by our College Data Analytics TeamWant the scoop on University of Wyoming? We have put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors UW offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much more.
At University of Wyoming, 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: 4,388 undergraduate · 1,810 graduate (6,198 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at University of Wyoming.
These majors at University of Wyoming report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | $105,669 |
| Petroleum Engineering. | $77,157 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $67,010 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $63,738 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | $62,957 |
Explore the full list of majors at University of Wyoming, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 3,099 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Organizational Leadership. |
168 | $67,010 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. · Financial Planning and Services. |
79 | $41,651 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
76 | $46,833 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
68 | $33,291 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. |
56 | $41,295 |
| Construction Management. ↳ Construction Management, General. |
28 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
27 | NA |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
21 | NA |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ Selling Skills and Sales Operations. |
21 | NA |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Online Educator/Online Teaching. |
108 | $39,628 |
| Education, General. | 73 | $58,797 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Social Studies Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Music Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Biology Teacher Education. · Agricultural Teacher Education. · Spanish Language Teacher Education. · Earth Science Teacher Education. · Technical Teacher Education. · German Language Teacher Education. |
67 | $40,186 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
32 | $43,422 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Superintendency and Educational System Administration. |
13 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs. |
12 | NA |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 8 | NA |
| Education, Other. | 5 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. |
170 | $63,738 |
| Public Health. ↳ Health Services Administration. · Public Health, General. |
38 | NA |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
37 | $50,086 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. |
25 | $62,957 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. ↳ Pharmacy. |
24 | $105,669 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
11 | NA |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Play Therapy/Therapist. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 63 | $60,336 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
61 | $57,106 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 33 | $54,016 |
| Petroleum Engineering. | 26 | $77,157 |
| Architectural Engineering. | 21 | NA |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
15 | NA |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
11 | NA |
| Energy Systems Engineering. ↳ Energy Systems Engineering, General. |
3 | NA |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Wildlife Biology. · Zoology/Animal Biology. |
67 | $26,044 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Physiology, General. |
46 | $19,870 |
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
44 | $28,392 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Molecular Biology. |
17 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
15 | $32,917 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Ecology. |
8 | NA |
| Botany/Plant Biology. | 7 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
4 | NA |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 178 | $26,515 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
45 | NA |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. · Geography. |
39 | $29,543 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
31 | $31,461 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
30 | NA |
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
28 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. |
51 | $33,342 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations. · Agricultural Economics. |
41 | $38,036 |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Range Science and Management. · Plant Sciences, General. |
19 | NA |
| Agricultural Public Services. ↳ Agricultural Communication/Journalism. |
10 | NA |
| Agricultural Production Operations. ↳ Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture. |
6 | NA |
| Soil Sciences. ↳ Soil Science and Agronomy, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. · Geophysics and Seismology. · Hydrology and Water Resources Science. |
39 | $45,124 |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
22 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
20 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. |
6 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 86 | $53,165 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
85 | $31,164 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Environmental Science. · Natural Resources/Conservation, General. |
61 | $42,015 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism. · Land Use Planning and Management/Development. |
22 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. |
74 | $36,926 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 56 | $36,934 |
| Public Administration. | 14 | $50,587 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
52 | $30,273 |
| Journalism. | 9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 51 | $27,710 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art/Art Studies, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
22 | $29,487 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Theatre and Dance. |
19 | $22,643 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Music Performance, General. · Jazz/Jazz Studies. |
12 | NA |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Visual Communications, General. |
2 | NA |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. ↳ Music Management. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 44 | $58,867 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ General Studies. |
44 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
38 | $32,399 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| International/Globalization Studies. | 31 | $26,525 |
| Natural Sciences. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
23 | $31,285 |
| American Sign Language. ↳ American Sign Language (ASL). |
9 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
18 | $45,075 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ American/United States Studies/Civilization. |
16 | NA |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · American Indian/Native American Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. ↳ Human Nutrition. |
9 | NA |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
7 | NA |
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textiles, General. |
5 | NA |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Surveying Technology/Surveying. |
13 | NA |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Audio Engineering Technology/Technician. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 13 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation. ↳ Remote Aircraft Pilot. |
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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