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Included by program size#74
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Included by program size#127
- Social Work Included by program size#157
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Included by program size#176
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size#200
- Biology, General Included by program size#259
- Psychology, General Included by program size#289
- Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#325
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
A degree's payoff depends heavily on the field, and at Texas Southern University the range is wide. The university publishes earnings data for 17 programs, with 14 earning a national rank.
The three largest program families are Business at 19.1% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Health Professions at 11.4%, and Communication & Journalism at 8.9%. The largest single program, Biology, awards 78 degrees a year and shows median earnings of $55,321 four years after completion, ranking #259 nationally and #16 in Texas.
The highest earnings belong to Civil Engineering graduates, at $71,595, though the program is smaller at 16 degrees awarded. The best nationally ranked program is Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, which sits at #33 in its field with 46 degrees awarded and median earnings of $51,195.
Award counts reflect degrees conferred in one academic year; earnings figures 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.
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