by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Wake Forest University. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more.
At Wake Forest University, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 3,188 undergraduate · 2,848 graduate (6,036 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at Wake Forest University.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 3,018 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 269 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 261 |
| Communication, General. | 162 |
| Psychology, General. | 157 |
The following majors at Wake Forest University have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $169,430 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | $96,143 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $86,086 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | $77,362 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | $73,169 |
Explore the full list of majors at Wake Forest University, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 3,018 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. |
269 | $77,362 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Project Management. · Research and Development Management. |
261 | $86,086 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
133 | $73,169 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 106 | $65,533 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
39 | NA |
| Marketing. ↳ Digital Marketing. |
19 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
148 | $57,100 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
142 | $49,727 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
43 | $39,812 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine. | 141 | $56,086 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Physician Associate/Assistant. |
86 | $96,143 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Nurse Anesthetist. · Nursing Practice. |
37 | $169,430 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies. |
36 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Genetic Counseling/Counselor. · Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling. |
15 | NA |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Health/Medical Physics. |
12 | NA |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Bioethics/Medical Ethics. |
10 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
3 | NA |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 156 | $58,731 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. · Programs for Foreign Lawyers. |
54 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
112 | $27,373 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. · Biophysics. |
43 | NA |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
21 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Physiology, General. · Oncology and Cancer Biology. |
10 | NA |
| Molecular Medicine. | 5 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology and Immunology. |
2 | NA |
| Genetics. ↳ Molecular Genetics. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Communication, General. · Communication and Media Studies, Other. |
162 | $43,354 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 157 | $26,694 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. · Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other. |
111 | $40,913 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Secondary Education and Teaching. · Elementary Education and Teaching. |
21 | NA |
| Education, General. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
107 | $24,425 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
31 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. · Mathematical Statistics and Probability. |
30 | $40,169 |
| Applied Statistics. ↳ Applied Statistics, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 58 | $70,098 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. |
35 | $34,991 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
6 | NA |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Language Interpretation and Translation. |
5 | NA |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Chinese Language and Literature. · 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. ↳ Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · Latin Language and Literature. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering, General. | 36 | NA |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
51 | $40,486 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
33 | $37,985 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 46 | $43,018 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
23 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Documentary Production. |
11 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
3 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. ↳ Divinity/Ministry. |
28 | $33,944 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Studies. | 16 | NA |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Financial Analytics. |
5 | NA |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 20 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. |
10 | NA |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ French Studies. |
12 | NA |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
11 | 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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