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# University of Miami Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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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.

-   Business**744 · 21.8%**
-   Health professions**391 · 11.5%**
-   Social sciences**361 · 10.6%**
-   Biological sciences**326 · 9.6%**
-   Communication**294 · 8.6%**
-   Other**1,290 · 37.9%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

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

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Science | 83 | $121,589 | #70 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 52 | $116,367 | #3 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 256 | $110,240 | #17 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 43 | $102,484 | #8 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 63 | $102,344 | #31 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | 48 | $99,836 | #1 |
| Industrial Engineering | 45 | $99,068 | #22 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 62 | $98,997 | #32 |
| Economics | 119 | $92,998 | #62 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 253 | $92,555 | #103 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 33 | $87,274 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 35 | $86,156 | #205 |
| Marketing | 154 | $85,935 | #27 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 36 | $84,474 | #12 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 162 | $82,999 | #4 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 34 | $73,489 | — |
| Journalism | 27 | $71,466 | #9 |
| Criminology | 48 | $70,461 | #2 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 111 | $66,065 | #210 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 89 | $66,064 | #23 |
| Sociology | 37 | $63,764 | #34 |
| Political Science and Government | 101 | $62,216 | #119 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 68 | $62,053 | #12 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 63 | $56,289 | #93 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 29 | $55,625 | #108 |
| Psychology, General | 206 | $54,290 | #101 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 60 | $52,032 | #15 |
| Biology, General | 85 | $51,226 | #289 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 35 | $47,683 | #29 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 42 | $42,932 | #33 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 25 | $34,667 | #114 |
| Music | 90 | $29,090 | #145 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 25 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | 48 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 37 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Engineering | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Architectural Engineering small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Civil Engineering small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 30 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 63 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 51 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 50 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Applied Mathematics small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physical Sciences, Other small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Administration small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 50 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Real Estate small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History | 20 | 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 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](#page-sources)

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

## Further analysis

A program's field shapes what graduates earn, and [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 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](/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/).