by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Clemson University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
Clemson University awards degrees and credentials ranging from certificates 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: 11,996 undergraduate · 4,706 graduate (16,702 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at Clemson University.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,351 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 733 |
| Marketing. | 435 |
| Biology, General. | 420 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 397 |
These majors at Clemson University report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Engineering, Other. | $85,072 |
| Industrial Engineering. | $77,015 |
| Chemical Engineering. | $70,368 |
| Public Administration. | $69,048 |
| Information Science/Studies. | $66,717 |
Browse every major at Clemson University, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,351 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Operations Management and Supervision. · Transportation/Mobility Management. · Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. |
733 | $52,135 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. · Marketing, Other. |
435 | $48,888 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
380 | $52,256 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
250 | $50,204 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Development. |
41 | $60,652 |
| Real Estate. | 14 | NA |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. ↳ Special Products Marketing Operations. |
7 | NA |
| Construction Management. ↳ Construction Management, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineering. | 397 | $77,015 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 303 | $66,398 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
200 | $57,858 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
192 | $60,588 |
| Engineering, Other. | 128 | $85,072 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
105 | $66,228 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 75 | $70,368 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
69 | $66,632 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 39 | $54,819 |
| Materials Engineering. | 35 | $63,207 |
| Agricultural Engineering. | 26 | $54,666 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. |
234 | $35,212 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
110 | $40,773 |
| Education, General. | 109 | $43,746 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Reading Teacher Education. · Agricultural Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other. |
97 | $40,387 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
59 | $36,090 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
41 | $62,738 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other. · Learning Sciences. |
26 | NA |
| Education, Other. | 12 | NA |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 6 | NA |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
420 | $27,318 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
84 | $29,496 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
60 | $37,067 |
| Genetics. ↳ Animal Genetics. · Human/Medical Genetics. |
60 | $28,199 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Animal Physiology. · Entomology. |
17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
165 | $41,128 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
115 | $38,210 |
| Criminology. | 106 | NA |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
88 | $28,851 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
13 | NA |
| Social Sciences, General. ↳ Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods. |
7 | NA |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. · Nursing Science. |
269 | $62,047 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 153 | $27,529 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, Other. |
21 | NA |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Medical/Health Humanities. |
18 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Regulatory Science/Affairs. · Healthcare Innovation. |
13 | NA |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. ↳ Medical Science/Scientist. |
10 | NA |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
4 | NA |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Pre-Pharmacy Studies. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Computer and Information Sciences, General. · Informatics. |
360 | $63,762 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 31 | $66,717 |
| Computer Programming. ↳ Computer Programming/Programmer, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. · Livestock Management. |
113 | $27,954 |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Science. · Food Science and Technology, Other. |
109 | $32,141 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agricultural Business and Management, General. · Agricultural Economics. |
75 | $43,546 |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Plant Sciences, General. · Horticultural Science. |
40 | $29,446 |
| Agricultural Production Operations. ↳ Aquaculture. |
31 | $26,805 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. ↳ Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General. |
12 | NA |
| Soil Sciences. ↳ Soil Sciences, Other. |
9 | NA |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other. | 4 | NA |
| Agricultural Public Services. ↳ Agricultural and Extension Education Services. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 328 | $28,522 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Industrial and Organizational Psychology. · Community Psychology. |
13 | NA |
| Psychology, Other. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture. | 93 | $44,793 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
56 | NA |
| Landscape Architecture. | 32 | NA |
| Environmental Design. ↳ Environmental Design/Architecture. |
9 | NA |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 8 | $47,481 |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation. ↳ Architectural History and Criticism, General. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. ↳ Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General. |
143 | $34,404 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
54 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | 103 | NA |
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Packaging Science. · Engineering-Related Fields, Other. |
61 | $65,136 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Rhetoric and Composition. · Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. |
79 | $38,156 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 65 | $32,696 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Industrial and Product Design. |
78 | $41,708 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. · Fine/Studio Arts, General. |
24 | $19,596 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 20 | $24,202 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. ↳ Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management. |
43 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Natural Resources/Conservation, General. |
31 | $31,797 |
| Forestry. ↳ Forest Management/Forest Resources Management. · Forest Sciences and Biology. |
27 | $43,121 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
48 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. · Optics/Optical Sciences. |
34 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
90 | $28,980 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
81 | $49,691 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Sports Communication. |
33 | NA |
| Communication, General. ↳ Communication and Media Studies, Other. · Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
20 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 28 | $38,392 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. |
20 | $28,742 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Administration. | 42 | $69,048 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Historic Preservation and Conservation. ↳ Historic Preservation and Conservation, General. |
24 | $39,517 |
| Computational Science. | 16 | NA |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 19 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other. · Family and Community Services. |
23 | $45,257 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security. | 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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