by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Brigham Young University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
Brigham Young 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: 13,708 undergraduate · 2,628 graduate (16,336 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at Brigham Young University.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,168 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 400 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 343 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 339 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 322 |
These majors at Brigham Young University report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $88,300 |
| Computer Science. | $82,667 |
| Computer Engineering. | $74,326 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | $72,287 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | $71,754 |
The majors at Brigham Young University are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,168 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Actuarial Science. |
400 | NA |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. |
278 | $88,300 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
207 | $68,789 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
114 | $56,416 |
| Construction Management. ↳ Construction Management, General. |
72 | $67,720 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. · Accounting and Related Services, Other. |
63 | $61,415 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 49 | $63,484 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
49 | $51,830 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Organizational Behavior Studies. |
49 | $53,041 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 44 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. · Physiology, General. |
339 | $20,739 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other. · Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. · Epidemiology. |
157 | $30,637 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
146 | $21,255 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
110 | $31,269 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Molecular Biology. · Biophysics. |
80 | $34,189 |
| Biotechnology. | 38 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Bioinformatics. · Biostatistics. |
31 | NA |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Wildlife Biology. |
22 | $31,142 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 230 | $65,677 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
104 | $61,258 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 97 | NA |
| Chemical Engineering. | 87 | $67,199 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Software Engineering. · Computer Engineering, General. |
62 | $74,326 |
| Manufacturing Engineering. | 44 | $65,857 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
27 | $66,731 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other. · Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
343 | $69,188 |
| Computer Science. | 230 | $82,667 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Computer and Information Sciences, Other. · Information Technology. |
50 | $71,754 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Computer Graphics. |
16 | 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. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. |
219 | $36,102 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Mathematics Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · History Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Social Science Teacher Education. · Drama and Dance Teacher Education. · Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Biology Teacher Education. · Spanish Language Teacher Education. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other. · Physics Teacher Education. · German Language Teacher Education. · Chemistry Teacher Education. |
190 | $39,856 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
40 | $38,021 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
36 | $72,287 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
31 | NA |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ College Student Counseling and Personnel Services. |
7 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
6 | NA |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Evaluation and Research. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
155 | $57,448 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. · Political Science and Government, Other. |
143 | $41,028 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
100 | $40,751 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
41 | $42,006 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. · Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
30 | $39,884 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. · Anthropology, Other. |
27 | NA |
| Archeology. | 12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
133 | $25,153 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Public Health Education and Promotion. · Environmental Health. |
129 | $28,871 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. |
129 | $50,600 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics/Dietitian. |
39 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. |
20 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
19 | $54,931 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
17 | NA |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. ↳ Health and Wellness, General. |
6 | NA |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy. |
1 | $28,148 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. · Personality Psychology. |
322 | NA |
| Psychology, General. | 67 | $24,482 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ School Psychology. · Clinical Psychology. |
21 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Advertising. · Public Relations/Image Management. |
189 | $41,037 |
| Communication, General. ↳ Mass Communication/Media Studies. |
80 | NA |
| Journalism. ↳ Journalism, Other. · Journalism. |
54 | $32,982 |
| Publishing. | 45 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. · Art/Art Studies, General. |
75 | $24,952 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Music Performance, General. · Music, Other. · Stringed Instruments. · Voice and Opera. · Keyboard Instruments. · Conducting. · Music Theory and Composition. · Musicology and Ethnomusicology. |
75 | $17,786 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. · Photography. · Cinematography and Film/Video Production. |
66 | $32,016 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Illustration. · Industrial and Product Design. · Design and Visual Communications, General. · Graphic Design. |
53 | $39,924 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. · Dance, Other. |
42 | $14,856 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. · Acting. |
29 | $20,605 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. · Family Systems. |
285 | $21,303 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 19 | NA |
| Housing and Human Environments. ↳ Facilities Planning and Management. |
13 | $56,859 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · Portuguese Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. · Italian Language and Literature. |
128 | $35,254 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Language Interpretation and Translation. · Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other. · Comparative Literature. |
80 | $29,068 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Arabic Language and Literature. · Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. |
41 | $37,329 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Chinese Language and Literature. · Japanese Language and Literature. · Korean Language and Literature. |
27 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
18 | $42,391 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · Latin Language and Literature. |
7 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · German Language and Literature. |
2 | NA |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. · Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
144 | $24,435 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 125 | $42,900 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, Other. · Statistics, General. |
138 | $57,692 |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
43 | NA |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Computational and Applied Mathematics. |
43 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 143 | NA |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Programs for Foreign Lawyers. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. · Physics, Other. · Acoustics. |
49 | $40,730 |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
41 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astronomy. |
18 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
18 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 115 | $21,635 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Administration. | 62 | $49,503 |
| Social Work. | 36 | $45,144 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Education Policy Analysis. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · History, Other. |
93 | $29,901 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Science. |
21 | NA |
| Soil Sciences. ↳ Soil Sciences, Other. |
21 | NA |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. ↳ Landscaping and Groundskeeping. |
18 | $47,377 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ American/United States Studies/Civilization. · European Studies/Civilization. · German Studies. · Asian Studies/Civilization. · Latin American Studies. · Italian Studies. |
53 | $30,421 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition Sciences. | 31 | NA |
| Geography and Environmental Studies. | 2 | NA |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic Communications. ↳ Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects. |
28 | $40,362 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
26 | $24,143 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 22 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. ↳ Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management. |
9 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. ↳ Signal/Geospatial Intelligence. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries. ↳ Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies. |
3 | NA |
| Religious Education. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.