by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on University of Pennsylvania, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
At University of Pennsylvania, students can earn anything from certificates through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | ✓ |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 7,586 undergraduate · 15,700 graduate (23,286 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at University of Pennsylvania.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 11,643 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 1,018 |
| Data Analytics. | 737 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 554 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 519 |
These majors at University of Pennsylvania report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Law. | $186,571 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | $177,203 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | $169,238 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $166,532 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | $166,129 |
Explore the full list of majors at University of Pennsylvania, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 11,643 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. · Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. · Office Management and Supervision. |
554 | $166,532 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. |
519 | $68,404 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
403 | $161,907 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
121 | $112,878 |
| Real Estate. | 70 | $119,383 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Organizational Behavior Studies. |
54 | $91,891 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 39 | NA |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
37 | NA |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ Retailing and Retail Operations. |
6 | NA |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. · Public Finance. |
4 | $166,129 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing. · Pediatric Nurse/Nursing. · Nurse Anesthetist. · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing. · Nursing Administration. · Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. · Women's Health Nurse/Nursing. · Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other. · Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery. · Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing. |
513 | $87,198 |
| Dentistry. | 187 | $71,965 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
157 | $169,238 |
| Medicine. | 148 | $61,038 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling. · Genetic Counseling/Counselor. |
112 | $39,242 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, Other. |
59 | $56,228 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. ↳ Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. · Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other. · Endodontics/Endodontology. · Periodontics/Periodontology. · Orthodontics/Orthodontology. · Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics. · Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology. |
54 | NA |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Bioethics/Medical Ethics. |
42 | NA |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. ↳ Medical Science/Scientist. |
32 | NA |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 21 | $177,203 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other. |
20 | NA |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
14 | NA |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 6 | NA |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. ↳ Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Computer and Information Sciences, General. · Artificial Intelligence. |
1,018 | $114,395 |
| Computer Science. | 255 | $127,623 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration. · Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation. |
58 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analytics. ↳ Financial Analytics. · Business Analytics. |
737 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 128 | $162,528 |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 74 | NA |
| Cognitive Science. ↳ Cognitive Science, General. |
49 | $60,724 |
| Computational Science. | 24 | NA |
| Anthrozoology. | 23 | NA |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 10 | NA |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. | 10 | NA |
| Digital Humanities and Textual Studies. ↳ Digital Humanities. |
10 | NA |
| Mathematics and Computer Science. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
211 | $67,850 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
184 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 157 | $78,166 |
| Systems Engineering. | 88 | NA |
| Materials Engineering. | 69 | NA |
| Chemical Engineering. ↳ Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. |
68 | $66,484 |
| Engineering, Other. | 12 | NA |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
205 | $39,783 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
197 | $27,738 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Biophysics. · Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. |
113 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
81 | NA |
| Biotechnology. | 59 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. |
27 | $132,047 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. · Bioinformatics. |
25 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Pharmacology. |
14 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Immunology. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. |
188 | $72,719 |
| Education, General. | 167 | $61,221 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Reading Teacher Education. · Social Studies Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. |
65 | $50,497 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
59 | NA |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching. · Elementary Education and Teaching. |
51 | $55,461 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Statistics and Research Methods. |
47 | NA |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
46 | NA |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 31 | NA |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 28 | $53,465 |
| Education, Other. | 28 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · Economics, General. |
263 | $72,198 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. · Political Science and Government, Other. |
129 | $49,929 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
43 | NA |
| Criminology. | 43 | $50,778 |
| Social Sciences, General. ↳ Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods. |
31 | NA |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. · Geography, Other. |
28 | NA |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
23 | NA |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 20 | $46,426 |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 8 | NA |
| Demography. ↳ Demography and Population Studies. |
5 | NA |
| Archeology. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 305 | $186,571 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. |
102 | NA |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 51 | NA |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. ↳ Pre-Law Studies. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 192 | $49,816 |
| Public Administration. | 169 | $73,585 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
29 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Developmental and Child Psychology. · Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
169 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Counseling Psychology. · Applied Psychology. |
139 | $48,246 |
| Psychology, General. | 69 | $69,642 |
| Psychology, Other. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
116 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. · Physics, Other. |
109 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. |
28 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. |
21 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
83 | NA |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
62 | NA |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 54 | NA |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Financial Mathematics. · Applied Mathematics, General. |
46 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
173 | $52,897 |
| Architecture. | 21 | $60,546 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 17 | NA |
| Environmental Design. ↳ Environmental Design/Architecture. |
7 | NA |
| Landscape Architecture. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. ↳ Philosophy, Other. · Philosophy. |
202 | $61,331 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. |
185 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 78 | $35,404 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. · Creative Writing. |
77 | NA |
| Literature. ↳ General Literature. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Medicine. | 124 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
122 | $46,473 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 43 | NA |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Comparative Literature. |
27 | NA |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. · Portuguese Language and Literature. · Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. |
17 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 14 | NA |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 10 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
6 | NA |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
48 | $24,817 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Visual Communications, General. |
17 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
17 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
7 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
3 | NA |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Communication and Media Studies, Other. · Communication, General. |
84 | $50,120 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. · History, Other. |
68 | $50,380 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering Design. |
52 | NA |
| Nanotechnology. | 7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ Asian Studies/Civilization. · Near and Middle Eastern Studies. · South Asian Studies. |
9 | NA |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ African-American/Black Studies. · Women's Studies. |
8 | 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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