by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, such as what majors does it offer, how diverse it is, how well it ranks, and more, this is your one-stop resource.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign awards degrees and credentials ranging from bachelor’s degrees up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 18,438 undergraduate · 16,330 graduate (34,768 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 17,384 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 1,794 |
| Computer Science. | 1,555 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 1,297 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 681 |
These majors at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Computer Science. | $133,547 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $93,728 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science. | $90,339 |
| Computer Engineering. | $88,455 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | $87,923 |
Explore the full list of majors at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 17,384 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. · Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. · Operations Management and Supervision. |
1,794 | $93,728 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Management Science. · Actuarial Science. |
1,297 | $62,949 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
297 | $66,961 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
272 | $65,425 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. · Digital Marketing. |
240 | $55,615 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Labor and Industrial Relations. · Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. · Human Resources Development. |
136 | $87,923 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
25 | NA |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
25 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
425 | $84,005 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 398 | $73,527 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
392 | $88,455 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
327 | $66,202 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
215 | $71,689 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 177 | $73,493 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
136 | $67,270 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 135 | $68,901 |
| Materials Engineering. | 113 | $64,436 |
| Agricultural Engineering. | 90 | $56,190 |
| Engineering Physics. ↳ Engineering Physics/Applied Physics. |
87 | $48,606 |
| Systems Engineering. | 65 | $61,753 |
| Nuclear Engineering. | 56 | $65,618 |
| Engineering, General. | 46 | NA |
| Operations Research. | 28 | NA |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 26 | NA |
| Engineering Mechanics. | 23 | $67,403 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 1,555 | $133,547 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 500 | NA |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Computer and Information Sciences, Other. · Human-Centered Technology Design. |
189 | $78,673 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
444 | $50,008 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
286 | $35,914 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
63 | $32,827 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
50 | $25,438 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. · Geography. |
30 | $40,269 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agricultural Economics. |
264 | $49,711 |
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. · Animal Health. |
166 | $24,130 |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Science. |
129 | $51,001 |
| Veterinary Medicine. | 128 | NA |
| Agricultural Public Services. ↳ Agricultural and Extension Education Services. |
56 | NA |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Agronomy and Crop Science. |
31 | $48,235 |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. ↳ Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General. · Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology. |
26 | NA |
| Agriculture, General. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. · Statistics, Other. |
420 | $68,547 |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
179 | $44,308 |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Financial Mathematics. · Applied Mathematics, General. |
176 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
681 | $28,388 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. · Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology. |
290 | $23,534 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 178 | $25,547 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Biophysics. |
69 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
22 | NA |
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
20 | NA |
| Biotechnology. | 16 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. · Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. |
14 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Physiology, General. |
12 | NA |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
8 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Bioinformatics. |
6 | NA |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Entomology. |
5 | NA |
| Botany/Plant Biology. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Education, General. | 205 | $56,098 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. |
161 | $42,639 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Music Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. · Biology Teacher Education. · Spanish Language Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · German Language Teacher Education. |
86 | $44,174 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
50 | $43,876 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 48 | NA |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Statistics and Research Methods. |
18 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
6 | NA |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ International School Administration/Leadership. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Communication, General. · Mass Communication/Media Studies. |
276 | $38,661 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Advertising. · Health Communication. |
214 | $45,115 |
| Journalism. | 42 | $35,459 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Community Health and Preventive Medicine. · Public Health, General. |
178 | $34,654 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 150 | $29,149 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
105 | $33,069 |
| Medicine. | 39 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management. |
13 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. |
6 | NA |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics/Dietitian. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Studies. | 129 | NA |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. · Financial Analytics. |
97 | NA |
| Mathematics and Computer Science. | 83 | $90,339 |
| Systems Science and Theory. | 53 | $34,950 |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
41 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 35 | NA |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 21 | NA |
| Cognitive Science. ↳ Cognitive Science, General. |
17 | NA |
| Geography and Environmental Studies. | 13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
168 | $54,740 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
84 | $47,882 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astronomy. · Astrophysics. |
38 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. |
35 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
29 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
208 | $24,883 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 108 | $38,512 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Music Performance, General. · Music, Other. · Music Theory and Composition. · Voice and Opera. · Musicology and Ethnomusicology. · Jazz/Jazz Studies. |
119 | $22,243 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Graphic Design. |
62 | $44,353 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
60 | $24,433 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
35 | NA |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
15 | $21,801 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Photography. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 203 | NA |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. |
86 | NA |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 258 | $42,839 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy. | 9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
181 | $54,990 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. · Italian Language and Literature. · Portuguese Language and Literature. |
65 | $31,246 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Language Interpretation and Translation. · Applied Linguistics. · Comparative Literature. |
56 | $35,846 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 8 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
5 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 110 | $33,267 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Rhetoric and Composition. · Creative Writing. |
27 | $19,088 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. |
111 | $32,849 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
110 | $39,482 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
77 | $32,802 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
55 | $79,481 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 9 | NA |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ East Asian Studies. · German Studies. · Latin American Studies. · Russian Studies. · African Studies. · European Studies/Civilization. · Area Studies, Other. |
29 | $32,224 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. · Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. · Asian-American Studies. |
23 | $27,412 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 32 | $22,831 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
5 | 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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