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University of Miami Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at University of Miami?

The University of Miami's largest programs span a wide earnings range four years after completion. Finance, the biggest with 256 degrees awarded, reaches a median of $110,240 and an Azimuth national rank of #17 in the field.

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication earns $82,999 and ranks #4 nationally on 162 degrees awarded. Psychology, the third-largest program at 206 degrees awarded, shows a median of $54,290 and ranks #101 nationally.

These three programs show a wide range of median earnings four years after completion.

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.

  • Business744 · 21.8%
  • Health professions391 · 11.5%
  • Social sciences361 · 10.6%
  • Biological sciences326 · 9.6%
  • Communication294 · 8.6%
  • Other1,290 · 37.9%

75 of 75 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer Science 83 degrees awarded
$121,589
Business/Managerial Economics 52 degrees awarded
$116,367
Finance and Financial Management Services 256 degrees awarded
$110,240
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management 43 degrees awarded
$102,484
Accounting and Related Services 63 degrees awarded
$102,344
Non-Professional Legal Studies 48 degrees awarded
$99,836

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 Science83$121,589#70
Business/Managerial Economics52$116,367#3
Finance and Financial Management Services256$110,240#17
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management43$102,484#8
Accounting and Related Services63$102,344#31
Non-Professional Legal Studies48$99,836#1
Industrial Engineering45$99,068#22
Biomedical/Medical Engineering62$98,997#32
Economics119$92,998#62
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing253$92,555#103
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering33$87,274—
Mechanical Engineering35$86,156#205
Marketing154$85,935#27
International Relations and National Security Studies36$84,474#12
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication162$82,999#4
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations34$73,489—
Journalism27$71,466#9
Criminology48$70,461#2
Business Administration, Management and Operations111$66,065#210
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General89$66,064#23
Sociology37$63,764#34
Political Science and Government101$62,216#119
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication68$62,053#12
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness63$56,289#93
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities29$55,625#108
Psychology, General206$54,290#101
Film/Video and Photographic Arts60$52,032#15
Biology, General85$51,226#289
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences35$47,683#29
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology42$42,932#33
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft25$34,667#114
Music90$29,090#145
Natural Resources Conservation and Research25Too few graduates to report—
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Architectural Sciences and Technology48Too few graduates to report—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Communication and Media Studies37Too few graduates to report—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Computer Engineering22Too few graduates to report—
Architectural Engineering small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Civil Engineering small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics30Too few graduates to report—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services small degree count17Too few graduates to report—
English Language and Literature, General26Too few graduates to report—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology63Too few graduates to report—
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology51Too few graduates to report—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences50Too few graduates to report—
Statistics23Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Applied Mathematics small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Philosophy small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Religion/Religious Studies small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry22Too few graduates to report—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count16Too few graduates to report—
Physics small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Physical Sciences, Other small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Public Administration small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Anthropology small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Geography and Cartography small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Fine and Studio Arts26Too few graduates to report—
Design and Applied Arts small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Health and Medical Administrative Services20Too few graduates to report—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Public Health small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods50Too few graduates to report—
Real Estate small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Human Resources Management and Services small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
History20Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at University of Miami?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Finance and Financial Management Services
256
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
253
Psychology, General
206
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
162
Marketing
154
Economics
119
Business Administration, Management and Operations
111
Political Science and Government
101
Music
90
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
89

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

How do University of Miami majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Non-Professional Legal Studies#1
  2. Criminology#2
  3. Business/Managerial Economics#3
  4. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication#4
  5. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management#8
  6. Journalism#9
  7. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication#12
  8. International Relations and National Security Studies#12
  9. Film/Video and Photographic Arts#15
  10. Finance and Financial Management Services#17
  11. Industrial Engineering#22
  12. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General#23
  13. Marketing#27
  14. Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences#29
  15. Accounting and Related Services#31
  16. Biomedical/Medical Engineering#32
  17. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology#33
  18. Sociology#34

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

A program's field shapes what graduates earn, and Azimuth ranks programs by four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt load and cohort size rather than reputation. Azimuth publishes earnings data for 32 programs here, and 30 of those programs hold a national rank.

At University of Miami, 21.8% of degrees awarded are in Business, with Health Professions at 11.5% and Social Sciences at 10.6%. Award counts are degrees conferred in a single academic year, not counts of distinct students.

Finance is the largest program at 256 degrees a year, ranked #17 nationally, with graduates earning $110,240 four years after completion. Non-Professional Legal Studies ranks #1 nationally, with graduates earning $99,836 four years out. Nursing holds a national rank of #103, with median earnings of $92,555.

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.