Programs & majors brief
Wright State University-Main Campus Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Wright State University-Main Campus?
53 of 53 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 Engineering | 29 | $97,659 | #98 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 68 | $92,006 | #105 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 40 | $89,391 | #176 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 96 | $82,795 | #217 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 23 | $77,864 | #91 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 173 | $77,289 | #275 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 66 | $73,024 | #172 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 53 | $71,696 | #135 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 22 | $65,293 | #54 |
| Marketing | 58 | $64,589 | #142 |
| Biology, General | 56 | $62,925 | #142 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 108 | $60,039 | #273 |
| Mathematics small degree count | 13 | $59,848 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General | 63 | $58,039 | #58 |
| International/Globalization Studies small degree count | 7 | $56,668 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 23 | $56,423 | #238 |
| Chemistry small degree count | 5 | $55,165 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 37 | $51,433 | #183 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 26 | $50,824 | #82 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 42 | $48,724 | #116 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 8 | $48,582 | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count | 18 | $47,355 | — |
| Social Work | 45 | $47,235 | #171 |
| Criminology | 29 | $46,939 | #46 |
| Psychology, General | 142 | $46,507 | #256 |
| History | 26 | $44,397 | #221 |
| Sociology small degree count | 11 | $44,227 | — |
| Music small degree count | 11 | $43,884 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 65 | $42,970 | #216 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other small degree count | 7 | $42,817 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 47 | $41,987 | #240 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 33 | $40,908 | #263 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 38 | $35,148 | #111 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 24 | $34,704 | #217 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count | 19 | $34,673 | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 28 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Information Science/Studies | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Special Education and Teaching small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Education, General small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering Science | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Materials Engineering small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health | 33 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Wright State University-Main Campus?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Wright State University-Main Campus majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Criminology#46
- Business/Commerce, General Included by program size#58
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Included by program size#105
- Marketing Included by program size#142
- Accounting and Related Services Included by program size#172
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size#216
- Mechanical Engineering Included by program size#217
- Psychology, General Included by program size#256
- Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#273
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#275
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
What a graduate earns from Wright State University-Main Campus depends heavily on the field they choose, and Azimuth's program rankings are designed to make that variation clear. The rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation.
The university has 26 programs with an Azimuth national rank and published earnings data for 35 fields. The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 23.5% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Health Professions at 13.0% and Engineering at 12.3%.
Nursing is the largest single program, awarding 173 degrees a year, with a median of $77,289 and an Azimuth national rank of #275. The highest-earning program is Computer Engineering, where graduates earn $97,659 four years after completing a degree.
Criminology holds the university's best national rank at #46, from 29 degrees a year and median earnings of $46,939.
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.