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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (16% of graduates). 10 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 76% of colleges. 78% of faculty are full-time. Spends $11,748 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

374 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 57% of graduates; 25 programs in 13 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380116% 61
    Graduates in this field earn $97,309 4 years out
  2. Clinical/Medical Social Work 51.150313% 49
    Graduates in this field earn $52,517 4 years out
  3. Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching 13.120911% 41
    Graduates in this field earn $53,566 4 years out
  4. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020110% 38
    Graduates in this field earn $57,821 4 years out
  5. Elementary Education and Teaching 13.12026.4% 24
    Graduates in this field earn $53,566 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Education, 23% → 28% of graduates since 2014–15 (103 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. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$97,309 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $88,137

    4 years after completion$97,309
    National median: $88,910Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $85,031 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $10,000 · 77 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$62,375 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$62,375
    National median: $51,389Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $31,646 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 43 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Business Administration, Management and Operations$57,821 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $39,271

    4 years after completion$57,821
    National median: $68,257Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $49,943 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $11,399 · 90 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$53,566 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $41,352

    4 years after completion$53,566
    National median: $47,382Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $40,848 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $16,325 · 175 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$52,517 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $34,750

    4 years after completion$52,517
    National median: $52,119About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $43,997 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $13,000 · 132 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 college10 to 1
10 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 76% 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 faculty78%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$52,409

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$11,748
$11,748
← Lessmore than 61% of 557More →
Endowment per student$6,008
$6,008
← Lessmore than 23% 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)