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Bryant majors and salaries
Bryant University · Smithfield, Rhode Island · Private nonprofit · 3,194 undergraduates
Computer and Information Sciences, General ($100,692) and Accounting and Related Services ($97,515) are the best-paid programs four years after graduation. Former Bryant students earn well above the national pattern: a median $104,456 ten years after enrolling, 77% more than at the median four-year college. Clark Atlanta University, Endicott College, Stonehill College, Merrimack College, Salve Regina University and Siena University: each of these close peers trails Bryant on median earnings ten years after enrollment.
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 | 26 | – | – | $100,692 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 158 | $27,000 | $69,801 | $97,515 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 400 | $23,250 | $66,971 | $90,499 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 231 | $25,706 | $67,033 | $89,929 |
| International Business | 73 | $24,500 | $70,631 | $89,409 |
| Applied Mathematics | 79 | $24,375 | $77,181 | $86,595 |
| Political Science and Government | 24 | – | – | $78,579 |
| Marketing | 320 | $24,250 | $60,174 | $78,181 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 35 | – | $56,971 | $76,241 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 44 | $27,000 | $73,642 | – |
| Communication and Media Studies | 56 | $23,105 | $51,009 | $68,518 |
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
- 81% (four-year colleges: 54% median)
- First-year students who return
- 87%
- Students per faculty member
- 13
- Median earnings 10 years after enrolling
- $104,456 (four-year colleges: $58,912 median)
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $23,250 (four-year colleges: $21,609 median)
Colleges similar to Bryant
The six private nonprofit four-year colleges closest to Bryant in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA | 64% | $38,626 | $46,867 |
| Endicott College Beverly, MA | 71% | $39,219 | $77,059 |
| Stonehill College Easton, MA | 66% | $36,082 | $84,633 |
| Merrimack College North Andover, MA | 70% | $39,219 | $74,412 |
| Salve Regina University Newport, RI | 68% | $36,528 | $73,336 |
| Siena University Loudonville, NY | 69% | $33,934 | $80,879 |
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 · Bryant on College Scorecard