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# Wright State University-Main Campus Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Wright State University-Main Campus?

Earnings differ widely by field at Wright State University-Main Campus. Computer and Information Sciences leads the largest programs with a median of $92,006 four years after completion, 68 degrees awarded, and an Azimuth national rank of #105.

Mechanical Engineering follows at $82,795 on 96 degrees awarded, ranked #217 nationally. Among the largest programs, Nursing awards 173 degrees, reports $77,289, and ranks #275 nationally, while Psychology awards 142 degrees at $46,507, ranked #256 nationally.

The gap between the computing and engineering figures and the psychology median illustrates how much outcomes vary by field.

### 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**413 · 23.5%**
-   Health professions**229 · 13.0%**
-   Engineering**216 · 12.3%**
-   Psychology**142 · 8.1%**
-   Education**120 · 6.8%**
-   Other**639 · 36.3%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

53 of 53 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer Engineering 29 degrees awarded**
$97,659

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 68 degrees awarded**
$92,006

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 40 degrees awarded**
$89,391

**Mechanical Engineering 96 degrees awarded**
$82,795

**Biomedical/Medical Engineering 23 degrees awarded**
$77,864

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 173 degrees awarded**
$77,289

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

## What are the largest programs at Wright State University-Main Campus?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
173

**Psychology, General**
142

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
108

**Mechanical Engineering**
96

**Computer and Information Sciences, General**
68

**Accounting and Related Services**
66

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
65

**Business/Commerce, General**
63

**Marketing**
58

**Biology, General**
56

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

## How do Wright State University-Main Campus majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Criminology**#46**
2.  Business/Commerce, General Included by program size**#58**
3.  Computer and Information Sciences, General Included by program size**#105**
4.  Marketing Included by program size**#142**
5.  Accounting and Related Services Included by program size**#172**
6.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size**#216**
7.  Mechanical Engineering Included by program size**#217**
8.  Psychology, General Included by program size**#256**
9.  Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size**#273**
10.  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.

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

## Further analysis

What a graduate earns from Wright State University-Main Campus depends heavily on the field they choose, and [Azimuth's program ranking](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)s 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](/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/).