by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on University of Nebraska-Lincoln, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you’ll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 28 majors graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
At University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 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: 8,650 undergraduate · 2,896 graduate (11,546 total)
The most popular majors at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,773 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 465 |
| Psychology, General. | 293 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 237 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 204 |
The following majors at University of Nebraska-Lincoln have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Engineering, General. | $97,570 |
| Computer Engineering. | $76,040 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $67,969 |
| Mathematics. | $64,552 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | $64,186 |
Browse every major at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,773 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. |
465 | $58,305 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
204 | $46,376 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. · Marketing Research. |
201 | $46,568 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Actuarial Science. · Management Science. |
190 | $63,533 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
57 | $47,998 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hospitality Administration/Management, General. |
30 | $34,226 |
| Construction Management. ↳ Construction Management, General. |
27 | NA |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
14 | NA |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
4 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
3 | NA |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ Selling Skills and Sales Operations. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 129 | $63,572 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
97 | $58,403 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Software Engineering. · Computer Engineering, General. |
70 | $76,040 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
65 | $67,969 |
| Architectural Engineering. | 61 | NA |
| Engineering, General. | 52 | $97,570 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 45 | $52,844 |
| Chemical Engineering. ↳ Chemical Engineering. · Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. |
27 | $63,299 |
| Construction Engineering. | 21 | NA |
| Agricultural Engineering. | 19 | NA |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
5 | NA |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 3 | 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. |
173 | $39,306 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Agricultural Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Social Science Teacher Education. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Chemistry Teacher Education. · French Language Teacher Education. · Spanish Language Teacher Education. |
91 | $41,971 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Educational Administration and Supervision, Other. · Community College Administration. |
77 | $59,444 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, Other. · Special Education and Teaching, General. |
48 | $41,392 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other. |
27 | NA |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 24 | $46,252 |
| Education, Other. | 13 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. · Animal Health. |
107 | $32,644 |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Agronomy and Crop Science. · Horticultural Science. · Range Science and Management. |
83 | $45,313 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agricultural Business and Management, General. · Agricultural Economics. |
77 | $43,965 |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Science. · Food Science and Technology, Other. |
65 | NA |
| Agriculture, General. | 38 | $48,793 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs. ↳ Pre-Veterinary Studies. |
19 | NA |
| Agricultural Mechanization. ↳ Agricultural Mechanization, General. |
17 | $44,371 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. ↳ Landscaping and Groundskeeping. · Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General. |
16 | $37,501 |
| Soil Sciences. ↳ Soil Science and Agronomy, General. |
13 | NA |
| Agricultural Public Services. ↳ Agricultural Communication/Journalism. |
10 | NA |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other. | 3 | NA |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. · Sports Communication. · Public Relations/Image Management. |
237 | $39,532 |
| Journalism. ↳ Broadcast Journalism. · Journalism, Other. · Journalism. |
85 | $33,227 |
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
48 | $37,220 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. ↳ Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General. |
168 | $29,537 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. ↳ Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other. |
154 | $29,642 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
24 | $41,644 |
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textiles, General. |
18 | $32,588 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
168 | $27,263 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
95 | $29,705 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Entomology. |
29 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
24 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other. |
7 | NA |
| Botany/Plant Biology. ↳ Botany/Plant Biology. · Plant Pathology/Phytopathology. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 293 | $27,999 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Educational Psychology. |
17 | $61,124 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
103 | $25,360 |
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
71 | $44,084 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. · Physical and Biological Anthropology. · Anthropology, Other. |
48 | $28,200 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. · Rural Sociology. |
27 | $28,913 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. · Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Graphic Design. |
54 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
51 | $28,622 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
32 | $27,060 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. ↳ Digital Arts. |
23 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
14 | $22,635 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
12 | NA |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 155 | $58,761 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 10 | NA |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
108 | NA |
| Interior Architecture. | 35 | $43,709 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 13 | NA |
| Landscape Architecture. | 5 | NA |
| Architecture. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 139 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Natural Resources/Conservation, General. · Environmental Studies. |
113 | $29,641 |
| Forestry. ↳ Urban Forestry. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Audiology/Audiologist. |
92 | $45,309 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
8 | NA |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Pre-Dentistry Studies. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
78 | $64,552 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. · Financial Analytics. |
32 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 25 | $28,606 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies. ↳ Ancient Studies/Civilization. |
16 | NA |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 4 | NA |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
39 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
24 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
15 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 74 | $33,974 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | 63 | $64,186 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 4 | NA |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Telecommunications Technology/Technician. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
52 | $29,928 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
29 | $30,166 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. |
8 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
8 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Security Science and Technology. ↳ Forensic Science and Technology. |
38 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Humanities/Humanistic Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
2 | NA |
| Social Work. ↳ Youth Services/Administration. |
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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