by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus awards degrees and credentials ranging from certificates 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: 13,880 undergraduate · 7,206 graduate (21,086 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 10,543 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 534 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 416 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 416 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 394 |
The following majors at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. | $191,732 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | $97,381 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | $91,548 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $75,503 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $73,694 |
Browse every major at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 10,543 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Rehabilitation Science. · Occupational Therapy/Therapist. · Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist. · Orthotist/Prosthetist. · Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other. |
394 | $47,250 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nurse Anesthetist. · Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other. · Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing. · Pediatric Nurse/Nursing. · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing. · Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing. · Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing. · Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery. · Clinical Nurse Specialist. |
342 | $73,694 |
| Public Health. ↳ International Public Health/International Health. · Public Health, Other. · Environmental Health. · Community Health and Preventive Medicine. · Public Health Education and Promotion. · Health Services Administration. |
194 | NA |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. ↳ Pharmacy. · Pharmaceutical Sciences. |
161 | $91,548 |
| Medicine. | 126 | $58,630 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
93 | $28,289 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 90 | $38,638 |
| Dentistry. | 87 | $73,006 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Physician Associate/Assistant. · Athletic Training/Trainer. |
81 | $97,381 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
60 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. · Genetic Counseling/Counselor. |
42 | NA |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. ↳ Medical Science/Scientist. |
41 | $191,732 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. ↳ Dental Clinical Sciences, General. · Dental Public Health and Education. · Endodontics/Endodontology. · Orthodontics/Orthodontology. · Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. |
30 | NA |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. |
25 | $46,733 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other. |
16 | $45,555 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. ↳ Health and Wellness, General. |
2 | NA |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Bioethics/Medical Ethics. |
2 | 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. |
416 | $56,580 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
263 | $54,370 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. · Marketing Research. |
229 | $45,876 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
158 | $51,762 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. |
113 | NA |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management and Services, Other. · Organizational Behavior Studies. · Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
65 | $48,270 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
33 | $52,572 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
23 | NA |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 7 | $38,925 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 175 | $70,296 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
157 | $60,633 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
100 | $75,503 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 100 | $70,813 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 98 | $69,207 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
91 | $62,469 |
| Engineering, Other. | 68 | NA |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
52 | $70,983 |
| Materials Engineering. | 38 | NA |
| Nuclear Engineering. | 27 | NA |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 24 | NA |
| Engineering, General. | 15 | NA |
| Engineering Science. | 4 | NA |
| Systems Engineering. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
370 | $24,508 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. · Neurobiology and Anatomy. |
186 | $23,063 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology. · Microbiology, General. · Microbiology and Immunology. |
82 | $25,826 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Computational Biology. · Biostatistics. · Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other. · Bioinformatics. |
75 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. · Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. |
74 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Molecular Biology. · Biochemistry. · Molecular Biophysics. |
54 | $30,264 |
| Genetics. ↳ Human/Medical Genetics. · Molecular Genetics. |
45 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Molecular Pharmacology. |
10 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Pathology/Experimental Pathology. · Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. |
7 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 271 | $67,837 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Information Technology Project Management. · Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
201 | NA |
| Information Science/Studies. | 152 | $68,388 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Informatics. · Computer and Information Sciences, Other. · Artificial Intelligence. |
113 | $40,396 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Computer Software and Media Applications, Other. |
50 | NA |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other. | 6 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
416 | NA |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 121 | $28,816 |
| Sustainability Studies. | 72 | NA |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. |
51 | NA |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 20 | NA |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
14 | NA |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies. | 13 | NA |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 13 | NA |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis. | 9 | NA |
| Gerontology. | 8 | NA |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 5 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · Development Economics and International Development. · Economics, General. |
219 | $39,278 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
190 | $27,341 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
71 | $25,236 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
64 | $27,824 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. · National Security Policy Studies. |
41 | NA |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. · Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
28 | NA |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 19 | $27,153 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 16 | $24,887 |
| Social Sciences, General. ↳ Social Sciences, General. · Social Sciences, Other. |
4 | $32,131 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
534 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Educational Psychology. · Applied Psychology. · Applied Behavior Analysis. |
101 | $33,249 |
| Psychology, General. | 14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 358 | $26,725 |
| Public Administration. | 55 | NA |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. · Education Policy Analysis. |
18 | NA |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Rhetoric and Composition. · Creative Writing. · Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. |
259 | $33,776 |
| Literature. ↳ English Literature (British and Commonwealth). · Children's and Adolescent Literature. |
69 | $24,135 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 19 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. · Administration of Special Education. · Superintendency and Educational System Administration. |
70 | $47,709 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Social Studies Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Foreign Language Teacher Education. · Reading Teacher Education. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. |
57 | $39,132 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness. · Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs. · Special Education and Teaching, General. |
49 | NA |
| Education, General. | 26 | $44,029 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. · Elementary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. |
14 | NA |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 11 | NA |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
4 | NA |
| Education, Other. | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. |
90 | $35,586 |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
89 | $42,731 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. · Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. · Optics/Optical Sciences. |
44 | NA |
| Physical Sciences, General. | 12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 146 | $57,068 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ International Law and Legal Studies. · Health Law. · International Business, Trade, and Tax Law. · Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law. · Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other. · Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law. · Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. · Intellectual Property Law. |
57 | NA |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 22 | NA |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | 7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ Area Studies, Other. · Asian Studies/Civilization. · Latin American Studies. · African Studies. · Russian Studies. · Western European Studies. · Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies. · European Studies/Civilization. · East Asian Studies. |
141 | NA |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. · Disability Studies. |
59 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Mass Communication/Media Studies. |
159 | $34,812 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other. |
27 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. |
71 | $33,174 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ French Language and Literature. · Spanish Language and Literature. · Italian Language and Literature. · Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General. |
42 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 12 | NA |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Japanese Language and Literature. · Chinese Language and Literature. |
11 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
8 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. · Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. |
6 | NA |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Arabic Language and Literature. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. · Corrections. |
106 | $31,986 |
| Homeland Security. | 16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. · Mathematical Biology. |
38 | $50,312 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
38 | NA |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
34 | $39,105 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
49 | $20,389 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art History, Criticism and Conservation. · Fine/Studio Arts, General. |
40 | $27,727 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
20 | $25,426 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. |
96 | $27,234 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Library Science and Administration. ↳ Library and Information Science. |
68 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 54 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Religion/Religious Studies. · Jewish/Judaic Studies. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sports Studies. |
59 | $24,273 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
48 | $36,904 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture. | 21 | NA |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 6 | NA |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Industrial Safety Technology/Technician. |
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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