by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about East Carolina University, such as what majors does it offer, how diverse it is, how well it ranks, and more, this is your one-stop resource.
At East Carolina 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: 9,928 undergraduate · 4,424 graduate (14,352 total)
The most popular majors at East Carolina University, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 7,176 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 679 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 506 |
| Public Health. | 348 |
| Communication, General. | 296 |
Among East Carolina University programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | $101,084 |
| Dentistry. | $98,089 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $67,736 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | $64,430 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | $61,817 |
Browse every major at East Carolina University, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 7,176 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. · Project Management. · Organizational Leadership. |
679 | $50,353 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
284 | $44,500 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
121 | $46,177 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
116 | $47,597 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
92 | NA |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
89 | $48,057 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ Selling Skills and Sales Operations. |
88 | NA |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hospitality Administration/Management, General. · Hospitality Administration/Management, Other. |
64 | $33,479 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. · Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing. · Nursing Science. · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing. · Clinical Nurse Specialist. · Nursing Administration. · Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing. · Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery. |
506 | $67,736 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health Education and Promotion. · Public Health, General. · Environmental Health. · Maternal and Child Health. |
348 | $32,032 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy. · Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor. · Occupational Therapy/Therapist. · Rehabilitation Science. |
121 | $41,551 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling. · Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. · Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling. · Trauma Counseling. · Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. · Medical Family Therapy/Therapist. |
120 | $41,084 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Audiology/Audiologist. |
109 | $49,728 |
| Medicine. | 80 | $54,979 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. · Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator. |
76 | $46,750 |
| Dentistry. | 51 | $98,089 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Physician Associate/Assistant. · Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other. |
35 | $101,084 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
19 | NA |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics/Dietitian. |
19 | $30,045 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
7 | NA |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Nursing Education. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · College/Postsecondary/University Teaching. · Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching. · Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. · Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching. |
247 | $36,442 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Reading Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Social Studies Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Drama and Dance Teacher Education. · Health Occupations Teacher Education. · Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education. |
172 | $41,360 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Adult and Continuing Education Administration. |
141 | $64,430 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, Other. · Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities. |
46 | $38,283 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
31 | $51,686 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
12 | NA |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ College Student Counseling and Personnel Services. |
10 | NA |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 5 | NA |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
247 | $32,720 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. · Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other. |
132 | $24,742 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Biophysics. · Molecular Biology. |
39 | NA |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 21 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Industrial Technology/Technician. · Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician. |
181 | $55,129 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 165 | $61,817 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
43 | NA |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General. |
21 | NA |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Quality Control Technology/Technician. · Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician. |
10 | NA |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminology. | 183 | NA |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
55 | $35,407 |
| Sociology. ↳ Applied/Public Sociology. · Sociology, General. |
41 | $23,164 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. · Cultural Anthropology. · Forensic Anthropology. |
34 | $20,200 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
34 | $39,460 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ National Security Policy Studies. |
14 | NA |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 296 | $26,525 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Health/Medical Psychology. · School Psychology. |
23 | $49,901 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology. |
15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
296 | $33,632 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
233 | $29,127 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 93 | $57,993 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Information Technology. |
45 | $58,120 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 31 | NA |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration. · Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design. |
30 | NA |
| Information Science/Studies. | 13 | NA |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
10 | NA |
| Computer Programming. ↳ Computer Game Programming. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. |
99 | $23,946 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
38 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
35 | $18,565 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
19 | $23,009 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Interior Design. |
19 | $40,259 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 135 | $38,772 |
| Public Administration. | 15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sports Studies. · Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Physical Fitness Technician. · Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
115 | $29,137 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 24 | $26,887 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
56 | NA |
| Maritime Studies. | 14 | NA |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
12 | NA |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Data Analytics, General. |
11 | NA |
| Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature. | 8 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 6 | NA |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 5 | NA |
| Gerontology. | 5 | NA |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation. ↳ Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering, General. | 91 | $61,056 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Software Engineering. |
16 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 4 | NA |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Family and Community Services. · Child Development. · Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
50 | $27,535 |
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textiles, General. |
40 | $32,462 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. ↳ Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General. |
14 | $49,450 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
44 | $40,027 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Hydrology and Water Resources Science. |
21 | $34,434 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
12 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 55 | $32,799 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. |
18 | NA |
| Literature. ↳ General Literature. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
55 | $34,937 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Library Science and Administration. ↳ Library and Information Science. |
54 | $44,967 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. |
16 | $27,030 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ African-American/Black Studies. |
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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