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During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 26 majors graduated from University of Louisville.
At University of Louisville, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 6,056 undergraduate · 5,322 graduate (11,378 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at University of Louisville.
Among University of Louisville programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Dentistry. | $109,713 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | $82,676 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | $75,195 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $74,301 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | $69,592 |
Browse every major at University of Louisville, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,689 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General. | 373 | $75,195 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Management Science. |
229 | NA |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. · Business Administration and Management, General. |
114 | NA |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
114 | $37,794 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
96 | $49,659 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
77 | $48,340 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Franchising and Franchise Operations. · Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
23 | NA |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ Selling Skills and Sales Operations. |
16 | NA |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 12 | $35,891 |
| Real Estate. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. · Nursing Administration. · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing. · Nursing Science. · Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. |
363 | $59,622 |
| Medicine. | 149 | $55,251 |
| Dentistry. | 121 | $109,713 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Health Services Administration. |
109 | $37,906 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Audiology/Audiologist. |
31 | $52,612 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. |
28 | $50,008 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. ↳ Orthodontics/Orthodontology. · Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics. · Endodontics/Endodontology. · Periodontics/Periodontology. · Dental Clinical Sciences, General. |
18 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. |
17 | NA |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Music Therapy/Therapist. |
11 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other. |
8 | NA |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
2 | NA |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Bioethics/Medical Ethics. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Trade and Industrial Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Health Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Biology Teacher Education. · Reading Teacher Education. · Chemistry Teacher Education. · Physics Teacher Education. |
409 | $48,293 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. · Educational Administration and Supervision, Other. |
212 | $67,202 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. |
113 | $40,961 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
52 | $37,698 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism. |
36 | $42,971 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 13 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
149 | $68,152 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 131 | $69,592 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 70 | $67,572 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. · Transportation and Highway Engineering. · Structural Engineering. |
57 | $64,042 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
49 | $58,069 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
47 | $74,301 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 40 | $68,310 |
| Materials Engineering. | 3 | NA |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
157 | $24,359 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. |
47 | NA |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
42 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Physiology, General. |
37 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. | 13 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
12 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Anatomy. |
7 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology. |
3 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. · Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. · Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
254 | $32,545 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. |
239 | $40,121 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 223 | $39,064 |
| Public Administration. | 8 | $48,202 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 215 | $29,373 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Experimental Psychology. |
8 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Clinical Psychology. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
87 | $33,268 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. · Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
37 | $35,740 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
28 | $29,123 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
23 | $34,929 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. |
12 | NA |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Computer and Information Sciences, General. · Artificial Intelligence. |
83 | NA |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
35 | NA |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration. |
18 | NA |
| Computer Science. | 13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. · Art/Art Studies, General. |
68 | $28,833 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
56 | $19,068 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
7 | NA |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 125 | $51,783 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
100 | $33,404 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
54 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
23 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Studies. | 29 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
19 | NA |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 11 | NA |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies. · General Studies. |
55 | $22,847 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
51 | $82,676 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 33 | $28,377 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Rhetoric and Composition. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · Public/Applied History. |
32 | $29,058 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. |
17 | $26,463 |
| Area Studies. ↳ Latin American Studies. · Asian Studies/Civilization. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. ↳ Applied and Professional Ethics. · Philosophy. |
22 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
14 | $24,284 |
| American Sign Language. ↳ Sign Language Interpretation and Translation. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
15 | $35,234 |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 6 | $51,274 |
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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