Programs & majors brief
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?
72 of 72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum Engineering | 39 | $123,416 | #4 |
| Computer Science | 102 | $110,853 | #93 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 196 | $106,719 | #24 |
| Computer Engineering | 40 | $105,525 | #79 |
| Industrial Engineering | 54 | $98,394 | #37 |
| Chemical Engineering | 61 | $94,291 | #90 |
| Construction Management | 42 | $92,971 | #17 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 72 | $91,833 | #159 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 99 | $91,653 | #121 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 153 | $91,291 | #15 |
| Air Transportation | 45 | $91,081 | #8 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 37 | $89,714 | #48 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 36 | $88,953 | #56 |
| Civil Engineering | 46 | $85,332 | #105 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 16 | $85,207 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 187 | $85,005 | #67 |
| Marketing | 244 | $77,606 | #43 |
| Information Science/Studies | 20 | $76,201 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 87 | $76,148 | #15 |
| Economics | 63 | $76,123 | #124 |
| Mathematics | 39 | $76,026 | #74 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 169 | $71,589 | #14 |
| Architecture small degree count | 12 | $70,383 | — |
| International/Globalization Studies | 65 | $68,378 | #12 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 294 | $65,881 | #24 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 41 | $65,646 | #32 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 217 | $65,474 | #17 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 43 | $64,798 | #33 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 53 | $63,104 | #4 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 46 | $61,731 | #47 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 42 | $61,165 | #32 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 75 | $59,001 | #3 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 34 | $58,854 | #58 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 78 | $57,453 | #120 |
| Political Science and Government | 80 | $56,749 | #199 |
| Psychology, General | 311 | $56,458 | #73 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 216 | $55,682 | #2 |
| Anthropology | 32 | $55,399 | #24 |
| Social Work | 60 | $54,330 | #78 |
| Journalism | 253 | $54,031 | #35 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 26 | $52,802 | #84 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 67 | $51,533 | #89 |
| Sociology | 109 | $51,277 | #133 |
| History | 45 | $48,163 | #193 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 48 | $47,587 | #14 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 80 | $46,252 | #170 |
| Music | 37 | $45,781 | #67 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count | 15 | $40,097 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 20 | $39,106 | #181 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Special Education and Teaching small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 54 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Architectural Engineering small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 25 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sustainability Studies small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Science, Technology and Society small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry | 59 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Administration small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health | 71 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 36 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Zoology/Animal Biology#2
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General#3
- Petroleum Engineering#4
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology#4
- Air Transportation#8
- International/Globalization Studies#12
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness#14
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft#14
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication#15
- Management Information Systems and Services#15
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities#17
- Construction Management#17
- Anthropology#24
- Finance and Financial Management Services#24
- Human Resources Management and Services#24
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology#32
- Design and Applied Arts#32
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research#33
- Journalism#35
- Industrial Engineering#37
- Marketing#43
- Criminal Justice and Corrections#47
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering#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.
Further analysis
Outcomes at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program rankings are built to capture that. They evaluate programs by the four-year earnings of federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size, not by reputation.
The university publishes earnings data for 49 bachelor's programs, and 45 of those carry an Azimuth national rank. The three largest program families are Business, at 25.1% of degrees awarded, Engineering at 11.4%, and Communication & Journalism at 8.8%.
Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, and program earnings cover federally aided completers four years after completion. Zoology/Animal Biology is the university's highest-ranked program, at #2 in its field, with 216 degrees awarded and median earnings of $55,682.
Finance, at 196 degrees a year, ranks #24 nationally and its graduates earn a median of $106,719. Kinesiology and Physical Education earns $71,589 and ranks #14 nationally, with earnings 1.31x the national median for the field.
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.