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In the latest year of available data, students from 31 majors graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington.
Indiana University-Bloomington awards degrees and credentials ranging from certificates up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | ✓ |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 26,790 undergraduate · 8,548 graduate (35,338 total)
The most popular majors at Indiana University-Bloomington, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 17,669 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 6,020 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 3,530 |
| Public Administration. | 556 |
| Computer Science. | 470 |
The following majors at Indiana University-Bloomington have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Optometry. | $95,538 |
| Computational Science. | $80,702 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | $77,783 |
| Human Computer Interaction. | $76,640 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | $73,288 |
The majors at Indiana University-Bloomington are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 17,669 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
6,020 | $29,988 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General. | 3,530 | $77,783 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Business Statistics. |
146 | NA |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting and Business/Management. · Accounting. |
76 | $73,288 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Organizational Behavior Studies. · Labor Studies. |
38 | NA |
| Telecommunications Management. | 5 | NA |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 470 | $70,263 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Informatics. · Artificial Intelligence. |
292 | $61,001 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other. · Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
27 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
268 | $24,930 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 132 | $33,769 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
121 | $17,544 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Structural Biology. · Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. |
56 | $36,680 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. · Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. |
50 | NA |
| Biotechnology. | 37 | NA |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Animal Behavior and Ethology. |
28 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
21 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Vision Science/Physiological Optics. |
8 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Anatomy. · Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
6 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Bioinformatics. · Biostatistics. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Music, Other. · Stringed Instruments. · Voice and Opera. · Keyboard Instruments. · Musicology and Ethnomusicology. · Music Pedagogy. · Brass Instruments. · Woodwind Instruments. · Music, General. · Music Technology. · Percussion Instruments. |
441 | $22,568 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art/Art Studies, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
85 | $22,241 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Visual Communications, General. · Fashion/Apparel Design. · Game and Interactive Media Design. |
67 | $34,755 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. ↳ Fine and Studio Arts Management. |
52 | $34,722 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. · Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other. · Musical Theatre. |
49 | $20,537 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. · Ballet. |
19 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Cinematography and Film/Video Production. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Administration. | 556 | $47,086 |
| Social Work. | 28 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Health Teacher Education. · Speech Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. |
170 | $36,636 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Online Educator/Online Teaching. |
149 | $41,183 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism. |
61 | $41,896 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. |
42 | $68,772 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ College Student Counseling and Personnel Services. · Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. · Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other. |
41 | $40,891 |
| Education, Other. | 31 | NA |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
28 | NA |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Evaluation and Research. · Institutional Research. · Educational Statistics and Research Methods. · Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement. · Learning Sciences. |
24 | NA |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 14 | NA |
| International and Comparative Education. | 8 | NA |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 7 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. · Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other. |
6 | NA |
| Education, General. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. |
433 | $33,070 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 101 | $35,063 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Community Health and Preventive Medicine. · Public Health, Other. · Health Services Administration. · Behavioral Aspects of Health. · Public Health Education and Promotion. · Environmental Health. |
256 | $39,075 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
129 | $27,694 |
| Optometry. | 83 | $95,538 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. · Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other. |
39 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Mass Communication/Media Studies. |
355 | $35,848 |
| Journalism. | 105 | $37,589 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computational Science. | 352 | $80,702 |
| Human Computer Interaction. | 45 | $76,640 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
17 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 14 | NA |
| Cognitive Science. ↳ Cognitive Science, General. |
12 | NA |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. · International Relations and National Security Studies, Other. |
122 | $28,104 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
113 | $31,800 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
83 | $50,663 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
62 | $30,751 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
41 | $31,632 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
359 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ School Psychology. · Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other. · Educational Psychology. · Industrial and Organizational Psychology. |
66 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 200 | $66,745 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Programs for Foreign Lawyers. · Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. · American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence. · Comparative Law. |
37 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. · Italian Language and Literature. · Portuguese Language and Literature. |
77 | $24,681 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Comparative Literature. · Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other. |
39 | $25,413 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · Chinese Language and Literature. · Japanese Language and Literature. |
39 | $22,558 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 24 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 18 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 12 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Financial Mathematics. |
90 | NA |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
62 | $39,692 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. · Mathematical Statistics and Probability. |
27 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
84 | $50,168 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
27 | $34,543 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
20 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astronomy. · Astrophysics. |
14 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. · Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. · Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. |
127 | $34,197 |
| Security Science and Technology. ↳ Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. · Environmental Studies. |
125 | $39,046 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. |
84 | $24,489 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering, General. | 80 | NA |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 70 | $28,502 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. · Writing, General. |
10 | NA |
| Literature. ↳ General Literature. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Folklore Studies. · Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. · African-American/Black Studies. |
42 | $31,316 |
| Area Studies. ↳ Ural-Altaic and Central Asian Studies. · Russian Studies. · East Asian Studies. · Latin American Studies. · African Studies. · South Asian Studies. · Western European Studies. |
29 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textiles, General. |
70 | $46,519 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. ↳ Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Library Science and Administration. ↳ Library and Information Science. |
56 | $40,574 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Interior Architecture. | 24 | NA |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 27 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Religion/Religious Studies. · Jewish/Judaic Studies. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Recording Arts Technology/Technician. |
34 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. ↳ Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare. |
19 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician. |
4 | NA |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician. |
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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