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# University of Michigan-Flint Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at University of Michigan-Flint?

Nursing is the university's largest bachelor's program, with 258 degrees awarded and an [Azimuth rank](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) of #170 nationally and #2 in Michigan. Its completers earn a median of $86,401 four years after completion.

Computer Science records the highest median earnings at $95,183 with 31 degrees awarded. Mechanical Engineering follows at $89,554 on 40 degrees awarded.

Psychology, the university's second-largest program, shows a median of $42,255 on 110 degrees awarded, illustrating the spread between higher- and moderate-earning 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 professions**344 · 31.9%**
-   Business**196 · 18.2%**
-   Psychology**117 · 10.8%**
-   Biological sciences**98 · 9.1%**
-   Computer science**55 · 5.1%**
-   Other**269 · 24.9%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

37 of 37 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer Science 31 degrees awarded**
$95,183

**Mechanical Engineering 40 degrees awarded**
$89,554

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 258 degrees awarded**
$86,401

**Information Science/Studies 24 degrees awarded**
$70,164

**Finance and Financial Management Services 34 degrees awarded**
$68,826

**Marketing 31 degrees awarded**
$67,437

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

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Science | 31 | $95,183 | #150 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 40 | $89,554 | #207 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 258 | $86,401 | #170 |
| Information Science/Studies | 24 | $70,164 | #46 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 34 | $68,826 | #186 |
| Marketing | 31 | $67,437 | #135 |
| Human Resources Management and Services small degree count | 16 | $64,437 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 49 | $64,086 | #278 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 32 | $63,442 | #258 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 21 | $62,420 | #47 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 36 | $56,867 | #53 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 25 | $53,886 | #54 |
| Sociology small degree count | 10 | $53,484 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections small degree count | 16 | $52,490 | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology small degree count | 7 | $49,832 | — |
| Social Work | 37 | $49,165 | #163 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 25 | $47,959 | #233 |
| Biology, General | 58 | $47,839 | #343 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 15 | $47,731 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 20 | $45,861 | #214 |
| History small degree count | 7 | $43,537 | — |
| Psychology, General | 110 | $42,255 | #308 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count | 10 | $33,533 | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Zoology/Animal Biology small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Social Sciences, General small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Business small degree count | 9 | 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 Michigan-Flint?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
258

**Psychology, General**
110

**Biology, General**
58

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
49

**Mechanical Engineering**
40

**Social Work**
37

**Health and Medical Administrative Services**
36

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
34

**Accounting and Related Services**
32

**Computer Science**
31

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do University of Michigan-Flint majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Information Science/Studies**#46**
2.  Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other**#47**
3.  Health and Medical Administrative Services Included by program size**#53**
4.  Social Work Included by program size**#163**
5.  Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size**#170**
6.  Finance and Financial Management Services Included by program size**#186**
7.  Mechanical Engineering Included by program size**#207**
8.  Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size**#278**
9.  Psychology, General Included by program size**#308**
10.  Biology, General Included by program size**#343**

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

University of Michigan-Flint has earnings data for 23 fields, and 16 of those carries a national rank. The award counts that follow are degrees conferred in one academic year, not a count of students.

The degree mix is led by Health Professions, which accounts for 31.9% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Business at 18.2% and Psychology at 10.8%. The largest single program is Nursing, with 258 degrees a year, and [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #170 within its field nationally and #2 in Michigan.

Graduates of that program earn a median of $86,401 four years after completion. The highest-earning program is a smaller one: Computer Science graduates earn $95,183, from 31 degrees a year.

Mechanical Engineering is the second-highest at $89,554, and it is also the fifth-largest program on campus, with 40 degrees awarded. Across all fields, 13.1% of degrees are in STEM.

## 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/).