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# University of Delaware Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at University of Delaware?

At University of Delaware, program earnings span higher-earning and more moderate-earning fields four years after completion. Educational Administration and Supervision has median earnings of $72,710 and 23 degrees awarded; [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #1 among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs reports $55,528 in median earnings and 62 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth rank of #2 among nonprofit four-year institutions in the field. Other highly ranked fields show a wide range of earnings.

Apparel and Textiles shows median earnings of $76,595 four years after completion across 77 degrees awarded, while Azimuth ranks the field #3 among nonprofit four-year institutions. Health Sciences records $107,695 and 76 degrees awarded; its Azimuth rank is #2 among nonprofit four-year institutions in the 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**1,028 · 20.9%**
-   Health professions**521 · 10.6%**
-   Social sciences**483 · 9.8%**
-   Engineering**450 · 9.2%**
-   Biological sciences**347 · 7.1%**
-   Other**2,081 · 42.4%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

80 of 80 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 150 degrees awarded**
$111,520

**Computer Engineering 22 degrees awarded**
$111,388

**Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 76 degrees awarded**
$107,695

**Management Information Systems and Services 106 degrees awarded**
$107,062

**Accounting and Related Services 97 degrees awarded**
$105,425

**Chemical Engineering 94 degrees awarded**
$103,910

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

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

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 150 | $111,520 | #40 |
| Computer Engineering | 22 | $111,388 | #80 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 76 | $107,695 | #2 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 106 | $107,062 | #11 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 97 | $105,425 | #26 |
| Chemical Engineering | 94 | $103,910 | #36 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 310 | $101,605 | #31 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 22 | $101,502 | #33 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 72 | $101,175 | #33 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 177 | $98,486 | #89 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 32 | $97,567 | #158 |
| Economics | 121 | $95,318 | #66 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 142 | $93,873 | #101 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 141 | $89,105 | #41 |
| Marketing | 216 | $88,383 | #23 |
| International Business | 30 | $87,497 | #17 |
| Civil Engineering | 53 | $87,015 | #98 |
| Chemistry | 21 | $84,428 | #11 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 24 | $84,376 | #20 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count | 17 | $76,631 | — |
| Apparel and Textiles | 77 | $76,595 | #3 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 210 | $76,478 | #6 |
| Mathematics | 30 | $76,327 | #108 |
| Agricultural Business and Management small degree count | 13 | $74,606 | — |
| Biology, General | 196 | $74,535 | #26 |
| Physics small degree count | 16 | $74,475 | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 19 | $74,190 | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 23 | $72,710 | #1 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 55 | $71,102 | #11 |
| Public Health | 175 | $70,793 | #18 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 188 | $70,414 | #24 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services small degree count | 17 | $68,084 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 35 | $67,742 | #25 |
| Cognitive Science | 71 | $66,716 | #15 |
| Political Science and Government | 116 | $66,224 | #101 |
| Public Policy Analysis | 33 | $65,776 | #18 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 35 | $64,715 | #45 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 27 | $64,350 | #37 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 29 | $64,020 | #63 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 40 | $63,799 | #3 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 234 | $63,614 | #22 |
| Criminology | 157 | $63,553 | #5 |
| Sociology | 40 | $61,725 | #59 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 31 | $61,443 | #11 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 52 | $59,620 | #59 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 87 | $59,009 | #38 |
| Agriculture, General | 34 | $57,207 | #13 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 25 | $56,895 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 173 | $56,301 | #34 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 75 | $56,243 | #76 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 67 | $56,133 | #48 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | 62 | $55,528 | #2 |
| History | 65 | $55,388 | #92 |
| Human Services, General | 64 | $55,209 | #7 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology small degree count | 19 | $52,110 | — |
| Animal Sciences | 27 | $49,999 | #43 |
| Music | 30 | $49,145 | #52 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | 42 | $42,567 | #16 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 40 | $41,103 | #151 |
| Plant Sciences small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Food Science and Technology small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Landscape Architecture small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Area Studies small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Construction Engineering small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biotechnology small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Zoology/Animal Biology small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Applied Mathematics small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Nutrition Sciences small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Environmental Studies small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 26 | 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 University of Delaware?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
310

**Research and Experimental Psychology**
234

**Marketing**
216

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
210

**Biology, General**
196

**Communication and Media Studies**
188

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
177

**Public Health**
175

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
173

**Criminology**
157

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

## How do University of Delaware majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Educational Administration and Supervision**#1**
2.  Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs**#2**
3.  Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General**#2**
4.  Apparel and Textiles**#3**
5.  Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services**#3**
6.  Criminology**#5**
7.  Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**#6**
8.  Human Services, General**#7**
9.  Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies**#11**
10.  Chemistry**#11**
11.  Hospitality Administration/Management**#11**
12.  Management Information Systems and Services**#11**
13.  Agriculture, General**#13**
14.  Cognitive Science**#15**
15.  Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management**#16**
16.  International Business**#17**
17.  Public Policy Analysis**#18**
18.  Public Health**#18**
19.  Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions**#20**
20.  Research and Experimental Psychology**#22**
21.  Marketing**#23**
22.  Communication and Media Studies**#24**
23.  Design and Applied Arts**#25**
24.  Biology, General**#26**
25.  Accounting and Related Services**#26**
26.  Finance and Financial Management Services**#31**
27.  Biomedical/Medical Engineering**#33**
28.  Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods**#33**
29.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**#34**
30.  Chemical Engineering**#36**
31.  Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics**#37**
32.  Neurobiology and Neurosciences**#38**
33.  Computer and Information Sciences, General**#40**
34.  Business Administration, Management and Operations**#41**
35.  Animal Sciences**#43**
36.  International Relations and National Security Studies**#45**
37.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas**#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

The University of Delaware has 52 ranked programs, with earnings data published for 59 fields. Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, not a count of students.

The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 20.9% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 10.6% and Social Sciences at 9.8%. The largest single program is Finance, with 310 degrees awarded and a median of $101,605 four years after completion.

[Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #31 nationally and #1 in Delaware. The highest-earning program is Computer and Information Sciences, at $111,520.

The strongest return relative to its national field belongs to Health Sciences, which Azimuth ranks #2 nationally. Graduates there earn $107,695, or 1.76x the national median for the field.

## 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/).