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Auburn majors and salaries
Auburn University · Auburn, Alabama · Public · 26,816 undergraduates
Business Administration, Management and Operations awards the most degrees here (1,174 over two years), and it also pays above most other programs: $80,323 four years out. Fine and Studio Arts graduates earned the least four years out, a median of $31,025; the top program pays three and a half times as much. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville trail Auburn on median earnings ten years after enrollment, while Virginia Tech, University of Connecticut, Clemson, North Carolina State University at Raleigh and University of Wisconsin, Madison 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 Engineering | 174 | $23,250 | $80,817 | $110,927 |
| Chemical Engineering | 152 | $19,500 | $86,441 | $106,726 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 189 | $21,500 | $76,711 | $102,756 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 136 | $21,000 | $81,969 | $99,799 |
| Industrial Engineering | 183 | $19,000 | $75,473 | $99,441 |
| Computer Science | 111 | $29,250 | $97,822 | – |
| Architectural Engineering | 307 | $17,763 | $84,099 | $97,759 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 427 | $20,500 | $74,357 | $93,246 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 299 | $19,125 | $72,790 | $91,087 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 298 | $19,124 | $66,574 | $86,222 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 662 | $18,250 | $63,634 | $84,352 |
| Applied Mathematics | 34 | – | $69,414 | $83,741 |
| Biology, General | 623 | $20,250 | $29,335 | $83,053 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 1,174 | $18,714 | $60,539 | $80,323 |
| International Business | 0 | – | – | $80,076 |
| Civil Engineering | 228 | $20,000 | $71,750 | $79,778 |
| Marketing | 591 | $18,500 | $55,301 | $74,702 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | 88 | $24,625 | $67,449 | $74,411 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 76 | $20,500 | $49,476 | $74,392 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 456 | $19,750 | $78,387 | $73,228 |
| Economics | 76 | – | $56,018 | $72,617 |
| Architecture | 122 | $29,000 | $63,048 | $72,420 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 144 | $22,798 | $71,746 | – |
| Interior Architecture | 32 | – | – | $69,657 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 57 | $20,844 | – | $68,939 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 94 | $18,500 | $50,542 | $68,658 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 196 | $23,000 | $48,211 | $67,413 |
| Public Administration | 13 | – | – | $66,141 |
| Forestry | 61 | $18,500 | – | $64,704 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 33 | – | – | $64,370 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 141 | $21,750 | $51,912 | $63,419 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 23 | – | – | $63,298 |
| Political Science and Government | 160 | $17,603 | $41,174 | $63,178 |
| Apparel and Textiles | 193 | $20,500 | $49,401 | $62,807 |
| Environmental Design | 79 | $20,000 | $56,045 | $62,697 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 249 | $24,875 | $51,089 | $61,609 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 0 | – | – | $59,202 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 207 | $19,500 | $40,672 | $56,636 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 86 | $18,105 | – | $56,579 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 100 | $24,125 | $41,974 | $55,544 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 154 | $15,181 | – | $55,508 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 53 | – | $33,541 | $55,331 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | 84 | $25,000 | $29,215 | $54,449 |
| Animal Sciences | 197 | $19,250 | $35,967 | $53,117 |
| Plant Sciences | 64 | $18,114 | $47,671 | $52,104 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 408 | $17,500 | $34,891 | $52,063 |
| Psychology, General | 421 | $20,000 | $29,921 | $50,633 |
| Social Work | 46 | $24,625 | – | $50,156 |
| Music | 34 | – | – | $49,555 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 241 | $19,500 | $43,240 | $49,258 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 133 | $25,000 | $44,726 | $48,474 |
| Agriculture, General | 40 | $15,750 | $47,308 | – |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 166 | $21,225 | $38,275 | $46,242 |
| History | 102 | $24,250 | $40,091 | $46,133 |
| Journalism | 94 | $19,000 | $36,719 | $44,704 |
| Air Transportation | 284 | $19,500 | $44,313 | – |
| English Language and Literature, General | 90 | $21,622 | $38,141 | $44,158 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | 89 | $22,250 | $39,729 | $40,076 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 36 | – | – | $39,566 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 66 | $17,496 | $37,292 | – |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 33 | – | $26,712 | $31,025 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other | 34 | – | $28,701 | – |
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
- 82% (four-year colleges: 54% median)
- First-year students who return
- 95%
- Students per faculty member
- 21
- Median earnings 10 years after enrolling
- $73,273 (four-year colleges: $58,912 median)
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $19,500 (four-year colleges: $21,609 median)
Colleges similar to Auburn
The six public four-year colleges closest to Auburn in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA | 55% | $25,808 | $88,716 |
| University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | 52% | $24,342 | $82,098 |
| Clemson Clemson, SC | 38% | $22,032 | $79,064 |
| The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, TN | 42% | $18,314 | $65,090 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | 42% | $16,486 | $77,810 |
| University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, WI | 45% | $16,600 | $80,330 |
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 · Auburn on College Scorecard