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Union College Majors and Degree Programs

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* Degrees Offered

• Most Popular Majors
• Highest-Paid Majors
• All Majors by Study Area

In the latest year of available data, students from 18 majors graduated from Union College.

Degrees Offered

At Union College, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the bachelor’s degree.

Degree Level	Offered
Certificate	—
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	—
Doctorate	—

Completions: 1,054 undergraduate (1,054 total)

Most Popular Majors

Here are the majors that graduate the most students at Union College.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Multi-Disciplinary Studies	527
Economics.	75
Research and Experimental Psychology.	48
Mechanical Engineering.	47
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.	32

Highest-Paid Majors

These majors at Union College report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.

Highest-Paying Majors	Average Salary
Mechanical Engineering.	$63,637
Economics.	$50,348
Political Science and Government.	$42,375
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.	$41,903
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.	$39,796

All Majors by Study Area

The majors at Union College are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.

Multi-Disciplinary Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Multi-Disciplinary Studies	527	NA

Social Sciences

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics.	75	$50,348
Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General.	29	$42,375
Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General.	15	NA
Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General.	2	NA

Engineering

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Mechanical Engineering.	47	$63,637
Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering.	20	NA
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering.	17	NA
Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General.	5	NA

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General.	31	$36,171
Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience.	12	$31,476
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other.	12	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry.	10	NA

Psychology

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other.	48	NA

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.	32	$41,903

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Computer and Information Sciences, General.	27	NA

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature.	15	NA
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.	9	NA
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Chinese Language and Literature.	3	NA

History

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
History. ↳ History, General.	19	NA

English Language and Literature/Letters

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
English Language and Literature, General.	18	NA

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Business/Managerial Economics.	15	NA

Physical Sciences

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General.	6	NA
Physics. ↳ Physics, General.	6	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other.	1	$39,796

Natural Resources and Conservation

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Environmental Science.	12	NA

Mathematics and Statistics

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General.	11	NA

Visual and Performing Arts

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General.	7	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.	2	NA
Music. ↳ Music, General.	2	NA

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Area Studies. ↳ Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies. · African Studies. · Asian Studies/Civilization. · Latin American and Caribbean Studies.	7	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies.	3	NA

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Philosophy.	8	NA

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Systems Science and Theory.	1	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Union College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Notes and References

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

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Daniel Case under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.