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University of Louisiana at Monroe Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at University of Louisiana at Monroe?

The earnings spread across programs at University of Louisiana at Monroe is wide, and the highest-earning fields are not the largest ones. Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration leads at $134,329 four years after completion, from 68 degrees awarded.

Nursing, the second-largest program with 122 degrees awarded, follows at $83,058. Azimuth ranks it #225 nationally within its field.

The largest program, Psychology, awards 169 degrees a year and reports median earnings of $44,255. Azimuth ranks it #267 nationally within its field.

Business Administration and Management is smaller at 74 degrees awarded, with earnings of $52,842. A student's field matters a great deal here.

The gap between the highest-earning program and the largest one is substantial, and only 8.8% of degrees awarded are in STEM fields.

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.

  • Health professions324 · 29.6%
  • Business197 · 18.0%
  • Psychology169 · 15.4%
  • Biological sciences67 · 6.1%
  • Liberal arts60 · 5.5%
  • Other279 · 25.5%

32 of 32 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 68 degrees awarded
$134,329
Construction Management 33 degrees awarded
$98,336
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 122 degrees awarded
$83,058
Accounting and Related Services 16 degrees awarded
$69,533
Insurance 37 degrees awarded
$67,704
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 29 degrees awarded
$66,079

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
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration68$134,329—
Construction Management33$98,336#6
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing122$83,058#225
Accounting and Related Services small degree count16$69,533—
Insurance37$67,704#12
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions29$66,079#57
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions23$63,390#46
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions28$62,089#31
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services small degree count19$58,406—
Business Administration, Management and Operations74$52,842#322
Political Science and Government small degree count19$51,722—
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other35$50,446#22
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness60$50,370#163
Pharmacology and Toxicology20$48,837#5
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods24$47,767#180
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities60$45,873#165
Psychology, General169$44,255#267
Communication and Media Studies35$43,974#248
Criminal Justice and Corrections31$43,699#205
History small degree count12$38,974—
Social Work small degree count15$34,763—
Biology, General47$33,429#371
Agricultural Business and Management small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Computer Science30Too few graduates to report—
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Music small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Marketing small degree count16Too few graduates to report—
Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Management Information Systems and Services small degree count8Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at University of Louisiana at Monroe?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Psychology, General
169
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
122
Business Administration, Management and Operations
74
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
68
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
60
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
60
Biology, General
47
Insurance
37
Communication and Media Studies
35
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
35

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

How do University of Louisiana at Monroe majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Pharmacology and Toxicology#5
  2. Construction Management#6
  3. Insurance#12
  4. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other#22
  5. Dental Support Services and Allied Professions#31
  6. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions#46
  7. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Included by program size#165
  8. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#225
  9. Psychology, General Included by program size#267
  10. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#322

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

What graduates earn four years after completion differs by program at University of Louisiana at Monroe. Health Professions accounts for 29.6% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Business second at 18.0% and Psychology third at 15.4%.

Program rankings rest on four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt and cohort size instead of reputation. Earnings data cover 22 programs here, and 16 have a national rank.

Pharmacology and Toxicology ranks #5 within its field, with graduates earning $48,837 four years after completion. Construction Management ranks #6 within its field and posts median earnings of $98,336 at the same horizon.

Degrees awarded are counts of degrees conferred in one academic year, not counts of people. Program-level earnings reflect what federally aided completers earn four years after completion.

Construction Management graduates earn $98,336 four years after completion, from 33 degrees awarded.

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.