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Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, NH · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business/Commerce, General (12% of graduates). 15 students for every faculty member, more than at 66% of colleges. 55% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,906 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

702 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 43% of graduates; 44 programs in 19 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business/Commerce, General 52.010112% 84
    Graduates in this field earn $67,069 4 years out
  2. Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 43.01049.3% 65
    Graduates in this field earn $59,937 4 years out
  3. Marketing/Marketing Management, General 52.14017.7% 54
    Graduates in this field earn $76,631 4 years out
  4. Elementary Education and Teaching 13.12027.5% 53
    Graduates in this field earn $44,048 4 years out
  5. Psychology, General 42.01016.3% 44
    Graduates in this field earn $50,968 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Interdisciplinary studies, 1.1% → 5.4% of graduates since 2014–15 (38 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$96,494 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $59,203

    4 years after completion$96,494
    National median: $107,009Below typical

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

  2. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,709 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $72,906

    4 years after completion$85,709
    National median: $88,910About typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $69,475(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 58 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Marketing$76,631 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $46,649

    4 years after completion$76,631
    National median: $69,303Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $66,623 · Non-Pell: $65,128(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,995 · 89 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations$74,912 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $40,902

    4 years after completion$74,912
    National median: $68,257Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $48,773 · Non-Pell: $49,315(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 48 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Accounting and Related Services$72,824 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $54,209

    4 years after completion$72,824
    National median: $76,194Below typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 18 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 college15 to 1
15 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 66% 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 faculty55%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$84,138

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$9,906
$9,906
← Lessmore than 42% of 557More →
Endowment per student$11,646
$11,646
← Lessmore than 48% 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)