by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Auburn University. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more.
Auburn University awards degrees and credentials ranging from bachelor’s degrees 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: 11,956 undergraduate · 4,950 graduate (16,906 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at Auburn University.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,453 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 961 |
| Biology, General. | 380 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 373 |
| Marketing. | 307 |
Among Auburn University programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | $109,330 |
| Chemical Engineering. | $75,285 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | $74,460 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $72,274 |
| Architectural Engineering. | $71,296 |
Explore the full list of majors at Auburn University, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,453 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. |
961 | $70,618 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
373 | $46,598 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
307 | $44,504 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
247 | $56,045 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. |
134 | $54,362 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hospitality Administration/Management, General. |
77 | $42,369 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
57 | $74,460 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Engineering. | 253 | $71,296 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 230 | $67,127 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. · Transportation and Highway Engineering. |
154 | $60,897 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 152 | $66,558 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. · Computer Software Engineering. |
146 | $63,168 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
128 | $63,127 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
103 | $72,274 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 97 | $75,285 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 53 | $51,452 |
| Materials Engineering. | 22 | NA |
| Engineering, General. | 11 | NA |
| Manufacturing Engineering. | 8 | NA |
| Engineering, Other. | 6 | NA |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biomedical Sciences, General. · Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
380 | $27,151 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. |
239 | $28,718 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology. |
28 | NA |
| Genetics. ↳ Genetics, General. |
17 | NA |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
14 | NA |
| Biotechnology. | 11 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Computational Biology. |
10 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. |
268 | $59,245 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. ↳ Pharmacy. · Pharmaceutics and Drug Design. |
136 | $109,330 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
107 | $48,891 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
40 | $34,378 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor. |
37 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other. · Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. · Secondary Education and Teaching. |
196 | $39,106 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Technical Teacher Education. · Social Science Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Foreign Language Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. |
128 | $39,210 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, Other. |
59 | $37,195 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
58 | $62,951 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
48 | $34,639 |
| Education, General. | 41 | NA |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Statistics and Research Methods. |
5 | NA |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Medicine. | 123 | NA |
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. · Poultry Science. |
117 | $37,905 |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Plant Sciences, Other. · Horticultural Science. · Agronomy and Crop Science. |
87 | $41,703 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agricultural Economics. · Agricultural Business Technology/Technician. |
54 | $47,415 |
| Agricultural Production Operations. ↳ Aquaculture. |
34 | NA |
| Agriculture, General. | 19 | NA |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Brewing Science. · Food Science. |
14 | NA |
| Agricultural Public Services. ↳ Agricultural Communication/Journalism. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 229 | $22,796 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Industrial and Organizational Psychology. · Counseling Psychology. · Clinical Psychology. · Applied Behavior Analysis. |
61 | $70,291 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Communication and Media Studies, Other. · Mass Communication/Media Studies. |
127 | $30,492 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Public Relations/Image Management. |
110 | $34,482 |
| Journalism. | 44 | $30,959 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Computer and Information Sciences, General. · Human-Centered Technology Design. |
153 | $62,372 |
| Computer Science. | 45 | NA |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
33 | NA |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration. |
20 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other. · Child Development. · Family and Community Services. |
120 | $25,613 |
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textile Marketing Management. |
98 | $38,625 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other. | 18 | NA |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. ↳ Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. · Political Science and Government, Other. |
80 | $35,032 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · Development Economics and International Development. |
52 | $41,887 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. · Geography. |
32 | NA |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
29 | $32,601 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ National Security Policy Studies. |
10 | NA |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Natural Resources/Conservation, General. · Environmental Science. |
66 | NA |
| Forestry. ↳ Forest Sciences and Biology. · Forestry, General. · Forestry, Other. · Forest Resources Production and Management. |
60 | $47,039 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism. · Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. |
43 | NA |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. ↳ Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management. |
37 | $26,293 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Visual Communications, General. · Industrial and Product Design. · Interior Design. · Design and Applied Arts, Other. |
141 | $37,862 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. |
23 | $19,757 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
21 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation. ↳ Aviation/Airway Management and Operations. · Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew. |
161 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture. | 62 | $50,456 |
| Environmental Design. ↳ Environmental Design/Architecture. |
38 | NA |
| Interior Architecture. | 15 | NA |
| Real Estate Development. | 15 | NA |
| Landscape Architecture. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition Sciences. | 55 | $39,754 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
32 | $34,513 |
| Sustainability Studies. | 11 | NA |
| Earth Systems Science. | 8 | NA |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Data Analytics, General. |
5 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Administration. | 51 | $35,723 |
| Social Work. | 42 | $33,955 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
32 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
32 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. |
25 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | 66 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 60 | $31,491 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
66 | $28,017 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
31 | NA |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
18 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
42 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
38 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 6 | 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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