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# University of Northern Iowa Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at University of Northern Iowa?

The University of Northern Iowa's program mix is anchored by Business and Education, which together account for nearly half of all bachelor's degrees awarded. The highest-earning program is Computer Science, where completers earn a median of $89,305 four years after completion, though it awarded only 33 degrees.

Among the larger programs, Finance awarded 141 degrees and shows median earnings of $81,172, with an Azimuth national rank of #79. Business Administration and Management reached $74,838 on 134 degrees awarded.

By contrast, Teacher Education, the largest program with 372 degrees awarded, reports median earnings of $45,885, illustrating the earnings spread across the university's most popular 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.

-   Business**558 · 24.9%**
-   Education**515 · 23.0%**
-   Social sciences**120 · 5.4%**
-   Health professions**118 · 5.3%**
-   Psychology**111 · 5.0%**
-   Other**818 · 36.5%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

59 of 59 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer Science 33 degrees awarded**
$89,305

**Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians 35 degrees awarded**
$87,580

**Construction Management 39 degrees awarded**
$85,688

**Real Estate 42 degrees awarded**
$83,592

**Finance and Financial Management Services 141 degrees awarded**
$81,172

**Management Information Systems and Services 8 degrees awarded**
$76,329

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 | 33 | $89,305 | #159 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | 35 | $87,580 | #13 |
| Construction Management | 39 | $85,688 | #25 |
| Real Estate | 42 | $83,592 | #13 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 141 | $81,172 | #79 |
| Management Information Systems and Services small degree count | 8 | $76,329 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 134 | $74,838 | #112 |
| Marketing | 58 | $72,757 | #84 |
| Economics | 32 | $71,905 | #145 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 31 | $64,067 | #47 |
| Gerontology small degree count | 8 | $63,876 | — |
| Biology, General | 70 | $62,391 | #141 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 55 | $60,509 | #48 |
| Public Administration small degree count | 6 | $58,307 | — |
| Criminology | 37 | $54,993 | #28 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 8 | $54,965 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 64 | $54,629 | #120 |
| Psychology, General | 111 | $53,829 | #141 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 28 | $53,506 | #166 |
| Sociology small degree count | 11 | $53,198 | — |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other small degree count | 12 | $52,202 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 57 | $51,712 | #112 |
| Social Work | 73 | $50,629 | #109 |
| Political Science and Government | 22 | $50,277 | #287 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 125 | $50,144 | #80 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 50 | $49,794 | #37 |
| History | 30 | $49,313 | #179 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 27 | $48,506 | #23 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 38 | $47,736 | #103 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 18 | $47,105 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 5 | $46,986 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 12 | $46,780 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 22 | $46,343 | #220 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 372 | $45,885 | #126 |
| Mathematics | 28 | $44,407 | #212 |
| Graphic Communications small degree count | 10 | $44,066 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 36 | $41,053 | #81 |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 10 | $40,288 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 18 | $39,816 | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 8 | $34,102 | — |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Apparel and Textiles small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Data Analytics | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biological and Physical Sciences small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health | 33 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 90 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 25 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | 21 | 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 Northern Iowa?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
372

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
141

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
134

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas**
125

**Psychology, General**
111

**Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods**
90

**Social Work**
73

**Biology, General**
70

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
64

**Marketing**
58

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

## How do University of Northern Iowa majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians**#13**
2.  Real Estate**#13**
3.  Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies**#23**
4.  Construction Management**#25**
5.  Criminology**#28**
6.  Radio, Television, and Digital Communication**#37**
7.  Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication**#47**
8.  Communication Disorders Sciences and Services**#48**
9.  Finance and Financial Management Services Included by program size**#79**
10.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size**#126**

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 Northern Iowa vary sharply by field, so Azimuth evaluates programs on what completers earn, their debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has 27 ranked programs, with earnings data published for 40 fields.

The degree mix is anchored by Business and Education, which together account for nearly half of all bachelor's degrees awarded, at 24.9% and 23.0% respectively. Social Sciences is a smaller presence at 5.4% of degrees.

The single largest program is Teacher Education, with 372 degrees awarded in a year, and [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #126 nationally within its field. The best-paid program is Computer Science, where graduates earn a median of $89,305 four years after completion, though it awards only 33 degrees a year.

Real Estate holds the strongest national rank at #13, with median earnings of $83,592. Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, and the earnings figures cover federally aided completers.

## 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/).