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University of La Verne Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at University of La Verne?

The University of La Verne awards bachelor's degrees across 14 fields with published four-year earnings, and Azimuth ranks 9 of them nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. The highest-earning program, Computer and Information Sciences, shows a median of $90,694 four years after completion, with 35 degrees awarded.

Accounting follows at $77,520 and 20 degrees awarded. Business Administration and Management, the most-awarded degree at 350 degrees, reaches $76,769 and an Azimuth national rank of #58.

Psychology and Subject-Area Teacher Education sit in a moderate range, at $56,925 (ranked #85) and $54,898 (ranked #34), on 116 and 93 degrees awarded respectively. The contrast between the top-earning technical fields and the larger social-science and education programs is clear, and the university's strongest national rank sits in education.

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.

  • Business370 · 35.6%
  • Education195 · 18.8%
  • Psychology116 · 11.2%
  • Social sciences104 · 10.0%
  • Biological sciences57 · 5.5%
  • Other197 · 19.0%

25 of 25 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer and Information Sciences, General 35 degrees awarded
$90,694
Accounting and Related Services 20 degrees awarded
$77,520
Business Administration, Management and Operations 350 degrees awarded
$76,769
Communication and Media Studies 19 degrees awarded
$66,891
Non-Professional Legal Studies 14 degrees awarded
$66,373
Political Science and Government 18 degrees awarded
$63,107

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

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Computer and Information Sciences, General35$90,694#120
Accounting and Related Services20$77,520#194
Business Administration, Management and Operations350$76,769#58
Communication and Media Studies small degree count19$66,891—
Non-Professional Legal Studies small degree count14$66,373—
Political Science and Government small degree count18$63,107—
Sociology22$61,350#68
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count9$58,953—
Biology, General57$58,897#209
Psychology, General116$56,925#85
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication small degree count8$55,332—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas93$54,898#34
Criminology58$47,273#43
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services25$45,712#72
Journalism small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Education, General102Too few graduates to report—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Physics small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Public Administration29Too few graduates to report—
Economics small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Music small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Health and Medical Administrative Services small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
History small degree count10Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at University of La Verne?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Business Administration, Management and Operations
350
Psychology, General
116
Education, General
102
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
93
Criminology
58
Biology, General
57
Computer and Information Sciences, General
35
Public Administration
29
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
25
Sociology
22

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do University of La Verne majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas#34
  2. Criminology#43
  3. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#58
  4. Sociology Included by program size#68
  5. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Included by program size#72
  6. Psychology, General Included by program size#85
  7. Computer and Information Sciences, General Included by program size#120
  8. Accounting and Related Services Included by program size#194
  9. Biology, General Included by program size#209

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

Further analysis

Earnings and debt outcomes at University of La Verne vary by field of study. The university publishes earnings data for 14 fields, and 9 carry an Azimuth national rank.

Three families dominate the bachelor's degrees awarded. Business leads at 35.6% of degrees, with Education next at 18.8% and Psychology at 11.2%.

The largest program is Business Administration and Management, at 350 degrees a year and a median of $76,769 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #58 nationally and #11 in California.

Subject-Area Teacher Education holds the strongest national rank at #34, with graduates earning $54,898 four years out.

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.