by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how DePaul University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
DePaul 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: 6,454 undergraduate · 5,296 graduate (11,750 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at DePaul University.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,875 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 468 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 304 |
| Computer Programming. | 272 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 246 |
The following majors at DePaul University have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Taxation. | $101,821 |
| Computer Engineering. | $86,090 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | $82,374 |
| Human Computer Interaction. | $80,116 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $77,869 |
Browse every major at DePaul University, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,875 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. |
468 | $77,869 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
246 | $55,552 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
239 | $62,276 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
208 | $48,012 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Actuarial Science. |
181 | $45,236 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
52 | $61,445 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 38 | $56,409 |
| Taxation. | 18 | $101,821 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hospitality Administration/Management, General. |
15 | $43,199 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. · Human Resources Development. |
15 | $62,205 |
| Real Estate. | 13 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Programming. ↳ Computer Programming/Programmer, General. · Computer Programming, Specific Applications. |
272 | $68,958 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration. · Computer Software and Media Applications, Other. · Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design. |
218 | $74,113 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 112 | $76,431 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
106 | $82,374 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Information Technology. · Artificial Intelligence. |
55 | $51,570 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 33 | $56,840 |
| Computer Science. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Cinematography and Film/Video Production. |
304 | $24,382 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Acting. · Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. · Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. · Playwriting and Screenwriting. · Comedy Writing and Performance. · Theatre Literature, History and Criticism. |
109 | $24,841 |
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Jazz/Jazz Studies. · Music, Other. · Music, General. · Music Theory and Composition. |
83 | $20,867 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Graphic Design. · Industrial and Product Design. · Design and Visual Communications, General. |
55 | $32,912 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. |
27 | $17,798 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. ↳ Music Management. · Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General. · Fine and Studio Arts Management. |
17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. · Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. · Adult Health Nurse/Nursing. |
203 | $66,719 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 139 | $33,464 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
52 | NA |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
35 | NA |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · International Public Health/International Health. |
18 | $46,895 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
12 | NA |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Bioethics/Medical Ethics. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Social Science Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · History Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Reading Teacher Education. · Spanish Language Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Foreign Language Teacher Education. · Physics Teacher Education. |
111 | $47,350 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. |
106 | $44,812 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other. |
93 | $45,989 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
48 | $55,535 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
19 | $62,218 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 8 | NA |
| Education, Other. | 5 | NA |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 4 | NA |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. ↳ Bilingual and Multilingual Education. |
2 | $55,265 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
102 | $37,484 |
| Criminology. | 58 | NA |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. · International Relations and National Security Studies, Other. |
43 | $37,113 |
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · Economics, General. |
42 | $55,923 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
34 | $28,832 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. · Geography. |
25 | NA |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
14 | NA |
| Social Sciences, General. ↳ Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Mass Communication/Media Studies. · Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
127 | $33,378 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other. · Sports Communication. · Organizational Communication, General. · Health Communication. |
116 | $40,323 |
| Journalism. | 33 | $29,031 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
33 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Computer Interaction. | 120 | $80,116 |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. |
100 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 36 | NA |
| Sustainability Studies. | 11 | $51,151 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 9 | $26,553 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science. | 4 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
3 | NA |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 199 | $30,341 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Industrial and Organizational Psychology. · Community Psychology. · Clinical Psychology. |
54 | $63,892 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. · Experimental Psychology. |
16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 174 | $56,306 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence. · International Law and Legal Studies. · Tax Law/Taxation. · Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other. |
27 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Financial Mathematics. · Applied Mathematics, General. · Computational Mathematics. |
78 | $77,007 |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
25 | $40,548 |
| Applied Statistics. ↳ Applied Statistics, General. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic Communications. ↳ Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects. |
91 | $25,162 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other. | 7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
55 | $25,467 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
36 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 52 | $31,739 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. · Rhetoric and Composition. · Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. |
41 | $41,921 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Administration. | 22 | $53,383 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
19 | $39,789 |
| Social Work. | 16 | $38,497 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy. | 11 | NA |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ General Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. |
47 | $57,022 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Environmental Science. |
34 | $25,318 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. · Italian Language and Literature. |
20 | $24,694 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
7 | NA |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Language Interpretation and Translation. |
5 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. |
1 | NA |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Arabic Language and Literature. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
34 | $29,281 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 29 | $29,611 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. |
16 | NA |
| Area Studies. ↳ American/United States Studies/Civilization. · Japanese Studies. · Latin American Studies. · Chinese Studies. |
11 | $28,163 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Software Engineering. |
26 | $86,090 |
| Systems Engineering. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
10 | NA |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other. | 4 | NA |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
7 | NA |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
3 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astrophysics. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation. ↳ Architectural History and Criticism, General. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security. ↳ Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management. |
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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