Programs & majors brief
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at UMN?
98 of 98 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering | 61 | $119,781 | #36 |
| Computer Science | 533 | $111,661 | #62 |
| International Business small degree count | 19 | $108,566 | — |
| Computer Systems Analysis | 148 | $104,839 | #1 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 32 | $100,554 | #1 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 328 | $98,279 | #37 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 81 | $97,611 | #38 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 73 | $97,575 | #62 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 140 | $96,109 | #44 |
| Chemical Engineering | 86 | $92,946 | #95 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 74 | $92,422 | #37 |
| Industrial Engineering | 76 | $92,241 | #47 |
| Construction Management | 32 | $91,947 | #19 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 110 | $90,284 | #37 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 202 | $90,061 | #102 |
| Marketing | 210 | $86,246 | #30 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions small degree count | 15 | $84,678 | — |
| Materials Engineering | 38 | $83,945 | #20 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 134 | $82,960 | #224 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 42 | $82,946 | #17 |
| Economics | 281 | $82,488 | #84 |
| Civil Engineering | 52 | $82,281 | #118 |
| Mathematics | 189 | $81,864 | #48 |
| Statistics | 65 | $80,993 | #27 |
| Physics | 37 | $80,025 | #40 |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science small degree count | 15 | $77,420 | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 28 | $76,078 | #4 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 23 | $74,597 | #1 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 66 | $74,358 | #19 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count | 17 | $74,252 | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 31 | $74,079 | #18 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 75 | $72,862 | #13 |
| Chemistry | 68 | $71,620 | #37 |
| Food Science and Technology | 23 | $70,705 | #17 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 58 | $69,498 | #25 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | 96 | $68,903 | #9 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 34 | $68,398 | #20 |
| Education, Other | 203 | $67,795 | #1 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 79 | $67,783 | #35 |
| Journalism | 111 | $66,799 | #11 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 81 | $65,497 | #15 |
| Political Science and Government | 203 | $65,487 | #85 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 287 | $64,629 | #10 |
| Biology, General | 340 | $63,132 | #87 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 26 | $62,807 | #10 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 123 | $62,414 | #28 |
| Architecture | 100 | $62,246 | #33 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 77 | $60,931 | #60 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 19 | $60,715 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 182 | $60,415 | #7 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 43 | $60,312 | #59 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 477 | $60,270 | #18 |
| Apparel and Textiles small degree count | 13 | $59,879 | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 115 | $59,568 | #33 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 56 | $59,054 | #22 |
| Criminology | 129 | $59,022 | #12 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 25 | $58,675 | #17 |
| Forestry | 46 | $58,651 | #13 |
| Psychology, General | 523 | $58,449 | #44 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 149 | $56,916 | #56 |
| Sociology | 75 | $56,690 | #81 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 57 | $56,257 | #57 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 11 | $54,799 | — |
| History | 95 | $54,659 | #80 |
| Geography and Cartography | 34 | $53,666 | #57 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 80 | $53,276 | #68 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 73 | $53,276 | #63 |
| Philosophy | 37 | $53,189 | #42 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | 55 | $53,055 | #7 |
| Plant Sciences | 31 | $52,707 | #21 |
| Animal Sciences | 104 | $51,271 | #26 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 25 | $50,106 | #25 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 116 | $50,098 | #38 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 24 | $49,305 | #50 |
| Dance small degree count | 11 | $48,069 | — |
| Anthropology | 36 | $48,010 | #55 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 105 | $47,873 | #148 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 32 | $47,707 | #33 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 26 | $46,081 | #41 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 94 | $44,850 | #68 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 51 | $43,055 | #39 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 6 | $42,989 | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 33 | $42,569 | #15 |
| Music small degree count | 19 | $42,232 | — |
| Environmental Design small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Area Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 149 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Communication and Media Studies small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Botany/Plant Biology small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Zoology/Animal Biology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Environmental Geosciences small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Insurance small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at UMN?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do UMN majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other#1
- Computer Systems Analysis#1
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications#1
- Education, Other#1
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions#4
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies#7
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies#7
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations#9
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences#10
- Urban Studies/Affairs#10
- Journalism#11
- Criminology#12
- Forestry#13
- Health and Medical Administrative Services#13
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics#15
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences#15
- Food Science and Technology#17
- Special Education and Teaching#17
- Agricultural Engineering#17
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other#18
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General#18
- Human Resources Management and Services#19
- Construction Management#19
- Materials Engineering#20
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology#20
- Plant Sciences#21
- Nutrition Sciences#22
- Agricultural Business and Management#25
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology#25
- Animal Sciences#26
- Statistics#27
- Design and Applied Arts#28
- Marketing#30
- Architecture#33
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences#33
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts#33
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology#35
- Computer Engineering#36
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering#37
- Chemistry#37
- Business Administration, Management and Operations#37
- Finance and Financial Management Services#37
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering#38
- Research and Experimental Psychology#38
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft#39
- Physics#40
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services#41
- Philosophy#42
- Psychology, General#44
- Accounting and Related Services#44
- Industrial Engineering#47
- Mathematics#48
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies#50
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.
Further analysis
At University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, the return on a degree varies sharply by field, and Azimuth's program rankings are built to surface that variation. The rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation.
The university has 74 ranked programs and earnings data for 84 fields. The degree mix is broad, with no single family dominating.
Business accounts for 11.9% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Biological Sciences at 11.5% and Social Sciences at 9.9%. Among the largest programs, Computer Science awards 533 degrees a year and ranks #62 nationally, with graduates earning $111,661 four years after completion.
Education is the top-ranked program at #1 and earns $67,795. Computer Engineering reports earnings of $119,781 from a much smaller cohort of 61 degrees a year.
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.