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# University of Nebraska-Lincoln Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at University of Nebraska-Lincoln?

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's strongest earnings outcomes cluster in technical fields, while several of its largest programs sit closer to the national median for their field. Computer and Information Sciences leads with a median of $116,221 four years after completion and an Azimuth national rank of #34, alongside 93 degrees awarded.

Computer Engineering follows at $103,934 with 83 degrees awarded. Among the largest programs, Finance reaches $77,504 and ranks #84 nationally on 226 degrees awarded.

Business Administration and Management, the largest program with 324 degrees awarded, shows a median of $67,918 and a national rank of #154. Psychology earns $49,965 and ranks #188 nationally on 237 degrees awarded, illustrating the spread between higher- and moderate-earning fields at the university.

### 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**1,039 · 23.3%**
-   Engineering**491 · 11.0%**
-   Agriculture**415 · 9.3%**
-   Communication**353 · 7.9%**
-   Family and consumer sciences**324 · 7.3%**
-   Other**1,846 · 41.3%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

76 of 76 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 93 degrees awarded**
$116,221

**Computer Engineering 83 degrees awarded**
$103,934

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 53 degrees awarded**
$100,972

**Agricultural Engineering 23 degrees awarded**
$96,908

**Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 55 degrees awarded**
$96,087

**Mechanical Engineering 130 degrees awarded**
$88,972

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 and Information Sciences, General | 93 | $116,221 | #34 |
| Computer Engineering | 83 | $103,934 | #67 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 53 | $100,972 | #87 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 23 | $96,908 | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 55 | $96,087 | #34 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 130 | $88,972 | #143 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 58 | $88,628 | #23 |
| Chemical Engineering | 25 | $88,067 | #123 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 46 | $83,175 | #21 |
| Civil Engineering | 90 | $81,620 | #129 |
| Mathematics | 81 | $79,251 | #62 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 132 | $78,760 | #108 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 226 | $77,504 | #84 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | 46 | $76,741 | #5 |
| Economics | 25 | $75,784 | — |
| Marketing | 150 | $74,165 | #66 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 22 | $74,003 | #5 |
| Physics small degree count | 10 | $71,752 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 324 | $67,918 | #154 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 92 | $65,312 | #27 |
| Biology, General | 125 | $64,930 | #107 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 75 | $64,521 | #48 |
| Political Science and Government | 97 | $63,466 | #125 |
| Architecture | 45 | $62,700 | #39 |
| Interior Architecture | 25 | $62,201 | #7 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 33 | $62,095 | #31 |
| Plant Sciences | 51 | $61,946 | #9 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 239 | $61,145 | #37 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | 163 | $61,092 | #4 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 51 | $60,420 | #51 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 26 | $60,001 | #52 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services small degree count | 13 | $59,376 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 42 | $59,017 | #117 |
| Security Science and Technology small degree count | 13 | $58,037 | — |
| International/Globalization Studies | 25 | $54,106 | #32 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 58 | $53,777 | #56 |
| Journalism | 72 | $53,618 | #58 |
| Agriculture, General small degree count | 14 | $52,997 | — |
| Apparel and Textiles | 20 | $51,654 | #30 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 139 | $51,293 | #68 |
| Psychology, General | 237 | $49,965 | #188 |
| Animal Sciences | 99 | $49,193 | #34 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 65 | $48,785 | #154 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | 141 | $48,305 | #9 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 116 | $48,046 | #136 |
| Music | 23 | $47,990 | #63 |
| History | 34 | $47,944 | #200 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 29 | $47,592 | #69 |
| Anthropology | 20 | $47,485 | #64 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 101 | $46,817 | #130 |
| Sociology | 40 | $45,674 | #204 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 20 | $44,825 | #41 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 16 | $42,635 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 32 | $41,549 | #148 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies small degree count | 13 | $40,615 | — |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other | 81 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Food Science and Technology | 25 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Agricultural Public Services small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Science small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Architectural Engineering | 31 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Construction Engineering small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Botany/Plant Biology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry | 27 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 52 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Business | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Construction Management | 22 | 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 Nebraska-Lincoln?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
324

**Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication**
239

**Psychology, General**
237

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
226

**Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services**
163

**Marketing**
150

**Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies**
141

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas**
139

**Accounting and Related Services**
132

**Mechanical Engineering**
130

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

## How do University of Nebraska-Lincoln majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services**#4**
2.  Agricultural Mechanization**#5**
3.  Biological/Biosystems Engineering**#5**
4.  Interior Architecture**#7**
5.  Plant Sciences**#9**
6.  Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies**#9**
7.  Business/Managerial Economics**#21**
8.  Construction Engineering Technology/Technician**#23**
9.  Agricultural Business and Management**#27**
10.  Apparel and Textiles**#30**
11.  Microbiological Sciences and Immunology**#31**
12.  International/Globalization Studies**#32**
13.  Animal Sciences**#34**
14.  Computer and Information Sciences, General**#34**
15.  Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods**#34**
16.  Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication**#37**
17.  Architecture**#39**
18.  Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft**#41**
19.  Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology**#48**

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

Outcomes at University of Nebraska-Lincoln vary sharply by field, and [Azimuth's program ranking](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)s evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has 55 programs with published earnings data, 47 of which carry an Azimuth national rank.

The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 23.2% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Engineering at 11.0% and Agriculture & Natural Resources at 9.3%. The highest-earning program is Computer and Information Sciences, where graduates earn a median of $116,221 four years after completion and Azimuth ranks the program #34 nationally in its field.

The largest program, Business Administration and Management, awards 324 degrees a year and posts a median of $67,918. Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services ranks #4 nationally in its field with earnings of $61,092.

## 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/).