by our College Data Analytics TeamWant the scoop on University of Chicago? We have put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors UChicago offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much more.
At University of Chicago, 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: 5,466 undergraduate · 10,112 graduate (15,578 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at University of Chicago.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 7,789 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 1,261 |
| Economics. | 828 |
| Social Sciences, General. | 788 |
| Computer Science. | 429 |
Among University of Chicago programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Law. | $181,006 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $159,677 |
| Statistics. | $119,416 |
| Applied Mathematics. | $107,203 |
| Computer Science. | $100,886 |
Explore the full list of majors at University of Chicago, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 7,789 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · International Economics. · Economics, General. |
828 | $82,564 |
| Social Sciences, General. ↳ Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods. · Social Sciences, General. |
788 | $39,749 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
186 | $43,540 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
123 | $48,082 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
64 | NA |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
43 | NA |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 41 | NA |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. |
1,261 | NA |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ International Finance. · Finance, General. |
121 | NA |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. · Business Administration and Management, General. |
29 | $159,677 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 19 | NA |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing Research. |
13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 429 | $100,886 |
| Computer Systems Analysis. ↳ Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst. |
118 | NA |
| Computer Programming. ↳ Computer Programming, Other. |
69 | NA |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Computer and Information Sciences, Other. |
41 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
223 | $81,753 |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Financial Mathematics. · Computational and Applied Mathematics. |
144 | $107,203 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
108 | $119,416 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
212 | $24,335 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. · Neurobiology and Anatomy. |
86 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biophysics. · Molecular Biochemistry. |
41 | NA |
| Genetics. ↳ Genetics, General. · Molecular Genetics. · Human/Medical Genetics. |
29 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Bioinformatics. |
24 | $69,811 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Ecology. · Evolutionary Biology. |
16 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Oncology and Cancer Biology. |
14 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Immunology. · Microbiology, General. |
12 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Anatomy. · Developmental Biology and Embryology. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. · Chemistry, Other. |
174 | $36,403 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
120 | $52,578 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astronomy. |
34 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geophysics and Seismology. |
17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 177 | $44,819 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. · International Policy Analysis. |
152 | $51,672 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analytics. ↳ Data Analytics, General. |
246 | NA |
| Systems Science and Theory. | 47 | NA |
| Cognitive Science. ↳ Cognitive Science, General. |
13 | NA |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 6 | NA |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies. | 3 | NA |
| Science, Technology and Society. | 2 | NA |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 199 | $181,006 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other. · Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. |
82 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Experimental Psychology. |
130 | $40,175 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Counseling Psychology. |
33 | $35,220 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Humanities/Humanistic Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · General Studies. |
153 | $34,324 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine. | 92 | $59,645 |
| Public Health. ↳ Health Services Administration. |
44 | NA |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. ↳ Clinical and Translational Science. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Comparative Literature. |
31 | $14,137 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. |
28 | NA |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. |
18 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 18 | NA |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. |
17 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 11 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
6 | NA |
| South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 71 | $35,291 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
38 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering. ↳ Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. |
102 | NA |
| Engineering Physics. ↳ Engineering Physics/Applied Physics. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. |
107 | $40,346 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
34 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
25 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
17 | NA |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 15 | NA |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Visual Communications, General. |
8 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Directing and Theatrical Production. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. |
56 | NA |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resource Economics. |
39 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. ↳ Theology/Theological Studies. · Divinity/Ministry. |
90 | $40,404 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ Near and Middle Eastern Studies. · African Studies. · Latin American Studies. |
41 | $35,643 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. · Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. |
38 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 78 | $28,698 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Jewish/Judaic Studies. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
59 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Securities Services Administration/Management. |
1 | $99,684 |
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.
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