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# University of Arizona Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Arizona?

The University of Arizona's highest-earning bachelor's program is Mining and Mineral Engineering, where completers earn a median of $120,031 four years after completion, alongside 11 degrees awarded. Computer Science follows at $117,451 with 212 degrees awarded and an Azimuth national field rank of #68.

Among the largest programs, Business Administration and Management reports median earnings of $77,951 and an Azimuth national rank of #94 on 229 degrees awarded. Communication and Media Studies reaches $72,758 and ranks #19 nationally.

In a more moderate band, Psychology awards 456 degrees and shows median earnings of $52,038, ranking #121 in its 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**1,291 · 16.1%**
-   Biological sciences**728 · 9.1%**
-   Health professions**661 · 8.3%**
-   Psychology**572 · 7.2%**
-   Engineering**507 · 6.3%**
-   Other**4,238 · 53.0%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

102 of 102 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Mining and Mineral Engineering 11 degrees awarded**
$120,031

**Computer Science 212 degrees awarded**
$117,451

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 101 degrees awarded**
$105,839

**Management Information Systems and Services 206 degrees awarded**
$104,513

**Chemical Engineering 54 degrees awarded**
$101,815

**Engineering-Related Fields 14 degrees awarded**
$101,557

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs

Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| 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](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at Arizona?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Psychology, General**
456

**Communication and Media Studies**
259

**Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences**
256

**Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General**
251

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
229

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
221

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
219

**Public Health**
218

**Marketing**
216

**Computer Science**
212

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

## How do Arizona majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Architecture and Related Services, Other**#1**
2.  City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning**#2**
3.  Legal Professions and Studies, Other**#3**
4.  Science Technologies/Technicians, Other**#4**
5.  Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations**#4**
6.  Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs**#5**
7.  Computer Software and Media Applications**#7**
8.  Systems Engineering**#7**
9.  Management Information Systems and Services**#7**
10.  Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General**#9**
11.  Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions**#11**
12.  Public Administration**#14**
13.  Business/Managerial Economics**#16**
14.  Human Resources Management and Services**#16**
15.  Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences**#18**
16.  Communication and Media Studies**#19**
17.  Nutrition Sciences**#19**
18.  Physics**#19**
19.  Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences**#21**
20.  Public Health**#23**
21.  Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services**#28**
22.  Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences**#28**
23.  Dance**#30**
24.  Area Studies**#31**
25.  Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies**#33**
26.  Marketing**#33**
27.  Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft**#35**
28.  Microbiological Sciences and Immunology**#36**
29.  Philosophy**#36**
30.  Finance and Financial Management Services**#36**
31.  Agricultural Business and Management**#37**
32.  Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering**#41**
33.  Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology**#41**
34.  International/Globalization Studies**#41**
35.  Civil Engineering**#43**
36.  Neurobiology and Neurosciences**#44**
37.  Communication Disorders Sciences and Services**#44**
38.  Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies**#45**
39.  Special Education and Teaching**#45**
40.  Film/Video and Photographic Arts**#45**
41.  Chemical Engineering**#47**
42.  Animal Sciences**#48**
43.  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.

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

## Further analysis

Outcomes at University of Arizona vary sharply 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, 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](/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/).