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University of Arkansas Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at University of Arkansas?

The largest programs show a broad range in earnings four years after completion, making field choice central to the return picture at University of Arkansas. For Finance, median earnings were $87,717 from 351 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #54 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Nursing recorded $84,911 from 269 degrees awarded and ranks #174 in Azimuth’s national comparison among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Business Administration and Management had median earnings of $79,770 from 405 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth national rank of #62 among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

At the more moderate end, Communication and Media Studies reported $56,969 from 226 degrees awarded and an Azimuth rank of #96 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. The higher figures in the first pair contrast with the more moderate figures in the latter pair.

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.

  • Business1,517 · 28.6%
  • Engineering513 · 9.7%
  • Health professions491 · 9.3%
  • Communication350 · 6.6%
  • Social sciences298 · 5.6%
  • Other2,126 · 40.2%

66 of 66 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer and Information Sciences, General 24 degrees awarded
$102,747
Computer Engineering 25 degrees awarded
$99,031
Industrial Engineering 61 degrees awarded
$98,765
Business/Managerial Economics 48 degrees awarded
$97,743
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 45 degrees awarded
$97,516
Computer Science 116 degrees awarded
$95,642

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
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Computer and Information Sciences, General24$102,747#89
Computer Engineering25$99,031#116
Industrial Engineering61$98,765#32
Business/Managerial Economics48$97,743#9
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering45$97,516#90
Computer Science116$95,642#118
Chemical Engineering65$93,641#85
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods105$88,067#37
Finance and Financial Management Services351$87,717#54
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing269$84,911#174
Mechanical Engineering157$84,464#204
Accounting and Related Services174$84,097#83
Civil Engineering62$79,929#150
Business Administration, Management and Operations405$79,770#62
Biomedical/Medical Engineering58$75,972#94
Biological/Biosystems Engineering40$75,596—
Marketing342$73,153#52
Business/Commerce, General26$71,753#35
International Business40$71,486#34
Architecture60$67,955#21
Public Health121$67,891#26
Journalism124$66,087#12
Design and Applied Arts71$65,780#22
Agricultural Business and Management89$65,480#26
Mathematics31$63,861#150
Apparel and Textiles84$63,394#10
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services80$62,592#38
Political Science and Government124$60,441#160
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness129$58,619#70
Communication and Media Studies226$56,969#96
Animal Sciences88$56,136#7
Chemistry61$55,467#134
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services50$55,275#19
Biology, General190$54,497#241
Agricultural Public Services29$54,454#5
Special Education and Teaching small degree count19$53,054—
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies79$52,701#17
Natural Resources Conservation and Research32$51,967#112
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods123$51,474#89
History60$49,972#168
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences23$49,730#87
Criminal Justice and Corrections108$49,690#162
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics37$49,636#98
Social Work58$49,458#145
International Relations and National Security Studies34$48,925#67
Education, General small degree count15$48,188—
Psychology, General203$48,006#231
English Language and Literature, General59$47,809#167
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General43$47,766#22
Music28$46,352#76
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services37$46,268#65
Anthropology27$43,930#90
Sociology79$43,290#231
Fine and Studio Arts57$42,681#112
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services small degree count16Too few graduates to report—
Food Science and Technology small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Plant Sciences small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Landscape Architecture22Too few graduates to report—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas32Too few graduates to report—
Philosophy small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Physics small degree count17Too few graduates to report—
Economics26Too few graduates to report—
Geography and Cartography small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services21Too few graduates to report—
Human Resources Management and Services26Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at University of Arkansas?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Business Administration, Management and Operations
405
Finance and Financial Management Services
351
Marketing
342
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
269
Communication and Media Studies
226
Psychology, General
203
Biology, General
190
Accounting and Related Services
174
Mechanical Engineering
157
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
129

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do University of Arkansas majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Agricultural Public Services#5
  2. Animal Sciences#7
  3. Business/Managerial Economics#9
  4. Apparel and Textiles#10
  5. Journalism#12
  6. Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies#17
  7. Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services#19
  8. Architecture#21
  9. Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General#22
  10. Design and Applied Arts#22
  11. Agricultural Business and Management#26
  12. Public Health#26
  13. Industrial Engineering#32
  14. International Business#34
  15. Business/Commerce, General#35
  16. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods#37
  17. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services#38

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

Further analysis

At University of Arkansas, the choice of field matters: 54 bachelor's programs have published earnings data, and outcomes vary across the catalog. Azimuth ranks 51 programs by four-year earnings among completers, debt, and cohort size rather than reputation.

Those earnings cover federally aided completers four years after completion, while award counts here are degrees awarded in one academic year. The degree mix centers on Business, at 28.6% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Engineering at 9.7% and Health Professions at 9.3%.

Azimuth ranks Agricultural Public Services #5 among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field; its completers have median earnings of $54,454 four years after completion. Animal Sciences ranks #7 with median earnings of $56,136, and Business/Managerial Economics ranks #9 with $97,743.

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.