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# The University of Olivet Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at The University of Olivet?

The programs show a clear split between higher and more moderate earnings four years after completion. Business Administration and Management had median earnings of $63,380 four years after completion, across 22 degrees awarded.

Insurance followed at $62,740 from 18 degrees awarded, while Criminal Justice recorded $56,379 across 33 degrees awarded. Kinesiology and Physical Education came in at $43,475 four years after completion and 33 degrees awarded.

The higher figures in the first group and the more moderate kinesiology figure show that earnings vary across the larger fields.

### 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**49 · 28.7%**
-   Parks and recreation**33 · 19.3%**
-   Homeland security**33 · 19.3%**
-   Biological sciences**17 · 9.9%**
-   Communication**13 · 7.6%**
-   Other**26 · 15.2%**

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11 of 11 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first five matching programs

**Business Administration, Management and Operations 22 degrees awarded**
$63,380

**Insurance 18 degrees awarded**
$62,740

**Criminal Justice and Corrections 33 degrees awarded**
$56,379

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 33 degrees awarded**
$43,475

**Biology, General 17 degrees awarded**
$42,353

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 22 | $63,380 | — |
| Insurance small degree count | 18 | $62,740 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 33 | $56,379 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 33 | $43,475 | — |
| Biology, General small degree count | 17 | $42,353 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Journalism small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Psychology, General small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Accounting and Related Services small degree count | 9 | 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 The University of Olivet?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
33

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
33

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
22

**Insurance**
18

**Biology, General**
17

**Journalism**
13

**Psychology, General**
10

**Accounting and Related Services**
9

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
6

**Natural Resources Conservation and Research**
5

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

## How do The University of Olivet 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

At The University of Olivet, outcomes vary by field, and [Azimuth's program ranking](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)s evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has published earnings data for 5 programs.

The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 28.6% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness and Security & Protective Services, each at 19.3%. Criminal Justice is among the largest programs with published earnings, with 33 degrees awarded and median earnings of $56,379 four years after completion.

Business Administration and Management graduates earn the most among the larger programs at $63,380, from 22 degrees awarded. Kinesiology and Physical Education and Biology sit at the lower end of the earnings range, with medians of $43,475 and $42,353 respectively. Across all fields, 9.2% of degrees awarded are in STEM.

## 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/).