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In the most recent reporting year, students from 28 majors graduated from University of Arkansas.
University of Arkansas awards degrees and credentials ranging from bachelor’s degrees 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: 10,548 undergraduate · 4,076 graduate (14,624 total)
The most popular majors at University of Arkansas, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 7,312 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 461 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 427 |
| Marketing. | 403 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | 390 |
The following majors at University of Arkansas have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Engineering, General. | $93,266 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | $75,594 |
| Chemical Engineering. | $72,033 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $71,436 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | $69,315 |
Explore the full list of majors at University of Arkansas, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 7,312 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. |
461 | $67,234 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
427 | $51,743 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
403 | $45,705 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
229 | $52,455 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. |
188 | $69,315 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
71 | NA |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
52 | $54,061 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 40 | $56,149 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 35 | $44,891 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Development. |
31 | $43,402 |
| Construction Management. ↳ Construction Management, General. |
15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. · Adult Health Nurse/Nursing. |
361 | $60,992 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Public Health Education and Promotion. |
124 | $29,483 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
102 | $33,508 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Occupational Therapy/Therapist. · Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor. |
24 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
15 | $37,521 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics/Dietitian. |
12 | NA |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. ↳ Health and Wellness, General. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. |
214 | $43,323 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Agricultural Teacher Education. · Technical Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. |
92 | $51,526 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Adult and Continuing Education Administration. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. · Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision. · Community College Administration. |
86 | $53,846 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism. |
51 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
44 | NA |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
33 | $42,461 |
| Education, General. | 22 | $27,733 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
21 | NA |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 20 | NA |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Statistics and Research Methods. |
7 | NA |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 123 | $62,325 |
| Engineering, General. | 99 | $93,266 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
68 | $58,798 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
67 | $71,436 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
59 | NA |
| Industrial Engineering. | 56 | $67,048 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 36 | $72,033 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
32 | $67,024 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 13 | $55,864 |
| Materials Engineering. | 3 | NA |
| Operations Research. | 2 | NA |
| Agricultural Engineering. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
390 | $75,594 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
198 | $26,673 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. |
126 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
15 | NA |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Entomology. |
4 | NA |
| Botany/Plant Biology. ↳ Plant Pathology/Phytopathology. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
125 | $28,294 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
95 | $24,586 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
45 | $24,078 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
37 | $39,237 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
26 | NA |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. · Geography. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
193 | $37,110 |
| Journalism. | 69 | $36,346 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 62 | NA |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations. · Agricultural Economics. |
97 | $45,012 |
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. · Poultry Science. |
82 | $30,240 |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Science. · Food Technology and Processing. |
39 | NA |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Agronomy and Crop Science. · Plant Sciences, General. · Horticultural Science. |
34 | NA |
| Agricultural Public Services. ↳ Agricultural and Extension Education Services. |
24 | NA |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. ↳ Ornamental Horticulture. |
12 | NA |
| Agricultural Production Operations. ↳ Agricultural Production Operations, General. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 266 | $27,878 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textiles, General. |
79 | $37,037 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
54 | $25,022 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. ↳ Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General. |
53 | $34,463 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. · Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
68 | $26,280 |
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. |
42 | $36,386 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Visual Communications, General. |
27 | $46,814 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
24 | NA |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. ↳ Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 111 | NA |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 27 | $67,784 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 125 | $53,737 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 20 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture. | 69 | $44,168 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
61 | NA |
| Landscape Architecture. | 7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 102 | $37,262 |
| Public Administration. | 5 | NA |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
55 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
33 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
16 | NA |
| Materials Sciences. ↳ Materials Science. · Materials Chemistry. |
4 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Planetary Astronomy and Science. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. |
98 | $28,884 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 78 | $34,893 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. ↳ Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General. |
14 | $47,249 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. · Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
4 | $30,309 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 60 | $23,994 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. · Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. |
17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
57 | NA |
| Computational Science. | 18 | NA |
| Sustainability Studies. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
72 | $29,517 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
28 | $25,139 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
12 | NA |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Arabic Language and Literature. |
7 | NA |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 4 | NA |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Comparative Literature. |
3 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. |
47 | $33,968 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
28 | $40,745 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ African-American/Black Studies. |
3 | NA |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. | 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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