Programs & majors brief
University of Central Oklahoma Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at University of Central Oklahoma?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 28 | $90,152 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 24 | $88,188 | #212 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 79 | $87,792 | #107 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 155 | $82,603 | #226 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | 26 | $75,796 | #7 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 71 | $73,074 | #163 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 45 | $69,235 | #31 |
| Public Health | 69 | $67,452 | #27 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 130 | $64,107 | #234 |
| Marketing | 46 | $60,961 | #164 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 63 | $58,334 | #204 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services small degree count | 17 | $57,186 | — |
| Security Science and Technology | 149 | $54,876 | #12 |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | 20 | $54,571 | #4 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 30 | $53,927 | #84 |
| Political Science and Government | 25 | $52,852 | #266 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 126 | $51,332 | #141 |
| Journalism | 45 | $51,042 | #80 |
| Biology, General | 112 | $50,748 | #300 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 72 | $50,636 | #69 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 88 | $49,630 | #168 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 220 | $49,383 | #101 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 70 | $48,851 | #101 |
| Sociology | 62 | $48,562 | #180 |
| Psychology, General | 153 | $47,937 | #226 |
| Special Education and Teaching small degree count | 6 | $47,864 | — |
| History | 37 | $46,882 | #205 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 106 | $46,831 | #165 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 21 | $46,420 | #70 |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 7 | $44,331 | — |
| Music | 40 | $42,355 | #86 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count | 10 | $41,870 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 28 | $38,914 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 12 | $37,490 | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Engineering small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Apparel and Textiles | 25 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Applied Mathematics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Nutrition Sciences small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Insurance small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Business small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at University of Central Oklahoma?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do University of Central Oklahoma majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Funeral Service and Mortuary Science#4
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations#7
- Security Science and Technology#12
- Public Health#27
- Human Resources Management and Services#31
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Included by program size#101
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size#141
- Psychology, General Included by program size#226
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#226
- Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#234
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
The return on a degree at University of Central Oklahoma depends heavily on the field of study. The university has 34 programs with published earnings data, though only 27 carries an Azimuth national rank.
The three largest program families are Business, at 16.8% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Security & Protective Services at 11.5%, and Health Professions at 10.7%. The largest single program is Liberal Arts and General Studies, with 220 degrees awarded and a four-year median of $49,383.
Azimuth ranks it #101 nationally and #4 in Oklahoma. The highest-earning program is a much smaller one: Electrical Engineering graduates earn $90,152 four years after completion, from 28 degrees awarded.
Mechanical Engineering is next at $88,188, with 24 degrees awarded. The second-largest program, Nursing, reports $82,603 from 155 degrees. Across all fields, 11.6% of degrees awarded are in STEM.
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.