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During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 27 majors graduated from University of Northern Iowa.
At University of Northern Iowa, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the doctor’s degree - other.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | — |
Completions: 4,330 undergraduate · 740 graduate (5,070 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at University of Northern Iowa.
Among University of Northern Iowa programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Construction Management. | $64,521 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | $63,778 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | $60,668 |
| Gerontology. | $56,361 |
| Computer Science. | $56,120 |
Browse every major at University of Northern Iowa, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 2,535 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. |
376 | $38,929 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Social Science Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Foreign Language Teacher Education. · Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education. · Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education. |
140 | $39,744 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs. |
61 | NA |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
29 | $63,778 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ College Student Counseling and Personnel Services. · Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
26 | $40,868 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
17 | $35,795 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
12 | NA |
| Education, Other. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. · Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. · Organizational Leadership. |
170 | $48,934 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. |
126 | NA |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. · Financial Planning and Services. · Investments and Securities. |
105 | $52,123 |
| Marketing. ↳ Digital Marketing. · International Marketing. |
37 | $47,222 |
| Construction Management. ↳ Construction Management, General. |
36 | $64,521 |
| Real Estate. | 34 | $51,372 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
18 | NA |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General. |
13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. · Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
106 | $30,439 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
29 | NA |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health Education and Promotion. · Community Health and Preventive Medicine. |
22 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. |
8 | NA |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 4 | $34,089 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 126 | $35,921 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
11 | NA |
| Public Administration. | 10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 102 | $29,766 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ School Psychology. · Educational Psychology. · Clinical Psychology. |
25 | NA |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Social Psychology. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminology. | 50 | $34,892 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. · Political Science and Government, Other. |
16 | $30,786 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
16 | $30,997 |
| Economics. ↳ Applied Economics. · Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
15 | $54,358 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. · Geography. |
13 | $42,929 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. · Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other. |
41 | $32,558 |
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
40 | $35,882 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Public Relations/Image Management. |
24 | $37,176 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Interior Design. · Graphic Design. |
30 | $34,800 |
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Music, General. · Music Theory and Composition. · Conducting. · Keyboard Instruments. · Jazz/Jazz Studies. · Music History, Literature, and Theory. · Music Technology. |
29 | NA |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
21 | $30,106 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Acting. · Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. · Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
19 | $21,551 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
61 | $32,840 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Ecology. |
15 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. · Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
60 | $31,572 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 24 | $32,498 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. |
60 | $29,615 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Industrial Technology/Technician. · Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician. |
39 | $60,668 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician. · Automation Engineer Technology/Technician. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Family and Community Services. |
29 | $30,128 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 14 | NA |
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textiles, General. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
38 | $34,792 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 32 | $56,120 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Library Science and Administration. ↳ Library and Information Science. |
24 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 11 | NA |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. |
7 | NA |
| Gerontology. | 5 | $56,361 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
16 | $40,184 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, Other. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 20 | $36,869 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. |
19 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. |
11 | NA |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
7 | NA |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
6 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 5 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic Communications. ↳ Graphic Communications, General. |
7 | $33,933 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. |
3 | 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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