by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on University of Notre Dame, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
University of Notre Dame 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: 6,076 undergraduate · 3,344 graduate (9,420 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at University of Notre Dame.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 4,710 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 398 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 297 |
| Economics. | 289 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 211 |
The following majors at University of Notre Dame have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Engineering Science. | $88,113 |
| Law. | $87,638 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | $84,618 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | $80,593 |
| Computer Engineering. | $77,263 |
Explore the full list of majors at University of Notre Dame, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 4,710 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Management Science. |
398 | NA |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
297 | $84,618 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. |
211 | NA |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
80 | $66,502 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
61 | $54,502 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 45 | $64,167 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
4 | $74,178 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 145 | $72,690 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 85 | $73,118 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. · Civil Engineering, Other. |
79 | $67,169 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
64 | $75,696 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
60 | $77,263 |
| Engineering Science. | 59 | $88,113 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
41 | $68,525 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 16 | NA |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
7 | NA |
| Materials Engineering. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
289 | $69,070 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
192 | $43,036 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
43 | NA |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
26 | $28,948 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
148 | $21,357 |
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
125 | $21,797 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Biophysics. |
71 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 156 | $74,224 |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Financial Mathematics. |
95 | NA |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
49 | $64,754 |
| Statistics. ↳ Mathematics and Statistics. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| International/Globalization Studies. | 105 | NA |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 77 | $40,806 |
| Computational Science. | 25 | NA |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 21 | NA |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies. | 12 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
8 | $50,139 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation. ↳ Historic Preservation and Conservation, General. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 187 | $87,638 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 174 | $80,593 |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. ↳ Theology/Theological Studies. · Divinity/Ministry. |
163 | $33,421 |
| Religious Music and Worship. ↳ Religious/Sacred Music. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. · Italian Language and Literature. · Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. |
84 | $37,909 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature. |
22 | NA |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Chinese Language and Literature. · Japanese Language and Literature. |
14 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
4 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
4 | NA |
| Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | NA |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Arabic Language and Literature. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. |
78 | NA |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
37 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 96 | $38,685 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
36 | $41,882 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Visual Communications, General. |
34 | $54,550 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
25 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. · Physics, Other. |
53 | NA |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. · Chemistry, Other. |
49 | $62,831 |
| Materials Sciences. ↳ Materials Science. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies. |
88 | $15,774 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 68 | $39,143 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
75 | $47,439 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 52 | $23,992 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Christian Studies. |
5 | NA |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture. | 58 | $58,141 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ American/United States Studies/Civilization. |
30 | NA |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies. · Women's Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. |
25 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
32 | $34,497 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. |
21 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Education Policy Analysis. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
2 | 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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