Programs & majors brief
Tulane University of Louisiana Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Tulane?
53 of 53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 249 | $129,850 | — |
| Computer Science | 36 | $118,931 | — |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 32 | $112,914 | — |
| Marketing | 137 | $98,503 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 157 | $95,966 | — |
| Economics | 146 | $79,957 | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 28 | $79,925 | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 64 | $77,300 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 176 | $76,945 | — |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 179 | $71,325 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 166 | $71,160 | — |
| Computer Programming small degree count | 8 | $67,047 | — |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | 24 | $64,914 | — |
| Psychology, General | 251 | $60,260 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count | 5 | $58,507 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 61 | $57,752 | — |
| Anthropology | 47 | $56,847 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 31 | $52,535 | — |
| Social Sciences, General small degree count | 9 | $51,290 | — |
| Sociology | 68 | $50,847 | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 149 | $48,464 | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 30 | $47,791 | — |
| Biology, General | 27 | $47,777 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 61 | $47,709 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication small degree count | 10 | $40,169 | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Architecture small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Real Estate Development small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Area Studies small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering Physics small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 40 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics | 39 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy | 38 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Social Sciences, Other | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 41 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Business | 60 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History | 41 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Tulane?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Tulane majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Outcomes at Tulane University of Louisiana vary sharply by field of study. Of the 25 programs with published earnings data, the range is wide: Finance graduates earn a median of $129,850, while Psychology graduates earn $60,260.
The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 22.4% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Social Sciences at 19.7% and Psychology at 9.3%. The largest single program is Psychology, at 251 degrees a year, while the highest-earning program, Finance, awards 249 degrees a year.
Finance graduates earn 1.56x the national median for the field, and Psychology graduates earn 1.19x the national median.
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.