by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how Duke University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
At Duke University, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 5,172 undergraduate · 10,350 graduate (15,522 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at Duke University.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 7,761 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 1,078 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 601 |
| Computer Science. | 484 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | 306 |
These majors at Duke University report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| International Business. | $151,472 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $143,622 |
| Computer Science. | $115,135 |
| Computer Engineering. | $108,817 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | $108,130 |
Explore the full list of majors at Duke University, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 7,761 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. |
1,078 | NA |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. |
241 | $143,622 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
76 | NA |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
50 | $151,472 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Adult Health Nurse/Nursing. · Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. · Nursing Practice. · Pediatric Nurse/Nursing. · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing. · Nursing Administration. · Women's Health Nurse/Nursing. · Nurse Anesthetist. · Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing. · Critical Care Nursing. · Nursing Science. · Palliative Care Nursing. |
601 | $82,745 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Physician Associate/Assistant. · Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist. |
188 | $108,130 |
| Medicine. | 133 | NA |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Occupational Therapy/Therapist. |
130 | NA |
| Public Health. ↳ International Public Health/International Health. |
49 | $46,377 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Bioethics/Medical Ethics. · Nursing Education. |
40 | NA |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
36 | $105,456 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
274 | $70,302 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
189 | $108,817 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
140 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 116 | $71,314 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
32 | NA |
| Systems Engineering. | 6 | NA |
| Engineering, Other. | 6 | NA |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 4 | NA |
| Materials Engineering. | 4 | NA |
| Engineering Mechanics. | 2 | NA |
| Engineering, General. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
233 | $20,765 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
102 | $34,195 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. · Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other. |
86 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Anatomy. · Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. · Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology. · Developmental Biology and Embryology. |
68 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Infectious Disease and Global Health. · Immunology. |
50 | NA |
| Genetics. ↳ Molecular Genetics. · Genome Sciences/Genomics. |
28 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Molecular Biology. · Biophysics. |
24 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Pathology/Experimental Pathology. |
22 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. · Ecology. · Epidemiology. |
21 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Pharmacology. · Toxicology. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · Economics, General. |
276 | $94,699 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. · Political Economy. |
141 | $43,130 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. · National Security Policy Studies. |
66 | NA |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
38 | $60,357 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
19 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 484 | $115,135 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Artificial Intelligence. |
14 | NA |
| Information Science/Studies. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. · Engineering Design. |
306 | $97,661 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 96 | NA |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Environmental/Environmental Engineering Technology/Technician. |
12 | NA |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Computer Software Technology/Technician. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
259 | NA |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
36 | NA |
| Economics and Computer Science. | 21 | NA |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
12 | NA |
| Mathematics and Computer Science. | 6 | NA |
| Cognitive Science. ↳ Cognitive Science, General. |
2 | NA |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 1 | NA |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 1 | NA |
| Natural Sciences. | 1 | NA |
| Computational Science. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 277 | NA |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other. · International Law and Legal Studies. |
22 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
278 | $58,078 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Natural Resources/Conservation, General. · Environmental Studies. |
203 | $55,937 |
| Forestry. ↳ Forestry, General. |
13 | NA |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
121 | NA |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
88 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. ↳ Theology/Theological Studies. · Divinity/Ministry. |
157 | $41,462 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, Other. | 19 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. · Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. |
158 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. · Physics, Other. |
68 | NA |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
46 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. · Geology/Earth Science, General. |
7 | NA |
| Materials Sciences. ↳ Materials Science. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. · Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. |
66 | $41,241 |
| International and Comparative Education. | 21 | $42,961 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ Area Studies, Other. · East Asian Studies. · Latin American Studies. · African Studies. |
64 | $43,489 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · French Language and Literature. · Spanish Language and Literature. · Italian Language and Literature. |
26 | NA |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. · Linguistics. |
16 | $33,441 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
13 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 7 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · Russian Language and Literature. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art History, Criticism and Conservation. · Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other. |
25 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
13 | NA |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 13 | $38,636 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
8 | NA |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 6 | NA |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 42 | $37,241 |
| Literature. ↳ General Literature. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Religion/Religious Studies. · Christian Studies. |
32 | $49,269 |
| Philosophy. | 12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
24 | $46,818 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · History, Other. |
24 | $45,091 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 5 | 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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