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Wartburg Majors & Degree Programs

Find out more about how Wartburg College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.

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* Degrees Offered

• Most Popular Majors
• Highest-Paid Majors
• All Majors by Study Area

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 20 majors graduated from Wartburg College.

Degrees Offered

At Wartburg College, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the master’s degree.

Degree Level	Offered
Certificate	—
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	✓
Doctorate	—

Completions: 654 undergraduate · 16 graduate (670 total)

Top Majors

Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at Wartburg College.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Multi-Disciplinary Studies	335
Business/Commerce, General.	63
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.	26
Biology, General.	22
Psychology, General.	20

Highest-Paid Majors

Among Wartburg College programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.

Highest-Paying Majors	Average Salary
Engineering Science.	$60,225
Accounting and Related Services.	$55,999
Business/Commerce, General.	$47,367
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.	$39,779
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.	$39,368

Majors by Area of Study

Browse every major at Wartburg College, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.

Multi-Disciplinary Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Multi-Disciplinary Studies	335	NA

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Business/Commerce, General.	63	$47,367
Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Organizational Leadership.	8	NA
Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting.	7	$55,999
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Actuarial Science.	1	NA

Education

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching.	26	$39,779
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Music Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · History Teacher Education.	19	$39,368

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General.	22	$26,075
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry.	10	NA
Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience.	8	NA

Social Sciences

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General.	20	NA
Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General.	6	NA
Economics. ↳ Economics, General.	3	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs.	3	NA

Psychology

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Psychology, General.	20	$36,858

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness Studies, and Kinesiology

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sport and Fitness Administration/Management.	17	$31,030

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Communication, General. ↳ Mass Communication/Media Studies.	16	$32,087

Engineering

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Engineering Science.	13	$60,225

Visual and Performing Arts

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Music. ↳ Music, General. · Music Performance, General.	7	NA
Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Commercial and Advertising Art.	6	NA

Health Professions and Related Programs

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Music Therapy/Therapist.	10	NA
Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General.	2	NA

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Computer and Information Sciences, General.	11	NA

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Social Work.	11	NA

Natural Resources and Conservation

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science.	7	NA

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature.	5	NA
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature.	2	NA

Mathematics and Statistics

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General.	4	NA

Physical Sciences

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Physics. ↳ Physics, General.	2	NA
Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General.	1	NA

English Language and Literature/Letters

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
English Language and Literature, General.	2	NA

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Religion/Religious Studies.	2	NA

History

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
History. ↳ History, General.	1	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Wartburg College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Notes and References

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

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Me under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.