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In the latest year of available data, students from 25 majors graduated from California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt.
At California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the master’s degree.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | — |
Completions: 2,730 undergraduate · 410 graduate (3,140 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 1,570 |
| Psychology, General. | 160 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 149 |
| Biology, General. | 119 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 99 |
These majors at California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | $51,856 |
| Social Work. | $42,040 |
| Forestry. | $40,805 |
| Computer Science. | $40,497 |
| Chemistry. | $34,348 |
The majors at California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 1,570 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. · Environmental Studies. · Natural Resources/Conservation, General. |
149 | $31,642 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. ↳ Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management. |
88 | $23,995 |
| Forestry. ↳ Forestry, General. |
51 | $40,805 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management. | 16 | $29,135 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other. |
2 | $25,243 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
119 | $25,491 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | 33 | $23,650 |
| Botany/Plant Biology. | 24 | $25,191 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 160 | $24,108 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
30 | $22,867 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
29 | $22,538 |
| Criminology. | 27 | $30,569 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. · Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
18 | $30,024 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
17 | $25,356 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. |
9 | $33,973 |
| Social Sciences, General. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. |
99 | $32,215 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 96 | $42,040 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. |
63 | $20,861 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Cinematography and Film/Video Production. |
16 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
9 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. |
67 | $26,980 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
58 | $22,237 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 10 | NA |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 52 | $20,121 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. |
27 | $33,918 |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
12 | $34,348 |
| Physical Sciences, General. | 5 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Journalism. | 23 | $22,810 |
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 39 | $40,497 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
38 | $25,046 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Child Development. |
28 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 20 | $51,856 |
| Engineering, General. ↳ Applied Engineering. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. · American Indian/Native American Studies. |
21 | $25,405 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
19 | $20,882 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. |
16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Range Science and Management. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
8 | $24,369 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Education, General. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 3 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 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.
References
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