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# University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 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.

-   Business**746 · 13.7%**
-   Engineering**672 · 12.3%**
-   Health professions**649 · 11.9%**
-   Biological sciences**619 · 11.4%**
-   Social sciences**524 · 9.6%**
-   Other**2,240 · 41.1%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

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.

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 93 | $121,958 | #5 |
| Computer Engineering | 99 | $110,417 | #61 |
| Computer Science | 203 | $108,680 | #87 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 55 | $102,572 | #96 |
| Industrial Engineering | 68 | $98,654 | #30 |
| Chemical Engineering | 94 | $97,324 | #65 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 123 | $95,917 | #32 |
| Applied Mathematics | 42 | $95,719 | #15 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 244 | $95,087 | #44 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 165 | $90,768 | #137 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 87 | $86,893 | #82 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 309 | $83,313 | #192 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 116 | $82,966 | #99 |
| Information Science/Studies | 88 | $81,117 | #30 |
| Civil Engineering | 70 | $77,608 | #166 |
| Economics | 158 | $76,549 | #123 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 143 | $75,950 | #2 |
| Marketing | 224 | $75,461 | #55 |
| Chemistry | 57 | $70,206 | #60 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 22 | $69,674 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 42 | $69,573 | #47 |
| Political Science and Government | 170 | $66,231 | #92 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count | 19 | $65,892 | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 189 | $65,239 | #15 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 39 | $63,707 | #68 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 69 | $63,436 | #41 |
| Biology, General | 280 | $62,744 | #103 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 76 | $62,698 | #6 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 22 | $60,864 | #18 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions small degree count | 13 | $60,778 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 28 | $57,705 | #12 |
| Business/Commerce, General small degree count | 12 | $57,594 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 87 | $57,456 | #42 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 230 | $57,012 | #9 |
| Mathematics | 29 | $56,143 | #204 |
| Social Work | 22 | $56,092 | #88 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 61 | $56,041 | #55 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 31 | $55,736 | #9 |
| Social Sciences, General small degree count | 10 | $54,069 | — |
| History | 118 | $53,682 | #82 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 31 | $52,837 | #161 |
| Philosophy | 39 | $52,436 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 16 | $51,775 | — |
| Sociology | 70 | $51,654 | #147 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 29 | $51,416 | #33 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs small degree count | 19 | $51,378 | — |
| Anthropology | 64 | $46,328 | #56 |
| Literature | 34 | $45,749 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 37 | $45,013 | #210 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 33 | $44,520 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 35 | $37,066 | #71 |
| Architecture small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 27 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 145 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Materials Engineering small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | 27 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 47 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | 38 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Nutrition Sciences small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physical Sciences, General small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 474 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Business small degree count | 5 | 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 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](#page-sources)

## 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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

[Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 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](/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/).