Programs & majors brief
University of Idaho Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at University of Idaho?
71 of 71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 29 | $103,530 | #134 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 31 | $94,484 | #169 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 62 | $86,415 | #199 |
| Civil Engineering | 37 | $86,310 | #94 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 49 | $81,967 | #93 |
| Agricultural Business and Management small degree count | 17 | $80,690 | — |
| Chemical Engineering small degree count | 10 | $80,558 | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 22 | $78,254 | #30 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 42 | $71,929 | #153 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 21 | $67,887 | #231 |
| Forestry | 38 | $64,392 | #4 |
| Management Information Systems and Services small degree count | 14 | $63,639 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 19 | $62,791 | — |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | 21 | $60,241 | #11 |
| Marketing | 90 | $59,776 | #157 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 52 | $56,032 | #61 |
| Biology, General small degree count | 19 | $55,147 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 32 | $54,732 | #73 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 42 | $52,438 | #68 |
| Sociology | 53 | $51,873 | #135 |
| History | 23 | $50,628 | #187 |
| Political Science and Government | 26 | $50,593 | #272 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 76 | $50,237 | #114 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication small degree count | 8 | $49,929 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 21 | $49,651 | #198 |
| Graphic Communications | 24 | $49,188 | #8 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies small degree count | 19 | $48,662 | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 8 | $47,825 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 27 | $47,654 | #166 |
| Plant Sciences | 26 | $47,392 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services small degree count | 13 | $46,758 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 18 | $45,624 | — |
| Journalism small degree count | 13 | $45,288 | — |
| Agricultural Public Services small degree count | 12 | $45,263 | — |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | 24 | $43,171 | #17 |
| Psychology, General | 134 | $42,825 | #302 |
| Animal Sciences | 49 | $40,935 | #56 |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 10 | $38,409 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 11 | $35,407 | — |
| Music small degree count | 12 | $29,227 | — |
| Agricultural Mechanization small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Food Science and Technology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Agricultural Production Operations small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | 38 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Interior Architecture small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Communication and Media Studies small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Materials Engineering small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Apparel and Textiles small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 37 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Applied Mathematics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Criminology | 40 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 45 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at University of Idaho?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do University of Idaho majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Forestry#4
- Graphic Communications#8
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services#11
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management#17
- Business/Managerial Economics#30
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size#114
- Sociology Included by program size#135
- Marketing Included by program size#157
- Mechanical Engineering Included by program size#199
- Psychology, General Included by program size#302
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
At University of Idaho, the academic mix points toward a varied set of field-level outcomes. Business represents 16.6% of degrees awarded, followed by Engineering at 9.7% and Social Sciences at 9.6%.
Those shares describe bachelor’s degrees, and award counts here are degrees awarded in one academic year. Azimuth ranks 24 programs and publishes earnings data for 40, giving applicants a focused way to compare fields.
Rather than reputation, the rankings weigh four-year earnings among completers, debt, and cohort size; published earnings cover federally aided completers four years after completion. Azimuth ranks Forestry #4 nationally in its field, with median earnings of $64,392 four years after completion.
Graphic Communications ranks #8 nationally in its field, with median earnings of $49,188. Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services ranks #11 nationally in its field, with median earnings of $60,241.
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.