by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about University of Rochester. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more.
University of Rochester 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: 3,864 undergraduate · 4,338 graduate (8,202 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at University of Rochester.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 4,101 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 815 |
| Music. | 263 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 254 |
| Biology, General. | 240 |
Among University of Rochester programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $91,070 |
| Physics. | $89,777 |
| Computer Science. | $84,531 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $77,094 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | $75,182 |
Explore the full list of majors at University of Rochester, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 4,101 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. |
815 | $64,341 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. |
106 | $91,070 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing. · Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. · Clinical Nurse Leader. · Pediatric Nurse/Nursing. · Critical Care Nursing. · Adult Health Nurse/Nursing. · Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing. · Nursing Science. |
254 | $77,094 |
| Medicine. | 92 | $58,879 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. ↳ Advanced General Dentistry. · Dental Clinical Sciences, General. · Orthodontics/Orthodontology. · Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology. · Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other. · Dental Public Health and Education. · Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics. · Periodontics/Periodontology. |
65 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. · Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. |
45 | $46,536 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Public Health, Other. · Environmental Health. |
32 | NA |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Nursing Education. · Bioethics/Medical Ethics. |
27 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management. · Clinical Research Coordinator. |
24 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
13 | NA |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. ↳ Clinical and Translational Science. |
8 | NA |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
240 | $28,825 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology and Immunology. · Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other. |
25 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Pathology/Experimental Pathology. · Physiology, General. |
21 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Pharmacology. · Toxicology. |
20 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Biophysics. |
19 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. |
14 | NA |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. · Neurobiology and Anatomy. |
13 | NA |
| Genetics. ↳ Genetics, General. |
8 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. · Laser and Optical Engineering. |
109 | $67,134 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
104 | $55,852 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 68 | $65,906 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 42 | $68,223 |
| Engineering Science. | 3 | NA |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering. | 3 | NA |
| Engineering, General. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Jazz/Jazz Studies. · Music Theory and Composition. · Music, General. · Conducting. · Musicology and Ethnomusicology. · Music Technology. · Keyboard Instruments. |
263 | $19,046 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
17 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
13 | NA |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 13 | NA |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
4 | NA |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. ↳ Music Management. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Administration and Supervision, Other. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. · Urban Education and Leadership. |
102 | $75,182 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Online Educator/Online Teaching. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Elementary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. |
68 | NA |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Music Teacher Education. · Health Occupations Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Reading Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Earth Science Teacher Education. · Biology Teacher Education. · Physics Teacher Education. · Spanish Language Teacher Education. |
53 | $50,475 |
| Education, General. | 15 | NA |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
14 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
14 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs. · Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs. |
10 | NA |
| Education, Other. | 10 | NA |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
5 | NA |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other. |
5 | NA |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. · Experimental Psychology. · Social Psychology. · Developmental and Child Psychology. |
200 | $36,115 |
| Psychology, General. | 16 | $30,079 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Applied Behavior Analysis. · Clinical Psychology. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
89 | $63,873 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
64 | $43,431 |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 32 | $33,895 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
17 | $29,279 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
14 | NA |
| Social Sciences, General. ↳ Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. · Optics/Optical Sciences. · Physics, Other. |
113 | $89,777 |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
57 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
13 | NA |
| Materials Sciences. ↳ Materials Science. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 161 | $84,531 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Artificial Intelligence. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
73 | $52,983 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. · Statistics, Other. |
50 | NA |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
24 | NA |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computational Science. | 87 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 53 | $30,818 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Comparative Literature. |
22 | $23,934 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
7 | NA |
| American Sign Language. ↳ American Sign Language (ASL). |
6 | NA |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Japanese Language and Literature. |
3 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
3 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
33 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Environmental Science. |
26 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
26 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINEERING/ENGINEERING-RELATED TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS. ↳ Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians. |
25 | $68,107 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 22 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · Disability Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. |
8 | NA |
| Area Studies. ↳ Russian Studies. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
4 | 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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