by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how Washington University in St Louis ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
Washington University in St Louis 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: 5,174 undergraduate · 7,328 graduate (12,502 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at Washington University in St Louis.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 6,251 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 467 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 400 |
| Computer Science. | 333 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 301 |
The following majors at Washington University in St Louis have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $108,627 |
| Computer Science. | $92,741 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | $92,604 |
| Law. | $90,605 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | $88,712 |
Explore the full list of majors at Washington University in St Louis, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 6,251 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Business Statistics. · Management Science. |
467 | NA |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. · Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. |
301 | $108,627 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
261 | $80,905 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
81 | $61,582 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 47 | $88,712 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
44 | NA |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
34 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
27 | NA |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Knowledge Management. |
24 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 164 | $72,305 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. · Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other. |
133 | NA |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
126 | $68,716 |
| Engineering, Other. | 78 | NA |
| Chemical Engineering. | 58 | $73,913 |
| Systems Engineering. | 41 | $73,035 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
36 | $88,254 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
36 | NA |
| Materials Engineering. | 14 | NA |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 11 | NA |
| Engineering, General. | 7 | NA |
| Construction Engineering. | 4 | NA |
| Engineering Physics. ↳ Engineering Physics/Applied Physics. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. · Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other. · American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence. · Tax Law/Taxation. · Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law. · Intellectual Property Law. · Comparative Law. |
400 | $47,010 |
| Law. | 285 | $90,605 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 333 | $92,741 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other. · Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
77 | $92,604 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Information Technology. · Computer and Information Sciences, Other. |
36 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
126 | $26,595 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
81 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. · Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other. · Bioinformatics. |
67 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. · Immunology. · Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other. |
46 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other. · Molecular Biophysics. · Biochemistry. |
41 | NA |
| Genetics. ↳ Molecular Genetics. · Human/Medical Genetics. |
23 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Environmental Biology. · Ecology. · Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other. |
23 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. · Developmental Biology and Embryology. |
18 | NA |
| Botany/Plant Biology. ↳ Botany/Plant Biology, Other. |
6 | NA |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Environmental Health. · Public Health, Other. · Health/Medical Physics. · Public Health, General. |
114 | $48,193 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Physical Therapy/Therapist. |
100 | $67,699 |
| Medicine. | 99 | $57,989 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. · Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist. |
22 | NA |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
20 | $73,735 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. ↳ Medical Science/Scientist. |
17 | NA |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies. |
8 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Genetic Counseling/Counselor. |
4 | NA |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 3 | NA |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services. ↳ Somatic Bodywork. |
1 | NA |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Nursing Science. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Sciences. | 114 | NA |
| Cognitive Science. ↳ Cognitive Science, General. |
63 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
62 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 56 | $36,903 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science. | 50 | NA |
| Sustainability Studies. | 18 | NA |
| Economics and Computer Science. | 15 | NA |
| Classical and Ancient Studies. ↳ Ancient Studies/Civilization. |
3 | NA |
| Computational Science. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · Economics, General. |
148 | $61,591 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. · Medical Anthropology. |
99 | $25,056 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
94 | $45,909 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
16 | NA |
| Social Sciences, General. ↳ Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods. |
6 | NA |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
5 | NA |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 4 | NA |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Financial Mathematics. · Applied Mathematics, General. |
236 | NA |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. · Mathematics, Other. |
52 | $57,896 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
42 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Experimental Psychology. · Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. · Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
214 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Forensic Psychology. · Industrial and Organizational Psychology. |
15 | NA |
| Psychology, General. | 4 | $36,104 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 175 | $42,327 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Visual Communications, General. · Design and Applied Arts, Other. · Fashion/Apparel Design. |
69 | $41,577 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. · Printmaking. |
51 | $17,973 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. · Cinematography and Film/Video Production. |
29 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
11 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
8 | NA |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. · Chemistry, Other. |
61 | $14,152 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
40 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Geochemistry. |
17 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astrophysics. |
4 | NA |
| Materials Sciences. ↳ Materials Sciences, Other. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
90 | $54,980 |
| Architecture. ↳ Architecture. · Architectural Design. |
17 | NA |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation. ↳ Architectural Studies. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. · Italian Language and Literature. |
38 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 15 | NA |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Chinese Language and Literature. · Japanese Language and Literature. · East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · Korean Language and Literature. |
14 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 10 | NA |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Comparative Literature. · Linguistics. |
6 | NA |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Arabic Language and Literature. · Hebrew Language and Literature. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 40 | NA |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. · Writing, General. |
31 | $26,196 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. · African-American/Black Studies. |
34 | NA |
| Area Studies. ↳ American/United States Studies/Civilization. · Latin American Studies. · East Asian Studies. · Near and Middle Eastern Studies. |
25 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Education, General. | 38 | NA |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods. |
4 | NA |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. |
2 | NA |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Foreign Language Teacher Education. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Environmental Science. |
34 | NA |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
29 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
26 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. ↳ Philosophy. · Philosophy, Other. |
20 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
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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