Programs & majors brief
Winona State University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Winona State University?
36 of 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Engineering small degree count | 19 | $91,528 | — |
| Computer Science | 44 | $88,164 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 223 | $80,117 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 33 | $75,807 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 32 | $72,768 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 32 | $72,716 | — |
| Marketing | 46 | $70,203 | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services small degree count | 16 | $65,501 | — |
| Chemistry | 23 | $64,760 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 59 | $63,303 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 35 | $62,220 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 108 | $61,878 | — |
| Biology, General | 68 | $57,528 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 39 | $55,235 | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 26 | $55,113 | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 11 | $55,027 | — |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 35 | $54,381 | — |
| Social Work | 85 | $54,056 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 70 | $53,456 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 27 | $49,824 | — |
| Psychology, General | 73 | $49,361 | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 9 | $49,166 | — |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies small degree count | 17 | $48,808 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 66 | $48,767 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 17 | $48,258 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 15 | $47,876 | — |
| Public Health | 26 | $47,291 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 143 | $46,863 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computational Science small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International/Globalization Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Winona State University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Winona State University majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
A student's choice of major at Winona State University carries real financial weight, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among completers, debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has 28 programs with published earnings data, covering completers four years after they finish.
The largest programs and the highest-earning ones are not the same set, so the field a student picks matters. The degree mix is concentrated in three families: Health Professions accounts for 19.2% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Education for 16.1%, and Business for 16.0%.
The largest single program, Nursing, awards 223 degrees a year and its graduates earn a median of $80,117 four years after completion. Teacher Education is the second largest at 143 degrees awarded, with median earnings of $46,863.
The highest earnings come from a much smaller program: Materials Engineering graduates earn a median of $91,528, from just 19 degrees awarded a year. Computer Science follows at a median of $88,164, with 44 degrees awarded.
Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, and the earnings figures cover completers four years after they finish.
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.