by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how Cornell University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
Cornell 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: 8,540 undergraduate · 9,112 graduate (17,652 total)
The most popular majors at Cornell University, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,826 |
| Computer Science. | 874 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 543 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 440 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 432 |
Among Cornell University programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $150,786 |
| Computer Science. | $135,007 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $99,909 |
| Systems Engineering. | $95,847 |
| Operations Research. | $93,915 |
Browse every major at Cornell University, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,826 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. |
543 | $150,786 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Business Statistics. |
432 | NA |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Labor and Industrial Relations. · Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
374 | $65,696 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hotel/Motel Administration/Management. · Hospitality Administration/Management, General. |
366 | $64,573 |
| Real Estate. | 21 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 272 | $79,508 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
255 | $99,909 |
| Operations Research. | 230 | $93,915 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
176 | $73,107 |
| Systems Engineering. | 129 | $95,847 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 86 | $74,126 |
| Materials Engineering. | 83 | $74,526 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
79 | $67,621 |
| Engineering Physics. ↳ Engineering Physics/Applied Physics. |
52 | NA |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
32 | NA |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 26 | $61,768 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 24 | NA |
| Agricultural Engineering. | 17 | NA |
| Engineering, General. | 3 | $57,169 |
| Engineering Mechanics. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 874 | $135,007 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Information Technology. · Computer and Information Sciences, General. |
440 | $89,218 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Information Technology Project Management. |
86 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agricultural Economics. |
245 | $78,005 |
| Veterinary Medicine. | 116 | NA |
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. |
89 | $25,436 |
| Agriculture, General. | 82 | $41,224 |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Science. · Viticulture and Enology. |
74 | $51,489 |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Plant Sciences, General. · Horticultural Science. · Agronomy and Crop Science. · Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding. |
52 | NA |
| International Agriculture. | 11 | $31,652 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
296 | $29,066 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 83 | $30,195 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biometry/Biometrics. · Computational Biology. |
36 | $69,641 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Molecular Biology. · Biophysics. · Biochemistry. |
28 | NA |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Entomology. |
19 | NA |
| Genetics. ↳ Genetics, General. |
13 | NA |
| Botany/Plant Biology. ↳ Botany/Plant Biology. · Plant Pathology/Phytopathology. |
11 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. · Parasitology. |
10 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Evolutionary Biology. · Ecology. |
5 | NA |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neurobiology and Behavior. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · Development Economics and International Development. |
253 | $69,416 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
138 | $51,469 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. · Rural Sociology. |
58 | $32,205 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
15 | NA |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
14 | NA |
| Archeology. | 9 | NA |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence. |
205 | NA |
| Law. | 195 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
123 | $37,662 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
84 | $38,630 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. · Geology/Earth Science, General. |
27 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astronomy. |
24 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
132 | $77,827 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
100 | $83,338 |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Administration. | 129 | $63,188 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. · Health Policy Analysis. |
79 | $65,965 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Biology. | 100 | NA |
| Sustainability Studies. | 53 | NA |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 34 | $13,820 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation. ↳ Historic Preservation and Conservation, General. |
5 | NA |
| Science, Technology and Society. | 5 | NA |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 5 | NA |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies. | 3 | NA |
| Cognitive Science. ↳ Cognitive Science, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
136 | $57,023 |
| Landscape Architecture. | 38 | NA |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 29 | $37,781 |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation. ↳ Architectural History and Criticism, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. · Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. · Developmental and Child Psychology. |
97 | NA |
| Psychology, General. | 79 | $36,163 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Environmental Health. · International Public Health/International Health. |
83 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
70 | $75,859 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. · Natural Resources/Conservation, General. |
116 | $29,011 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. | 87 | $44,071 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
33 | NA |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Comparative Literature. |
32 | $17,890 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 16 | NA |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
80 | NA |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
36 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Musicology and Ethnomusicology. |
17 | NA |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 10 | NA |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Fashion/Apparel Design. |
7 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 59 | $24,951 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ Asian Studies/Civilization. · American/United States Studies/Civilization. · Near and Middle Eastern Studies. · German Studies. |
40 | $30,086 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ African-American/Black Studies. · Gay/Lesbian Studies. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 41 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
40 | $27,797 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textiles, General. · Textile Science. |
28 | $55,049 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ General Studies. |
22 | 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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