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Utah State UniversityLogan, UT · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Econometrics and Quantitative Economics (8% of graduates). 19 students for every faculty member, more than at 87% of colleges. 97% of faculty are full-time. Spends $13,665 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

4,180 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 26% of graduates; 98 programs in 29 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 45.06038.1% 340
    Graduates in this field earn $85,136 4 years out
  2. Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 51.02014.9% 205
    Graduates in this field earn $57,140 4 years out
  3. Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 30.99994.9% 204
    Graduates in this field earn $58,711 4 years out
  4. Psychology, General 42.01014.6% 191
    Graduates in this field earn $51,111 4 years out
  5. Mechanical Engineering 14.19014.0% 166
    Graduates in this field earn $89,901 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Biology, 3.1% → 6.9% of graduates since 2014–15 (290 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 Engineering$111,527 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$111,527
    National median: $109,015About typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 34 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer and Information Sciences, General$110,414 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $71,335

    4 years after completion$110,414
    National median: $92,374Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $91,924 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $16,500 · 293 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Air Transportation$103,989 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $33,142

    4 years after completion$103,989
    National median: $85,825Above typical

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 140 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,576 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $74,055

    4 years after completion$94,576
    National median: $100,647Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $86,019 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $13,887 · 75 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Physics$93,461 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$93,461
    National median: $76,786Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 22 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 college19 to 1
19 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 87% 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 faculty97%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$100,084

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$13,665
$13,665
← Lessmore than 72% of 557More →
Endowment per student$28,022
$28,022
← Lessmore than 78% 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)