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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?

The highest-earning programs at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus are concentrated in health sciences and engineering. Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration leads at $121,958 four years after completion, with 93 degrees awarded.

Azimuth ranks it #5 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Computer Engineering follows at $110,417, with 99 degrees awarded and a national rank of #61.

Computer Science is the larger of the two, at 203 degrees awarded and $108,680, and Azimuth places it #87 nationally. At the more moderate end, Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies reports $57,012 across 230 degrees awarded.

Azimuth ranks it #9 nationally within its field. The contrast between the higher-earning and moderate-earning fields is wide.

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.

  • Business746 · 13.7%
  • Engineering672 · 12.3%
  • Health professions649 · 11.9%
  • Biological sciences619 · 11.4%
  • Social sciences524 · 9.6%
  • Other2,240 · 41.1%

75 of 75 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 93 degrees awarded
$121,958
Computer Engineering 99 degrees awarded
$110,417
Computer Science 203 degrees awarded
$108,680
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 55 degrees awarded
$102,572
Industrial Engineering 68 degrees awarded
$98,654
Chemical Engineering 94 degrees awarded
$97,324

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
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration93$121,958#5
Computer Engineering99$110,417#61
Computer Science203$108,680#87
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering55$102,572#96
Industrial Engineering68$98,654#30
Chemical Engineering94$97,324#65
Business Administration, Management and Operations123$95,917#32
Applied Mathematics42$95,719#15
Finance and Financial Management Services244$95,087#44
Mechanical Engineering165$90,768#137
Biomedical/Medical Engineering87$86,893#82
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing309$83,313#192
Accounting and Related Services116$82,966#99
Information Science/Studies88$81,117#30
Civil Engineering70$77,608#166
Economics158$76,549#123
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions143$75,950#2
Marketing224$75,461#55
Chemistry57$70,206#60
Human Resources Management and Services22$69,674—
Communication and Media Studies42$69,573#47
Political Science and Government170$66,231#92
Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count19$65,892—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences189$65,239#15
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology39$63,707#68
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services69$63,436#41
Biology, General280$62,744#103
Biological and Physical Sciences76$62,698#6
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other22$60,864#18
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions small degree count13$60,778—
Fine and Studio Arts28$57,705#12
Business/Commerce, General small degree count12$57,594—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences87$57,456#42
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies230$57,012#9
Mathematics29$56,143#204
Social Work22$56,092#88
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics61$56,041#55
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology31$55,736#9
Social Sciences, General small degree count10$54,069—
History118$53,682#82
Criminal Justice and Corrections31$52,837#161
Philosophy39$52,436—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count16$51,775—
Sociology70$51,654#147
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services29$51,416#33
Urban Studies/Affairs small degree count19$51,378—
Anthropology64$46,328#56
Literature34$45,749—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness37$45,013#210
Social Sciences, Other33$44,520—
Film/Video and Photographic Arts35$37,066#71
Architecture small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies27Too few graduates to report—
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management145Too few graduates to report—
Computer Software and Media Applications20Too few graduates to report—
Materials Engineering small degree count19Too few graduates to report—
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Non-Professional Legal Studies27Too few graduates to report—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count18Too few graduates to report—
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology47Too few graduates to report—
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology38Too few graduates to report—
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology26Too few graduates to report—
Statistics29Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics and Statistics, Other small degree count17Too few graduates to report—
Nutrition Sciences small degree count17Too few graduates to report—
Religion/Religious Studies small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Physics small degree count18Too few graduates to report—
Physical Sciences, General small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Research and Experimental Psychology474Too few graduates to report—
Music small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
International Business small degree count5Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Research and Experimental Psychology
474
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
309
Biology, General
280
Finance and Financial Management Services
244
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
230
Marketing
224
Computer Science
203
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
189
Political Science and Government
170
Mechanical Engineering
165

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions#2
  2. Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration#5
  3. Biological and Physical Sciences#6
  4. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies#9
  5. Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology#9
  6. Fine and Studio Arts#12
  7. Neurobiology and Neurosciences#15
  8. Applied Mathematics#15
  9. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other#18
  10. Information Science/Studies#30
  11. Industrial Engineering#30
  12. Business Administration, Management and Operations#32
  13. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services#33
  14. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services#41
  15. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences#42
  16. Finance and Financial Management Services#44
  17. Communication and Media Studies#47

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

Further analysis

Azimuth ranks programs by four-year earnings among completers, debt, and cohort size rather than reputation, and earnings at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus differ substantially by field of study. Earnings data is published for 51 programs, and Azimuth ranks 41 of them nationally.

Business leads at 13.7% of degrees awarded, with Engineering at 12.3% and Health Professions at 11.9%. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions ranks #2 nationally, with completers earning $75,950 four years after completion.

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration ranks #5 and reports the highest earnings on campus at $121,958. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies sits at #9 nationally, with earnings of $57,012 four years after completion.

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.