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# Youngstown State University Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Youngstown State University?

The highest-earning programs at Youngstown State University are concentrated in engineering. Electrical Engineering leads at $90,539 four years after completion, with 27 degrees awarded.

Chemical Engineering follows at $89,150 (38 degrees awarded), and Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians reaches $86,361 on 10 degrees awarded. Among the largest programs, the spread is wide.

Nursing, the biggest by degrees awarded, shows a median of $77,576. Liberal Arts and General Studies, with 105 degrees awarded, sits at $46,399.

That gap illustrates the range of earnings across different fields at the university.

### 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**301 · 16.8%**
-   Health professions**270 · 15.0%**
-   Engineering**172 · 9.6%**
-   Homeland security**141 · 7.9%**
-   Education**129 · 7.2%**
-   Other**783 · 43.6%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

55 of 55 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 27 degrees awarded**
$90,539

**Chemical Engineering 38 degrees awarded**
$89,150

**Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians 10 degrees awarded**
$86,361

**Industrial Engineering 16 degrees awarded**
$86,340

**Computer Science 35 degrees awarded**
$85,028

**Civil Engineering 29 degrees awarded**
$80,437

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 27 | $90,539 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 38 | $89,150 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 10 | $86,361 | — |
| Industrial Engineering small degree count | 16 | $86,340 | — |
| Computer Science | 35 | $85,028 | — |
| Civil Engineering | 29 | $80,437 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 62 | $80,158 | — |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 10 | $78,450 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 151 | $77,576 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 21 | $76,896 | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 24 | $69,341 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 57 | $67,992 | — |
| Marketing | 49 | $66,058 | — |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 31 | $63,979 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 65 | $63,294 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 79 | $62,697 | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 22 | $62,099 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 16 | $60,965 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 68 | $58,297 | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 15 | $57,643 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 34 | $55,648 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 129 | $52,574 | — |
| Biology, General | 85 | $52,447 | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services small degree count | 19 | $51,687 | — |
| Social Work | 81 | $49,361 | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count | 17 | $47,657 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 105 | $46,399 | — |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations small degree count | 10 | $44,232 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 53 | $43,031 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 41 | $42,737 | — |
| Psychology, General | 64 | $42,690 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 14 | $42,408 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 22 | $41,630 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 43 | $39,497 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 45 | $38,535 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 26 | $36,539 | — |
| Journalism small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Programming small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics | 32 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Security Science and Technology small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 13 | 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 Youngstown State University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
151

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
129

**Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities**
105

**Biology, General**
85

**Social Work**
81

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
79

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
68

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
65

**Psychology, General**
64

**Mechanical Engineering**
62

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

## How do Youngstown State University majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

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

## Further analysis

The return on a degree from Youngstown State University depends heavily on the specific program a student chooses. The university has 36 programs with published earnings data, and the figures that follow cover completers four years after graduation.

Award counts are degrees conferred in a single academic year, not a count of distinct students. The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 16.8% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 15.0% and Engineering at 9.6%.

The largest single program is Nursing, with 151 degrees awarded and median earnings of $77,576, which sits at 0.87x the national median for the field. The highest earnings belong to a much smaller program: Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $90,539 four years out, from just 27 degrees awarded.

Chemical Engineering follows at $89,150 from 38 degrees. The largest program's earnings sit at 0.87x the national median, while the highest-earning program reaches 0.90x.

## 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/).