Programs & majors brief
University of Oregon Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Oregon?
51 of 51 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 and Information Sciences, General | 80 | $100,540 | #74 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 95 | $85,438 | #82 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 535 | $83,543 | #9 |
| Mathematics | 51 | $82,191 | #58 |
| Chemistry | 26 | $81,984 | — |
| Economics | 188 | $75,695 | #109 |
| Physics | 25 | $75,160 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 470 | $73,410 | #9 |
| Communication and Media Studies small degree count | 11 | $70,532 | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | 66 | $67,623 | — |
| Public Administration | 69 | $67,030 | #8 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 31 | $65,573 | #42 |
| Political Science and Government | 194 | $62,408 | #112 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 62 | $60,504 | #50 |
| Philosophy | 36 | $58,635 | #28 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 84 | $58,319 | #10 |
| Social Sciences, General | 236 | $57,532 | #11 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 76 | $57,106 | #42 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 197 | $56,681 | #22 |
| Geography and Cartography | 50 | $56,165 | #44 |
| Journalism | 139 | $55,615 | #42 |
| Sociology | 102 | $55,204 | #88 |
| Education, General | 69 | $54,434 | #7 |
| Area Studies small degree count | 13 | $54,279 | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 39 | $54,057 | #31 |
| Human Services, General | 91 | $53,559 | #8 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 27 | $53,064 | #10 |
| International/Globalization Studies | 78 | $52,842 | #28 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 22 | $52,007 | #84 |
| Biology, General | 90 | $51,459 | #314 |
| Psychology, General | 374 | $50,810 | #151 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 76 | $50,499 | #21 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 108 | $49,770 | #104 |
| History | 55 | $48,354 | #165 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 81 | $47,639 | #159 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 35 | $46,886 | #40 |
| Anthropology | 58 | $45,920 | #58 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 131 | $44,958 | #61 |
| Music | 54 | $39,928 | #100 |
| Landscape Architecture small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Interior Architecture small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 25 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics and Computer Science small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Data Science small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Oregon?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Oregon majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Education, General#7
- Human Services, General#8
- Public Administration#8
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication#9
- Business/Commerce, General#9
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics#10
- Biological and Physical Sciences#10
- Social Sciences, General#11
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts#21
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences#22
- International/Globalization Studies#28
- Philosophy#28
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies#31
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services#40
- Journalism#42
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics#42
- Design and Applied Arts#42
- Geography and Cartography#44
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services#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
The bachelor's degree mix at University of Oregon clusters in three families. Social Sciences leads at 18.9% of degrees awarded, followed by Business at 14.4% and Communication & Journalism at 14.2%.
Each figure counts degrees conferred during a single academic year rather than individual students. Azimuth ranks programs by four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size, not reputation.
39 programs publish earnings data, and 34 hold a national rank. Earnings differ substantially by field.
Business/Commerce is the largest program, at 535 degrees awarded and ranked #9 nationally; graduates earn $83,543 four years after completion. The highest earnings come from Computer and Information Sciences, at $100,540 and ranked #74 nationally. Education holds the best national rank at #7, with median earnings of $54,434.
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.