by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Cumberland University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
Cumberland University awards degrees and credentials ranging from associate degrees up to its highest offering, the master’s degree.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | — |
Completions: 1,076 undergraduate · 262 graduate (1,338 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at Cumberland University.
The following majors at Cumberland University have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $55,549 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $44,569 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | $42,951 |
| Education, General. | $42,566 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | $31,267 |
Explore the full list of majors at Cumberland University, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 669 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. · Project Management. |
150 | $44,569 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
15 | NA |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
10 | NA |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. · General Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
156 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. |
65 | $55,549 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
6 | NA |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Nursing Education. |
4 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Reading Teacher Education. |
21 | $42,951 |
| Education, General. | 20 | $42,566 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. |
9 | NA |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
2 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sports Studies. · Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
46 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. · Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other. |
28 | $31,267 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Administration. | 27 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 26 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 12 | NA |
| Biology, General. ↳ Biomedical Sciences, General. · Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
7 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 9 | NA |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. |
10 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Information Technology. |
4 | NA |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Information Technology Project Management. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences, 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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.