by our College Data Analytics TeamWant the scoop on University of Miami? We have put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors U Miami offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much more.
University of Miami 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: 6,914 undergraduate · 5,838 graduate (12,752 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at University of Miami.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 6,376 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 435 |
| Law. | 409 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 386 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 320 |
The following majors at University of Miami have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $72,459 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | $67,830 |
| Computer Science. | $67,514 |
| Statistics. | $65,603 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $64,250 |
The majors at University of Miami are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 6,376 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. · Finance and Financial Management Services, Other. |
386 | $58,534 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Organizational Leadership. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. |
320 | $64,250 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Business Statistics. |
212 | NA |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
150 | $45,330 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. · Accounting and Finance. |
59 | $56,746 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
55 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
46 | $47,164 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 43 | $60,274 |
| Real Estate. | 34 | NA |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 7 | NA |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. · Nursing Practice. · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing. · Nursing Science. · Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing. · Critical Care Nursing. |
435 | $72,459 |
| Medicine. | 201 | $57,755 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 134 | NA |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Music Therapy/Therapist. |
67 | $67,830 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · International Public Health/International Health. · Health Services Administration. |
63 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
34 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. · Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. |
31 | NA |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. ↳ Medical Science/Scientist. |
14 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. · Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other. |
13 | NA |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. · Epidemiology. |
237 | $35,184 |
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
145 | $21,259 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. |
75 | $23,887 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. · Oncology and Cancer Biology. · Physiology, General. · Vision Science/Physiological Optics. |
64 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology and Immunology. |
56 | NA |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
32 | $15,352 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. |
10 | NA |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 8 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Pharmacology. |
3 | NA |
| Genetics. ↳ Human/Medical Genetics. |
2 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 409 | $59,299 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other. · International Law and Legal Studies. · Tax Law/Taxation. · Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law. |
155 | $60,602 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | 66 | $50,340 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
119 | $37,655 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
116 | $32,000 |
| Criminology. | 56 | $29,138 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
47 | $35,769 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
37 | NA |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. · Medical Anthropology. |
20 | NA |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Music, Other. · Music Theory and Composition. · Jazz/Jazz Studies. · Voice and Opera. · Keyboard Instruments. · Conducting. · Music Pedagogy. · Musicology and Ethnomusicology. |
177 | $22,283 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Cinematography and Film/Video Production. · Film/Cinema/Media Studies. · Documentary Production. |
63 | $14,459 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. ↳ Music Management. · Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General. · Theatre/Theatre Arts Management. |
54 | $43,504 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Game and Interactive Media Design. · Graphic Design. |
29 | NA |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. · Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. · Painting. · Sculpture. · Ceramic Arts and Ceramics. |
29 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Acting. · Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. · Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other. |
27 | $15,142 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Advertising. · Public Relations/Image Management. |
184 | $40,082 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other. · Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
77 | $30,568 |
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
48 | $24,581 |
| Journalism. ↳ Broadcast Journalism. · Journalism. |
24 | $32,587 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
59 | $48,570 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. · Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other. |
47 | NA |
| Industrial Engineering. | 43 | $58,892 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 31 | $51,220 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Software Engineering. · Computer Engineering, General. |
21 | NA |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
12 | NA |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
11 | NA |
| Construction Engineering. | 9 | NA |
| Architectural Engineering. | 7 | NA |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 7 | NA |
| Materials Engineering. | 1 | NA |
| Ocean Engineering. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 209 | $27,028 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Applied Behavior Analysis. · Community Psychology. · Counseling Psychology. |
16 | $39,049 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management. · Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. · Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other. |
126 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Environmental Science. |
49 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
152 | NA |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation. ↳ Architectural History and Criticism, General. |
3 | NA |
| Architecture. ↳ Architectural Design. |
2 | NA |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 2 | NA |
| Environmental Design. ↳ Sustainable Design/Architecture. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Learning Sciences. · Educational Evaluation and Research. · Educational Statistics and Research Methods. |
68 | NA |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. |
32 | NA |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. · Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision. |
18 | $45,418 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Music Teacher Education. |
16 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
132 | $34,281 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 75 | $67,514 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Information Technology Project Management. · Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
31 | $56,640 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Computer Graphics. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
36 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. · Geology/Earth Science, General. · Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. |
32 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. · Meteorology. · Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology. |
21 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. · Physics, Other. |
17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Financial Mathematics. · Applied Mathematics, General. |
71 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Mathematical Statistics and Probability. |
14 | $65,603 |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Studies. | 17 | NA |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 13 | NA |
| Computational Science. | 13 | NA |
| Classical and Ancient Studies. ↳ Ancient Studies/Civilization. |
6 | NA |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation. ↳ Historic Preservation and Conservation, General. |
5 | NA |
| Geography and Environmental Studies. | 4 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
4 | NA |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 29 | NA |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
21 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ General Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
42 | $47,378 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
29 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | NA |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
32 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 15 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Religion/Religious Studies. · Jewish/Judaic Studies. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Administration. | 22 | NA |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ Latin American Studies. · American/United States Studies/Civilization. |
7 | NA |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. · Women's Studies. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Family and Community Services. |
13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
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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