Top Ranked Programs
University of Iowa's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 24% of degree output, followed by Social Sciences at 8% and Engineering at 7%. That business-forward concentration shapes the institution's overall earnings profile: Kinesiology is the largest program with 511 graduates, and it doubles as the highest aggregate-return major — combining substantial cohort scale with strong median earnings of $61,732 four years after enrollment. Azimuth ranks Kinesiology #21 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The highest four-year earnings at University of Iowa come from Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, where 201 graduates earn median earnings of $91,720 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #30 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. Finance follows with 379 graduates earning median earnings of $88,229, and Azimuth ranks it #58 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Digital Marketing program graduates 234 students with median earnings of $81,994, and Azimuth ranks it #27 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. Business Administration serves 245 graduates. Several of University of Iowa's strongest-earning programs are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly — particularly Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Finance, and Kinesiology. Programs like Behavioral Sciences and Nursing are more likely grad-school-dependent pathways where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory. Across 65 programs serving roughly 5,515 students annually, 49 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold. The supply-demand map provides context for how the institution's dominant program families align with national labor-market demand.