Programs & majors brief
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at UW Seattle?
85 of 85 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 Science | 494 | $175,616 | #17 |
| Computer Engineering | 49 | $169,570 | #5 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 226 | $116,010 | #12 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 565 | $114,798 | #21 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 68 | $111,349 | #6 |
| Industrial Engineering | 43 | $109,575 | #11 |
| Chemical Engineering | 75 | $109,551 | #13 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | 29 | $105,016 | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | 74 | $103,414 | #1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 119 | $102,078 | #25 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 91 | $100,930 | #19 |
| Mathematics | 200 | $100,127 | #20 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 141 | $98,632 | #69 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 295 | $97,452 | #33 |
| Materials Engineering | 63 | $95,314 | #8 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 91 | $95,193 | — |
| Civil Engineering | 118 | $92,010 | #24 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 38 | $89,193 | #4 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 123 | $88,393 | #61 |
| Marketing | 188 | $88,114 | #24 |
| Economics | 328 | $87,239 | #63 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 28 | $86,417 | #8 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 82 | $80,947 | #1 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations small degree count | 11 | $78,771 | — |
| Physics | 151 | $75,867 | #25 |
| Social Sciences, General | 64 | $75,301 | #4 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 95 | $73,944 | #6 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 42 | $73,484 | #14 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 22 | $73,413 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 399 | $72,487 | #43 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | 100 | $71,042 | #3 |
| Architecture | 68 | $69,515 | #13 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 203 | $67,234 | #10 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 97 | $66,845 | #11 |
| Education, General | 150 | $65,217 | #1 |
| Geography and Cartography | 189 | $64,950 | #9 |
| Chemistry | 77 | $64,676 | #63 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 314 | $64,153 | #42 |
| Public Health | 297 | $63,666 | #25 |
| Philosophy | 82 | $61,595 | #17 |
| History | 134 | $61,059 | #32 |
| Human Biology | 216 | $60,949 | #7 |
| Sociology | 245 | $60,292 | #32 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 167 | $60,004 | #16 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 109 | $59,736 | #16 |
| Biology, General | 226 | $59,443 | #124 |
| Social Work | 51 | $59,256 | #26 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 290 | $58,818 | #46 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 42 | $58,705 | #48 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 184 | $58,229 | #40 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 565 | $57,718 | #25 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 109 | $57,649 | #42 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 69 | $57,534 | #12 |
| Area Studies | 170 | $56,926 | #16 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 70 | $55,540 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 141 | $53,805 | #10 |
| Anthropology | 51 | $53,212 | #21 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 54 | $51,826 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 42 | $47,124 | #28 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 10 | $46,844 | — |
| Journalism | 45 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 73 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 61 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Botany/Plant Biology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Applied Mathematics | 144 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics | 35 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Nutrition Sciences | 133 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Computer Interaction | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sustainability Studies small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 37 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Archeology small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 67 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 33 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 32 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at UW Seattle?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do UW Seattle majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Architectural Sciences and Technology#1
- Education, General#1
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services#1
- Non-Professional Legal Studies#3
- Social Sciences, General#4
- Design and Applied Arts#4
- Computer Engineering#5
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering#6
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology#6
- Human Biology#7
- Materials Engineering#8
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions#8
- Geography and Cartography#9
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences#10
- Fine and Studio Arts#10
- Industrial Engineering#11
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences#11
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies#12
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering#12
- Architecture#13
- Chemical Engineering#13
- Health and Medical Administrative Services#14
- Area Studies#16
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods#16
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences#16
- Computer Science#17
- Philosophy#17
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering#19
- Mathematics#20
- Computer and Information Sciences, General#21
- Anthropology#21
- Civil Engineering#24
- Marketing#24
- Mechanical Engineering#25
- Physics#25
- Research and Experimental Psychology#25
- Public Health#25
- Social Work#26
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies#28
- Sociology#32
- History#32
- Finance and Financial Management Services#33
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research#40
- Communication and Media Studies#42
- English Language and Literature, General#42
- Political Science and Government#43
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology#46
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics#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
The return on a degree from University of Washington-Seattle Campus depends heavily on the field a student chooses. Azimuth ranks 53 programs here, evaluating four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation.
Earnings data are published for 60 programs, and the spread between the top and bottom of that list is wide. The three largest program families are Social Sciences, at 13.2% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Biological Sciences at 11.6%, and Computer & Information Sciences at 10.9%.
Among the largest programs with published earnings, Computer and Information Sciences awards 565 degrees a year and ranks #21 nationally in its field. Graduates from that program earn a median of $114,798 four years after completion.
The highest-earning program is Computer Science, at $175,616 and a national rank of #17, from 494 degrees awarded. Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, not a count of students, and program earnings cover federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled.
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.