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During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 27 majors graduated from University of Maryland-College Park.
University of Maryland-College Park 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: 17,292 undergraduate · 7,404 graduate (24,696 total)
The most popular majors at University of Maryland-College Park, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 12,348 |
| Computer Science. | 1,082 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 829 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 732 |
| Public Health. | 532 |
Among University of Maryland-College Park programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | $95,625 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | $93,018 |
| Computer Engineering. | $88,418 |
| Engineering, General. | $86,533 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $74,798 |
Explore the full list of majors at University of Maryland-College Park, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 12,348 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 1,082 | NA |
| Information Science/Studies. | 829 | $68,444 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Information Technology. |
126 | NA |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation. |
28 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. · Business Statistics. · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. |
732 | $67,675 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
392 | $66,615 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. · Science/Technology Management. · Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management. · Organizational Leadership. |
311 | $59,679 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
240 | $53,691 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
140 | $61,992 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 67 | $93,018 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
36 | $57,661 |
| Real Estate. | 15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering, General. | 390 | $86,533 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 345 | $69,594 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. · Telecommunications Engineering. |
196 | $74,798 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
163 | $66,447 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
147 | $64,651 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. · Computer Engineering, Other. |
98 | $88,418 |
| Agricultural Engineering. | 88 | $60,946 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 53 | $68,178 |
| Engineering, Other. | 37 | $68,270 |
| Materials Engineering. | 25 | $61,034 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
12 | NA |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 5 | NA |
| Systems Engineering. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminology. | 362 | $36,992 |
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
359 | $49,898 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. · Political Science and Government, Other. |
304 | $42,670 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
108 | $34,960 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
81 | $43,789 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
40 | $22,281 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
18 | NA |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 18 | $60,570 |
| Social Sciences, General. | 4 | NA |
| Demography. ↳ Demography and Population Studies. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
460 | $24,993 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
123 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Ecology. · Epidemiology. |
115 | $36,711 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Biophysics. |
54 | $31,708 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Entomology. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, Other. · Public Health, General. · Community Health and Preventive Medicine. · Health Services Administration. · Maternal and Child Health. · Environmental Health. |
532 | $43,732 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. · Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Audiology/Audiologist. |
90 | $35,600 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
370 | $65,793 |
| Human Computer Interaction. | 61 | NA |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Financial Analytics. |
46 | NA |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 21 | NA |
| Sustainability Studies. | 21 | NA |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 429 | $31,658 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Developmental and Child Psychology. · Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
56 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Educational Psychology. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
270 | $41,724 |
| Journalism. | 137 | $38,316 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
242 | $56,839 |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Financial Mathematics. · Applied Mathematics, General. · Mathematical Biology. |
66 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
21 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. |
89 | $47,052 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 70 | $54,184 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
58 | $95,625 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
30 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
25 | $52,614 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Music Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. |
17 | NA |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Statistics and Research Methods. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
101 | $35,028 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Music Performance, General. · Musicology and Ethnomusicology. |
87 | $25,939 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. · Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. · Theatre Literature, History and Criticism. |
34 | $21,114 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
27 | $24,541 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
21 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
110 | $48,534 |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. · Chemical Physics. |
61 | $50,176 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astronomy. |
41 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. |
28 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
224 | $61,235 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. |
63 | $35,248 |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Science. |
36 | $27,873 |
| Agriculture, General. | 34 | NA |
| Veterinary Medicine. | 28 | NA |
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agricultural Economics. |
25 | $42,147 |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Plant Sciences, General. |
13 | NA |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs. ↳ Pre-Veterinary Studies. |
7 | NA |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. ↳ Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology. |
4 | NA |
| Agricultural Public Services. ↳ Agricultural and Extension Education Services. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
189 | $30,536 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture. | 139 | $46,586 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
25 | NA |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 125 | $37,137 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. · Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. |
49 | $24,871 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other. · Comparative Literature. |
24 | $32,351 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Japanese Language and Literature. · Chinese Language and Literature. |
14 | $30,773 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Arabic Language and Literature. |
9 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 9 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
6 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
5 | NA |
| Iranian/Persian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Iranian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Library Science and Administration. ↳ Library and Information Science. |
106 | $49,873 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
91 | $34,299 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. ↳ Applied and Professional Ethics. · Philosophy. |
78 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Jewish/Judaic Studies. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Family and Community Services. |
62 | $33,385 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. |
51 | $34,497 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Land Use Planning and Management/Development. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ American/United States Studies/Civilization. · Latin American and Caribbean Studies. · East Asian Studies. · Latin American Studies. |
32 | $36,080 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. |
28 | $37,951 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. ↳ Signal/Geospatial Intelligence. |
14 | 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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