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# University of Washington-Seattle Campus Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at UW Seattle?

The highest-earning programs at University of Washington-Seattle Campus are concentrated in computing and engineering. Computer Science leads with median earnings of $175,616 four years after completion, from 494 degrees awarded.

[Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #17 nationally in its field. Computer Engineering follows at $169,570, though it is a much smaller program with 49 degrees awarded.

Computer and Information Sciences, the largest program on campus at 565 degrees a year, reports $114,798 and holds an Azimuth national rank of #21. Further down the earnings scale, Research and Experimental Psychology awards 565 degrees and shows median earnings of $57,718.

Azimuth ranks it #25 nationally. The spread between the top-earning technical fields and the larger social-science programs 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.

-   Social sciences**1,285 · 13.2%**
-   Biological sciences**1,122 · 11.6%**
-   Computer science**1,059 · 10.9%**
-   Engineering**903 · 9.3%**
-   Business**766 · 7.9%**
-   Other**4,577 · 47.1%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

85 of 85 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer Science 494 degrees awarded**
$175,616

**Computer Engineering 49 degrees awarded**
$169,570

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 226 degrees awarded**
$116,010

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 565 degrees awarded**
$114,798

**Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering 68 degrees awarded**
$111,349

**Industrial Engineering 43 degrees awarded**
$109,575

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

| 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](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at UW Seattle?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Computer and Information Sciences, General**
565

**Research and Experimental Psychology**
565

**Computer Science**
494

**Political Science and Government**
399

**Economics**
328

**Communication and Media Studies**
314

**Public Health**
297

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
295

**Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology**
290

**Sociology**
245

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do UW Seattle majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Architectural Sciences and Technology**#1**
2.  Education, General**#1**
3.  Communication Disorders Sciences and Services**#1**
4.  Non-Professional Legal Studies**#3**
5.  Social Sciences, General**#4**
6.  Design and Applied Arts**#4**
7.  Computer Engineering**#5**
8.  Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering**#6**
9.  Microbiological Sciences and Immunology**#6**
10.  Human Biology**#7**
11.  Materials Engineering**#8**
12.  Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions**#8**
13.  Geography and Cartography**#9**
14.  Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences**#10**
15.  Fine and Studio Arts**#10**
16.  Industrial Engineering**#11**
17.  Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences**#11**
18.  Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies**#12**
19.  Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering**#12**
20.  Architecture**#13**
21.  Chemical Engineering**#13**
22.  Health and Medical Administrative Services**#14**
23.  Area Studies**#16**
24.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**#16**
25.  Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences**#16**
26.  Computer Science**#17**
27.  Philosophy**#17**
28.  Biomedical/Medical Engineering**#19**
29.  Mathematics**#20**
30.  Computer and Information Sciences, General**#21**
31.  Anthropology**#21**
32.  Civil Engineering**#24**
33.  Marketing**#24**
34.  Mechanical Engineering**#25**
35.  Physics**#25**
36.  Research and Experimental Psychology**#25**
37.  Public Health**#25**
38.  Social Work**#26**
39.  Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies**#28**
40.  Sociology**#32**
41.  History**#32**
42.  Finance and Financial Management Services**#33**
43.  Natural Resources Conservation and Research**#40**
44.  Communication and Media Studies**#42**
45.  English Language and Literature, General**#42**
46.  Political Science and Government**#43**
47.  Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology**#46**
48.  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.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

The return on a degree from University of Washington-Seattle Campus depends heavily on the field a student chooses. [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 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](/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/).