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In the latest year of available data, students from 21 majors graduated from Carson-Newman University.
At Carson-Newman University, students can earn anything from associate degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 712 undergraduate · 886 graduate (1,598 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at Carson-Newman University.
These majors at Carson-Newman University report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $73,057 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | $59,169 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $44,885 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | $42,271 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | $40,692 |
The majors at Carson-Newman University are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 799 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision. · Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
108 | $59,169 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. · Elementary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. |
80 | $42,271 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 29 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. · Special Education and Teaching, Other. |
12 | NA |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Reading Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. |
12 | $40,692 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
9 | NA |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. |
159 | $73,057 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. |
12 | NA |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics/Dietitian. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. |
115 | $44,885 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
10 | NA |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
5 | NA |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
4 | NA |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. · Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. |
51 | $29,224 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Interior Design. · Graphic Design. |
10 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Photography. · Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
7 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Keyboard Instruments. |
7 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
4 | NA |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Painting. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ General Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
28 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 22 | $20,888 |
| Psychology, Other. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
14 | $27,227 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
9 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
11 | NA |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Religion/Religious Studies. · Christian Studies. |
9 | $26,872 |
| Philosophy. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. ↳ Public Administration and Social Service Professions. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. ↳ Theology/Theological Studies. |
3 | NA |
| Bible/Biblical Studies. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. |
2 | NA |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Early Childhood and Family Studies. |
2 | NA |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 1 | NA |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. ↳ Consumer Services and Advocacy. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. · Chemistry, Other. |
2 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 1 | NA |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
1 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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