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In the latest year of available data, students from 23 majors graduated from University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
At University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 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: 2,352 undergraduate · 1,490 graduate (3,842 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 1,921 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 214 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 182 |
| Law. | 111 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 103 |
The following majors at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $64,452 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | $62,909 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | $62,755 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $62,125 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | $61,468 |
The majors at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 1,921 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Operations Management and Supervision. · Organizational Leadership. · Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. |
214 | $53,845 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
103 | $46,733 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
59 | $40,835 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
56 | $43,847 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Business Statistics. |
49 | NA |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
32 | $50,618 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 24 | $57,913 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other. · Nursing Practice. · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing. · Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing. |
182 | $64,452 |
| Public Health. ↳ Behavioral Aspects of Health. |
34 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other. |
17 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
16 | $62,909 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Nursing Education. |
9 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
6 | NA |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. · Laser and Optical Engineering. |
47 | $62,125 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 43 | $61,468 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
34 | $61,458 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
29 | NA |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
16 | $49,887 |
| Engineering, General. ↳ Applied Engineering. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 101 | $62,755 |
| Computer Science. | 6 | NA |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 111 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Graphic Design. · Illustration. · Fashion/Apparel Design. |
49 | $32,703 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. ↳ Digital Arts. · Visual and Performing Arts, General. |
29 | $23,715 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Ceramic Arts and Ceramics. · Painting. · Drawing. · Intermedia/Multimedia. · Sculpture. · Jewelry Arts. |
18 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
9 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Photography. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminology. | 52 | $36,031 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
22 | $36,557 |
| Sociology and Anthropology. | 19 | NA |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 72 | $30,999 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Clinical Psychology. · Applied Behavior Analysis. |
17 | $43,089 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Experimental Psychology. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. · Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods. |
65 | $49,827 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Art Teacher Education. |
9 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, Other. |
3 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analytics. ↳ Data Analytics, General. |
42 | NA |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 27 | NA |
| Marine Sciences. | 8 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
69 | $33,890 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
36 | NA |
| Public Administration. | 12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
18 | NA |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
23 | $30,596 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 16 | $27,089 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Interior Architecture. | 15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. | 10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
10 | $34,836 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
3 | $32,904 |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Computational and Applied Mathematics. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Portuguese Language and Literature. |
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.
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