by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how Rowan University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
At Rowan University, students can earn anything from certificates through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | ✓ |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 9,078 undergraduate · 2,848 graduate (11,926 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at Rowan University.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,963 |
| Psychology, General. | 533 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 434 |
| Medicine. | 310 |
| Biology, General. | 267 |
These majors at Rowan University report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $84,722 |
| Computer Science. | $80,375 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $70,732 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | $70,059 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | $60,540 |
Browse every major at Rowan University, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,963 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. · Organizational Leadership. · Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. |
434 | $47,985 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
142 | $45,962 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping. · Accounting. |
103 | $49,122 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. · Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other. |
36 | NA |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. · Human Resources Development. · Organizational Behavior Studies. |
28 | $44,036 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Management Science. |
10 | NA |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
8 | NA |
| Construction Management. ↳ Construction Management, General. |
5 | NA |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine. ↳ Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy. · Medicine. |
310 | NA |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Clinical Nurse Leader. · Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. · Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other. |
127 | $84,722 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 87 | NA |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics/Dietitian. |
40 | NA |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. ↳ Pharmaceutical Sciences. · Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy. |
37 | NA |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. ↳ Health and Wellness, General. |
33 | $37,781 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
20 | NA |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, Other. · Health/Medical Physics. |
19 | NA |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. ↳ Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant. |
13 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other. · Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist. |
12 | $17,879 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator. |
5 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. |
3 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 533 | $28,429 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ School Psychology. · Clinical Psychology. · Industrial and Organizational Psychology. · Counseling Psychology. |
72 | $55,586 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 143 | $80,375 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 135 | $54,859 |
| Computer Programming. ↳ Computer Programming/Programmer, General. |
125 | $40,608 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration. |
70 | NA |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
68 | NA |
| Information Science/Studies. | 43 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. |
153 | $59,571 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs. · Special Education and Teaching, General. · Special Education and Teaching, Other. |
135 | $57,745 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship. · Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Community College Administration. · Educational Administration and Supervision, Other. |
94 | $70,059 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Social Studies Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Reading Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Drama and Dance Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. |
90 | $43,683 |
| Education, General. | 37 | $52,382 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. ↳ Bilingual and Multilingual Education. |
29 | NA |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
18 | $44,259 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
15 | NA |
| Education, Other. | 6 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 112 | $60,540 |
| Engineering, General. | 93 | NA |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. · Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other. |
83 | $70,732 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. · Transportation and Highway Engineering. |
66 | $59,459 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
37 | $45,966 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 33 | $58,819 |
| Engineering, Other. | 14 | NA |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
9 | NA |
| Manufacturing Engineering. | 8 | NA |
| Surveying Engineering. | 7 | NA |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 4 | NA |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Sports Communication. · Advertising. · Public Relations/Image Management. · Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. · Health Communication. · Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other. · Organizational Communication, General. |
244 | $32,714 |
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. · Communication and Media Studies, Other. |
106 | $33,970 |
| Journalism. | 18 | $27,261 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Radio and Television. · Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
11 | NA |
| Publishing. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
267 | $29,579 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Biophysics. |
40 | $34,551 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. · Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other. |
32 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Bioinformatics. |
10 | NA |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Police Science. · Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. · Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other. |
237 | $32,026 |
| Homeland Security. ↳ Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management. · Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations. |
51 | NA |
| Security Science and Technology. ↳ Forensic Science and Technology. · Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ General Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
183 | $34,175 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Music. ↳ Music Technology. · Music, General. · Jazz/Jazz Studies. · Music Performance, General. |
83 | $27,411 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. |
53 | $26,945 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
27 | $20,757 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
4 | NA |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. ↳ Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General. |
4 | NA |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Game and Interactive Media Design. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. |
37 | $46,500 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. · Geographic Information Science and Cartography. · Geography, Other. |
36 | $38,975 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
32 | $26,714 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
25 | $30,992 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
10 | NA |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other. · Creative Writing. · Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. |
48 | NA |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. | 46 | $26,146 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 33 | $37,996 |
| Literature. ↳ English Literature (British and Commonwealth). · General Literature. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician. |
96 | $23,820 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · Public/Applied History. |
70 | $32,865 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · Italian Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
37 | $33,127 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other. |
8 | NA |
| American Sign Language. ↳ American Sign Language (ASL). |
8 | NA |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Japanese Language and Literature. |
5 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
3 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. · Optics/Optical Sciences. |
23 | $31,968 |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
18 | $43,225 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Paleontology. |
10 | NA |
| Materials Sciences. ↳ Materials Science. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. ↳ Building/Construction Site Management/Manager. |
53 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Sciences. | 23 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 17 | NA |
| Holocaust and Related Studies. | 3 | NA |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. | 3 | NA |
| Computational Science. | 3 | NA |
| Marine Sciences. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Environmental Science. |
47 | $37,832 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resource Economics. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
37 | $46,700 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. · Sports Studies. · Physical Fitness Technician. |
28 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
22 | NA |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. ↳ Philosophy. · Applied and Professional Ethics. |
12 | NA |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. ↳ Philosophy and Religious Studies, General. |
7 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other. |
19 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
10 | NA |
| Community Organization and Advocacy. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ African Studies. · Near and Middle Eastern Studies. · Area Studies, Other. |
5 | NA |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. |
2 | 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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