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Arkansas majors and salaries
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, Arkansas · Public · 28,677 undergraduates
Finance and Financial Management Services awards the most degrees here (761 over two years), and it also pays above most other programs: $87,717 four years out. Computer and Information Sciences, General ($102,747) and Computer Engineering ($99,031) are the best-paid programs four years after graduation. Oklahoma State University and University of North Texas trail Arkansas on median earnings ten years after enrollment, while LSU, Texas Tech University, Alabama and University of Minnesota, Twin Cities are ahead.
Highest-paying bachelor's programs
Every program with earnings data
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Median debt | Pay after 1 yr | Pay after 4 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 45 | – | $73,599 | $102,747 |
| Computer Engineering | 51 | $20,345 | $68,330 | $99,031 |
| Industrial Engineering | 102 | $21,537 | $80,857 | $98,765 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 69 | $18,441 | $64,721 | $97,743 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 86 | $15,000 | $81,994 | $97,516 |
| Computer Science | 193 | $19,500 | $78,608 | $95,642 |
| Chemical Engineering | 93 | $22,500 | $82,270 | $93,641 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 178 | $18,000 | $71,171 | $88,067 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 761 | $20,500 | $61,923 | $87,717 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 633 | $23,791 | $76,529 | $84,911 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 227 | $17,500 | $76,796 | $84,464 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 325 | $21,500 | $65,922 | $84,097 |
| Civil Engineering | 100 | $23,750 | $68,636 | $79,929 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 751 | $19,500 | $62,583 | $79,770 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 108 | $19,561 | $45,186 | $75,972 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | 40 | – | $65,759 | $75,596 |
| Marketing | 754 | $19,500 | $57,160 | $73,153 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 68 | $17,750 | $62,655 | $71,753 |
| International Business | 94 | $20,212 | $60,634 | $71,486 |
| Architecture | 153 | $30,500 | $60,915 | $67,955 |
| Public Health | 219 | $21,500 | $41,880 | $67,891 |
| Journalism | 154 | $21,500 | $46,526 | $66,087 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 58 | $26,500 | $50,778 | $65,780 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 158 | $15,269 | $49,125 | $65,480 |
| Mathematics | 48 | – | – | $63,861 |
| Apparel and Textiles | 146 | $20,755 | $49,759 | $63,394 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 126 | $21,500 | – | $62,592 |
| Political Science and Government | 242 | $18,500 | $36,053 | $60,441 |
| Economics | 44 | – | $60,414 | – |
| Landscape Architecture | 20 | – | $58,979 | – |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 138 | $20,115 | $35,128 | $58,619 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 31 | – | $57,212 | – |
| Communication and Media Studies | 382 | $18,887 | $48,035 | $56,969 |
| Animal Sciences | 141 | $19,196 | $32,226 | $56,136 |
| Chemistry | 102 | $21,125 | $34,101 | $55,467 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | 99 | $19,500 | $52,135 | $55,275 |
| Biology, General | 372 | $21,500 | $32,830 | $54,497 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 38 | – | $46,864 | $54,454 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 33 | – | $47,582 | $53,054 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 136 | $20,244 | $35,096 | $52,701 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 58 | $12,500 | $38,599 | $51,967 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 241 | $23,667 | $50,604 | $51,474 |
| History | 131 | $20,000 | $30,622 | $49,972 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 17 | – | – | $49,730 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 200 | $21,500 | $41,359 | $49,690 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 67 | $19,831 | $38,545 | $49,636 |
| Social Work | 107 | $21,128 | $41,975 | $49,458 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 59 | $20,336 | $42,444 | $48,925 |
| Education, General | 28 | – | $37,595 | $48,188 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 77 | $17,900 | $48,132 | – |
| Psychology, General | 482 | $21,000 | $32,744 | $48,006 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 91 | $20,965 | $32,530 | $47,809 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 101 | $21,056 | $41,936 | $47,766 |
| Music | 52 | $27,000 | $29,965 | $46,352 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 102 | $22,500 | $40,169 | $46,268 |
| Anthropology | 60 | $17,750 | $32,912 | $43,930 |
| Sociology | 162 | $22,550 | $36,005 | $43,290 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 92 | $19,125 | $30,625 | $42,681 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 42 | – | $23,650 | – |
Programs are grouped by four-digit CIP code, so one row can cover several related majors. "Graduates" counts bachelor's degrees awarded across the two years that make up each earnings cohort.
Outcomes
- Six-year graduation rate
- 71% (four-year colleges: 54% median)
- First-year students who return
- 86%
- Students per faculty member
- 20
- Median earnings 10 years after enrolling
- $63,588 (four-year colleges: $58,912 median)
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $20,500 (four-year colleges: $21,609 median)
Colleges similar to Arkansas
The six public four-year colleges closest to Arkansas in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSU Baton Rouge, LA | 73% | $19,286 | $64,338 |
| Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK | 75% | $17,058 | $60,713 |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | 73% | $19,890 | $67,143 |
| University of North Texas Denton, TX | 72% | $15,358 | $59,434 |
| Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | 77% | $20,202 | $66,081 |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | 80% | $17,330 | $74,314 |
Program earnings and debt come from the College Scorecard field-of-study file: median pay of graduates who were working and not enrolled, one and four years after finishing, for two pooled graduating classes. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education and do not appear. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · Arkansas on College Scorecard