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Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Criminal Justice/Safety Studies (13% of graduates). 17 students for every faculty member, more than at 78% of colleges. 59% of faculty are full-time. Spends $12,928 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

821 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 44% of graduates; 39 programs in 21 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 43.010413% 110
    Graduates in this field earn $67,363 4 years out
  2. Psychology, General 42.010111% 87
    Graduates in this field earn $54,484 4 years out
  3. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02018.8% 72
  4. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38016.2% 51
    Graduates in this field earn $93,248 4 years out
  5. Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 24.01015.0% 41
    Graduates in this field earn $51,730 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 1.8% → 12% of graduates since 2014–15 (102 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Science$95,932 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $66,349

    4 years after completion$95,932
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 26 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$93,248 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $81,136

    4 years after completion$93,248
    National median: $88,910Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $88,202 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,000 · 127 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Economics$72,539 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $41,085

    4 years after completion$72,539
    National median: $82,686Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $60,663 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,000 · 38 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Criminal Justice and Corrections$67,363 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $42,228

    4 years after completion$67,363
    National median: $55,378Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $62,652 · Non-Pell: $59,285(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,500 · 294 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Business/Commerce, General$66,889 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $41,862

    4 years after completion$66,889
    National median: $68,407About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $51,685 · Non-Pell: $59,619(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,250 · 225 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college17 to 1
17 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 78% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty59%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$103,995

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$12,928
$12,928
← Lessmore than 67% of 557More →
Endowment per student$3,203
$3,203
← Lessmore than 11% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)