Find out more about how Bethel University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
At Bethel University, students can earn anything from associate degrees through the master’s degree.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | — |
Completions: 568 undergraduate · 90 graduate (658 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at Bethel University.
The following majors at Bethel University have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $57,967 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $45,421 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | $41,150 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | $40,205 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | $37,145 |
Browse every major at Bethel University, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 329 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Organizational Leadership. |
68 | $45,421 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 12 | $41,150 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. · Marketing, Other. |
10 | NA |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. |
47 | $57,967 |
| Public Health. ↳ International Public Health/International Health. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries. ↳ Lay Ministry. · Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other. |
26 | NA |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. ↳ Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other. |
7 | NA |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology. ↳ Missions/Missionary Studies. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sports Studies. · Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
24 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. |
13 | $37,145 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Music Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Biology Teacher Education. |
5 | $40,205 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
1 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other. |
1 | NA |
| 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. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
20 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| American Sign Language. ↳ Sign Language Interpretation and Translation. · American Sign Language (ASL). |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. |
5 | NA |
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Graphic Design. |
4 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
3 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering, General. | 7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
4 | NA |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
5 | $32,167 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. ↳ Public Administration and Social Service Professions. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 2 | NA |
| Computer Science. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Rhetoric and Composition. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
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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