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In the most recent reporting year, students from 26 majors graduated from University of Akron Main Campus.
At University of Akron Main Campus, students can earn anything from certificates through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | ✓ |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 6,346 undergraduate · 1,646 graduate (7,992 total)
The most popular majors at University of Akron Main Campus, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
Among University of Akron Main Campus programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $73,708 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $70,972 |
| Chemical Engineering. | $66,094 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | $65,544 |
| Computer Engineering. | $63,260 |
Explore the full list of majors at University of Akron Main Campus, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 3,996 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering, Other. | 233 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 159 | $65,544 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 77 | $66,094 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
50 | $59,873 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
44 | $62,163 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
28 | $63,260 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
24 | $70,972 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
23 | NA |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering. | 13 | NA |
| Surveying Engineering. | 4 | NA |
| Engineering, General. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Geriatric Nurse/Nursing. · Nursing Practice. |
228 | $73,708 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. · Audiology/Audiologist. |
85 | $49,693 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. · Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. · Clinical/Medical Social Work. · Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling. · Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other. |
77 | $37,065 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Pre-Physical Therapy Studies. |
34 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist. · Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic). |
28 | $37,910 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist. |
26 | $27,342 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 17 | NA |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist. |
6 | $36,289 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. · Medical Office Management/Administration. |
4 | NA |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. ↳ Medical/Clinical Assistant. |
1 | $26,700 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. · Business Administration and Management, General. · Organizational Leadership. · Operations Management and Supervision. · Office Management and Supervision. |
188 | $53,915 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
64 | $40,962 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. · Financial Planning and Services. · Finance and Financial Management Services, Other. |
59 | $44,267 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
51 | $51,025 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General. · Selling Skills and Sales Operations. |
51 | $49,591 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
18 | $41,982 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
16 | NA |
| Taxation. | 11 | $56,787 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 8 | $37,057 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
8 | NA |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
474 | $29,711 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 137 | $46,289 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. |
71 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | 65 | $62,613 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Surveying Technology/Surveying. |
56 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician. |
51 | $58,615 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician. |
22 | $56,173 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician. · Chemical Engineering Technology/Technician. |
12 | NA |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Social Studies Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Reading Teacher Education. · Speech Teacher Education. |
73 | $32,793 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs. · Special Education and Teaching, General. |
63 | $32,308 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 19 | NA |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. |
18 | $28,528 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
11 | $40,902 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
7 | $36,956 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
109 | NA |
| Mathematics and Computer Science. | 35 | $54,874 |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. |
11 | NA |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 9 | NA |
| Dispute Resolution. | 8 | NA |
| Gerontology. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. · System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager. |
69 | NA |
| Computer Programming. ↳ Computer Programming/Programmer, General. |
35 | NA |
| Information Science/Studies. | 26 | $50,541 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 18 | $48,250 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Artificial Intelligence. |
11 | NA |
| Computer Science. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biomedical Sciences, General. · Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
111 | $23,298 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. |
11 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Communication and Media Studies, Other. · Communication, General. · Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
45 | NA |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Public Relations/Image Management. · Organizational Communication, General. |
35 | $35,824 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Radio and Television. |
31 | $26,623 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 83 | $29,066 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Industrial and Organizational Psychology. · Counseling Psychology. · Geropsychology. |
20 | $62,112 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. · Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. |
70 | $32,769 |
| Security Science and Technology. ↳ Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis. · Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism. · Forensic Science and Technology. · Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation. |
23 | NA |
| Fire Protection. ↳ Fire Protection, Other. |
8 | $35,091 |
| Homeland Security. ↳ Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. · Political Science and Government, Other. |
47 | $32,504 |
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · Economics, General. |
19 | NA |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ National Security Policy Studies. |
11 | NA |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
9 | $27,874 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
8 | NA |
| Archeology. | 3 | NA |
| Social Sciences, General. | 1 | NA |
| Criminology. | 1 | $31,823 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 70 | $37,399 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Polymer Chemistry. · Chemistry, General. |
44 | $60,929 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
18 | $37,306 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Graphic Design. |
20 | $34,183 |
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Voice and Opera. · Music, General. · Music Theory and Composition. |
15 | $26,552 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other. · Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Ceramic Arts and Ceramics. · Jewelry Arts. |
10 | $21,849 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
9 | NA |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. ↳ Theatre/Theatre Arts Management. |
3 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
1 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Photography. |
1 | NA |
| Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
42 | $29,330 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| American Sign Language. ↳ Sign Language Interpretation and Translation. |
24 | NA |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. |
9 | NA |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 22 | $29,325 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Writing, General. · Creative Writing. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
17 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. · Statistics, Other. |
10 | $44,045 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Child Development. · Family Systems. |
25 | $29,245 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
16 | $22,605 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. ↳ Philosophy. · Applied and Professional Ethics. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. |
3 | NA |
| Area Studies. ↳ African Studies. |
2 | 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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