by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how University at Buffalo ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
At University at Buffalo, 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: 10,496 undergraduate · 9,354 graduate (19,850 total)
The most popular majors at University at Buffalo, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 9,925 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 788 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 688 |
| Psychology, General. | 542 |
| Engineering, General. | 473 |
These majors at University at Buffalo report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | $95,335 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $73,544 |
| Dentistry. | $70,533 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | $68,548 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $67,511 |
Explore the full list of majors at University at Buffalo, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 9,925 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering, General. | 473 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 279 | $61,042 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 180 | $61,581 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. · Structural Engineering. |
169 | $59,962 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
137 | $67,511 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
119 | $47,620 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
118 | $59,797 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 99 | $60,546 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
37 | $61,859 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 26 | $45,437 |
| Materials Engineering. | 4 | NA |
| Engineering Physics. ↳ Engineering Physics/Applied Physics. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Community Health and Preventive Medicine. · Health/Medical Physics. · International Public Health/International Health. |
258 | $45,087 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nurse Anesthetist. · Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing. · Nursing Science. · Adult Health Nurse/Nursing. |
236 | $73,544 |
| Medicine. | 169 | NA |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. ↳ Pharmacy. · Pharmaceutical Sciences. · Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. |
162 | $95,335 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Occupational Therapy/Therapist. · Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor. · Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering. · Rehabilitation Science. |
150 | $50,778 |
| Dentistry. | 119 | $70,533 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. · Audiology/Audiologist. |
97 | $32,192 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. ↳ Dental Clinical Sciences, General. · Orthodontics/Orthodontology. · Endodontics/Endodontology. · Periodontics/Periodontology. · Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology. · Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. · Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery. |
34 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. |
34 | $44,969 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. · Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist. |
22 | $68,548 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
21 | $66,995 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
12 | NA |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. ↳ Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain. |
2 | NA |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Nursing Education. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 688 | NA |
| Computer Science. | 302 | $60,109 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 157 | NA |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other. · Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
43 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. |
788 | $43,200 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
172 | $48,417 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. |
92 | NA |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
61 | $29,034 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences, General. | 183 | $30,016 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
161 | $29,746 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
158 | $40,642 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
123 | $28,639 |
| Criminology. | 94 | NA |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. · Geography. |
35 | $31,417 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
24 | $19,202 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
343 | $23,216 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. · Oncology and Cancer Biology. · Pathology/Experimental Pathology. |
181 | $25,476 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
61 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Structural Biology. |
35 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Pharmacology and Toxicology. · Pharmacology. |
27 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. · Ecology. |
13 | NA |
| Biotechnology. | 12 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology and Immunology. |
10 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. · Bioinformatics. |
10 | NA |
| Genetics. ↳ Genome Sciences/Genomics. |
4 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Anatomy. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 542 | $27,689 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ School Psychology. · Counseling Psychology. · Health/Medical Psychology. · Educational Psychology. |
29 | NA |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. · Behavioral Neuroscience. · Social Psychology. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist. · Social Studies Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Reading Teacher Education. · Biology Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Spanish Language Teacher Education. · Chemistry Teacher Education. · Physics Teacher Education. · Earth Science Teacher Education. · Foreign Language Teacher Education. · French Language Teacher Education. |
153 | $44,869 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. · Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship. · Superintendency and Educational System Administration. |
71 | $43,809 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · College/Postsecondary/University Teaching. |
54 | $38,824 |
| Education, General. | 31 | NA |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
23 | NA |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 21 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
10 | $44,828 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Statistics and Research Methods. |
5 | NA |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. ↳ Bilingual and Multilingual Education. |
2 | NA |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
1 | NA |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. · Mass Communication/Media Studies. |
312 | $34,834 |
| Journalism. | 8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 156 | $53,756 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | 85 | NA |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 237 | $43,155 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
121 | $34,274 |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Financial Mathematics. · Applied Mathematics, General. · Computational and Applied Mathematics. |
95 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
69 | NA |
| Architecture. | 61 | $31,503 |
| Environmental Design. ↳ Environmental Design/Architecture. |
49 | NA |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 31 | $44,380 |
| Real Estate Development. | 9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
65 | $22,616 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
64 | $23,822 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. · Musical Theatre. |
23 | $25,698 |
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Music, General. · Music History, Literature, and Theory. · Music Theory and Composition. · Musicology and Ethnomusicology. |
21 | NA |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
13 | $19,653 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Visual Communications, General. |
3 | NA |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. ↳ Fine and Studio Arts Management. |
2 | NA |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. · Chemistry, Other. |
62 | $33,477 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. |
43 | $30,827 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. · Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. |
38 | $34,444 |
| Materials Sciences. ↳ Materials Science. |
16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Library Science and Administration. ↳ Library and Information Science. |
135 | $41,584 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
96 | $26,574 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 81 | $26,967 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition Sciences. | 20 | NA |
| Systems Science and Theory. | 17 | NA |
| Cognitive Science. ↳ Cognitive Science, General. |
10 | NA |
| Sustainability Studies. | 9 | NA |
| Natural Sciences. | 8 | NA |
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. | 7 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 5 | NA |
| Geography and Environmental Studies. | 5 | NA |
| Science, Technology and Society. | 4 | NA |
| Computational Science. | 3 | NA |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation. ↳ Historic Preservation and Conservation, General. |
2 | NA |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
2 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
55 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Comparative Literature. |
32 | $16,923 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. · Italian Language and Literature. |
17 | $24,021 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. |
42 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ Asian Studies/Civilization. · American/United States Studies/Civilization. |
14 | NA |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Comparative Group Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. |
13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 20 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Jewish/Judaic Studies. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
3 | 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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