by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on University of Nebraska-Lincoln, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
At University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 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: 8,650 undergraduate · 2,896 graduate (11,546 total)
The most popular majors at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,773 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 465 |
| Psychology, General. | 293 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 237 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 204 |
The following majors at University of Nebraska-Lincoln have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Engineering, General. | $97,570 |
| Computer Engineering. | $76,040 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $67,969 |
| Mathematics. | $64,552 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | $64,186 |
Browse every major at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,773 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. |
465 | $58,305 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
204 | $46,376 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. · Marketing Research. |
201 | $46,568 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Actuarial Science. · Management Science. |
190 | $63,533 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
57 | $47,998 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hospitality Administration/Management, General. |
30 | $34,226 |
| Construction Management. ↳ Construction Management, General. |
27 | NA |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
14 | NA |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
4 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
3 | NA |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ Selling Skills and Sales Operations. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 129 | $63,572 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
97 | $58,403 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Software Engineering. · Computer Engineering, General. |
70 | $76,040 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
65 | $67,969 |
| Architectural Engineering. | 61 | NA |
| Engineering, General. | 52 | $97,570 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 45 | $52,844 |
| Chemical Engineering. ↳ Chemical Engineering. · Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. |
27 | $63,299 |
| Construction Engineering. | 21 | NA |
| Agricultural Engineering. | 19 | NA |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
5 | NA |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. |
173 | $39,306 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Agricultural Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Social Science Teacher Education. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Chemistry Teacher Education. · French Language Teacher Education. · Spanish Language Teacher Education. |
91 | $41,971 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Educational Administration and Supervision, Other. · Community College Administration. |
77 | $59,444 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, Other. · Special Education and Teaching, General. |
48 | $41,392 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other. |
27 | NA |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 24 | $46,252 |
| Education, Other. | 13 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. · Animal Health. |
107 | $32,644 |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Agronomy and Crop Science. · Horticultural Science. · Range Science and Management. |
83 | $45,313 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agricultural Business and Management, General. · Agricultural Economics. |
77 | $43,965 |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Science. · Food Science and Technology, Other. |
65 | NA |
| Agriculture, General. | 38 | $48,793 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs. ↳ Pre-Veterinary Studies. |
19 | NA |
| Agricultural Mechanization. ↳ Agricultural Mechanization, General. |
17 | $44,371 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. ↳ Landscaping and Groundskeeping. · Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General. |
16 | $37,501 |
| Soil Sciences. ↳ Soil Science and Agronomy, General. |
13 | NA |
| Agricultural Public Services. ↳ Agricultural Communication/Journalism. |
10 | NA |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other. | 3 | NA |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. · Sports Communication. · Public Relations/Image Management. |
237 | $39,532 |
| Journalism. ↳ Broadcast Journalism. · Journalism, Other. · Journalism. |
85 | $33,227 |
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
48 | $37,220 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. ↳ Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General. |
168 | $29,537 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. ↳ Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other. |
154 | $29,642 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
24 | $41,644 |
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textiles, General. |
18 | $32,588 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
168 | $27,263 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
95 | $29,705 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Entomology. |
29 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
24 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other. |
7 | NA |
| Botany/Plant Biology. ↳ Botany/Plant Biology. · Plant Pathology/Phytopathology. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 293 | $27,999 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Educational Psychology. |
17 | $61,124 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
103 | $25,360 |
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
71 | $44,084 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. · Physical and Biological Anthropology. · Anthropology, Other. |
48 | $28,200 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. · Rural Sociology. |
27 | $28,913 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. · Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Graphic Design. |
54 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
51 | $28,622 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
32 | $27,060 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. ↳ Digital Arts. |
23 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
14 | $22,635 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
12 | NA |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 155 | $58,761 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 10 | NA |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
108 | NA |
| Interior Architecture. | 35 | $43,709 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 13 | NA |
| Landscape Architecture. | 5 | NA |
| Architecture. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 139 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Natural Resources/Conservation, General. · Environmental Studies. |
113 | $29,641 |
| Forestry. ↳ Urban Forestry. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Audiology/Audiologist. |
92 | $45,309 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
8 | NA |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Pre-Dentistry Studies. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
78 | $64,552 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. · Financial Analytics. |
32 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 25 | $28,606 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies. ↳ Ancient Studies/Civilization. |
16 | NA |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 4 | NA |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
39 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
24 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
15 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 74 | $33,974 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | 63 | $64,186 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 4 | NA |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Telecommunications Technology/Technician. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
52 | $29,928 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
29 | $30,166 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. |
8 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
8 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Security Science and Technology. ↳ Forensic Science and Technology. |
38 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Humanities/Humanistic Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
2 | NA |
| Social Work. ↳ Youth Services/Administration. |
1 | 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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