Programs & majors brief
University of Arizona Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Arizona?
102 of 102 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining and Mineral Engineering small degree count | 11 | $120,031 | — |
| Computer Science | 212 | $117,451 | #68 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 101 | $105,839 | #41 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 206 | $104,513 | #7 |
| Chemical Engineering | 54 | $101,815 | #47 |
| Engineering-Related Fields small degree count | 14 | $101,557 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 219 | $100,938 | #36 |
| Systems Engineering | 37 | $100,468 | #7 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 49 | $99,722 | #4 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 46 | $95,625 | #52 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 139 | $93,729 | #48 |
| Civil Engineering | 33 | $91,602 | #43 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 110 | $90,384 | #136 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 52 | $90,045 | #16 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 221 | $88,892 | #150 |
| Physics | 43 | $88,207 | #19 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 45 | $86,529 | #51 |
| Marketing | 216 | $84,111 | #33 |
| Economics | 129 | $83,267 | #88 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering small degree count | 19 | $80,732 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 118 | $77,987 | #155 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 229 | $77,951 | #94 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 50 | $76,360 | #2 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 181 | $76,013 | #16 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 259 | $72,758 | #19 |
| Public Health | 218 | $66,937 | #23 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 62 | $66,862 | #41 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 29 | $66,833 | #37 |
| Chemistry | 29 | $66,532 | #86 |
| Mathematics | 69 | $66,381 | #115 |
| Public Administration | 24 | $64,953 | #14 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 58 | $63,387 | #28 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 94 | $61,892 | #7 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 51 | $61,534 | #44 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 149 | $59,079 | #19 |
| Biology, General | 109 | $58,119 | #200 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | 67 | $58,075 | #4 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 106 | $57,458 | #18 |
| Political Science and Government | 187 | $56,585 | #185 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 256 | $56,045 | #21 |
| Philosophy | 27 | $55,804 | #36 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 44 | $55,784 | #36 |
| Journalism | 64 | $55,676 | #53 |
| Sociology | 44 | $55,300 | #101 |
| Architecture and Related Services, Other | 28 | $55,226 | #1 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 168 | $53,868 | #3 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 251 | $53,471 | #9 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 32 | $52,805 | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 124 | $52,571 | #44 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 107 | $52,243 | #11 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 22 | $52,173 | #45 |
| Psychology, General | 456 | $52,038 | #121 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 127 | $51,871 | #95 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 111 | $51,857 | #28 |
| History | 73 | $51,737 | #139 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 153 | $51,285 | #75 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 30 | $50,784 | #45 |
| International/Globalization Studies | 34 | $48,645 | #41 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 124 | $48,487 | #73 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | 80 | $48,168 | — |
| Area Studies | 56 | $48,162 | #31 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 26 | $46,313 | #144 |
| Animal Sciences | 25 | $45,548 | #48 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 38 | $44,471 | #35 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 61 | $44,260 | #33 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 57 | $44,145 | #45 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 51 | $44,058 | #224 |
| Anthropology | 42 | $43,885 | #83 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 97 | $43,314 | #84 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | 80 | $41,591 | #5 |
| Music | 34 | $40,922 | #97 |
| Dance | 31 | $34,010 | #30 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Plant Sciences small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Agricultural Production Operations small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | 61 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Education, Other small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Industrial Engineering | 37 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Architectural Engineering small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 27 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics | 33 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations | 157 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics | 44 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 30 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Materials Sciences small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 116 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 175 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Services, General small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography | 41 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 58 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Arizona?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Arizona majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Architecture and Related Services, Other#1
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning#2
- Legal Professions and Studies, Other#3
- Science Technologies/Technicians, Other#4
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations#4
- Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs#5
- Computer Software and Media Applications#7
- Systems Engineering#7
- Management Information Systems and Services#7
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General#9
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions#11
- Public Administration#14
- Business/Managerial Economics#16
- Human Resources Management and Services#16
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences#18
- Communication and Media Studies#19
- Nutrition Sciences#19
- Physics#19
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences#21
- Public Health#23
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services#28
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences#28
- Dance#30
- Area Studies#31
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies#33
- Marketing#33
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft#35
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology#36
- Philosophy#36
- Finance and Financial Management Services#36
- Agricultural Business and Management#37
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering#41
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology#41
- International/Globalization Studies#41
- Civil Engineering#43
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences#44
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services#44
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies#45
- Special Education and Teaching#45
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts#45
- Chemical Engineering#47
- Animal Sciences#48
- Accounting and Related Services#48
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
Outcomes at University of Arizona vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has 72 programs with published earnings data, 67 of which carry an Azimuth national rank.
The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 16.1% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Biological Sciences at 9.1% and Health Professions at 8.3%. The largest single program is Psychology, with 456 degrees awarded and a median of $52,038 four years after completion.
Communication and Media Studies is smaller at 259 degrees but posts stronger earnings at $72,758. Azimuth ranks it #19 nationally and #1 in Arizona.
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations stands out on both earnings and rank. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations earns $99,722, and Azimuth ranks it #4.
Architecture and Related Services holds a #1 national rank with earnings of $55,226 from 28 degrees a year. Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, and program earnings 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.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.