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# University of Idaho Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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

The nationally ranked programs at University of Idaho include higher- and moderate-earning fields four years after completion. [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management #17 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field; 24 degrees were awarded, and median earnings were $43,171.

Azimuth ranks Forestry #4 nationally in its field, with 38 degrees awarded and median earnings of $64,392. Azimuth ranks Graphic Communications #8 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field; it awarded 24 degrees, and median earnings were $49,188.

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services ranks #11 nationally through Azimuth, with 21 degrees awarded and $60,241 in median earnings. Four-year earnings differ by 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**280 · 16.6%**
-   Engineering**164 · 9.7%**
-   Social sciences**162 · 9.6%**
-   Psychology**134 · 8.0%**
-   Agriculture**127 · 7.5%**
-   Other**818 · 48.5%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

71 of 71 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer Science 29 degrees awarded**
$103,530

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 31 degrees awarded**
$94,484

**Mechanical Engineering 62 degrees awarded**
$86,415

**Civil Engineering 37 degrees awarded**
$86,310

**Business Administration, Management and Operations 49 degrees awarded**
$81,967

**Agricultural Business and Management 17 degrees awarded**
$80,690

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

## What are the largest programs at University of Idaho?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Psychology, General**
134

**Marketing**
90

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
76

**Mechanical Engineering**
62

**Sociology**
53

**Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication**
52

**Animal Sciences**
49

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
49

**Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions**
45

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
42

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

## How do University of Idaho majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Forestry**#4**
2.  Graphic Communications**#8**
3.  Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services**#11**
4.  Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management**#17**
5.  Business/Managerial Economics**#30**
6.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size**#114**
7.  Sociology Included by program size**#135**
8.  Marketing Included by program size**#157**
9.  Mechanical Engineering Included by program size**#199**
10.  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.

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

## 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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 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](/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/).