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Fordham majors and salaries
Fordham University · Bronx, New York · Private nonprofit · 10,512 undergraduates
Finance and Financial Management Services leads the pay table by a wide margin: $141,860 four years after graduation, against $117,344 for Mathematics and Statistics, Other. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft graduates earned the least four years out, a median of $46,317; the top program pays three times as much. American University, Marist University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, SMU and Rochester Institute of Technology trail Fordham on median earnings ten years after enrollment, while Worcester Polytechnic Institute is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 262 | $26,615 | $91,218 | $141,860 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | 82 | $23,250 | $72,642 | $117,344 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 150 | $21,500 | $78,304 | $117,024 |
| International Business | 260 | $23,250 | $72,119 | $106,665 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 178 | $21,500 | $70,170 | $97,265 |
| Economics | 215 | $19,531 | $73,583 | $94,170 |
| Mathematics | 44 | $21,000 | $71,815 | $93,224 |
| Marketing | 76 | $23,750 | $65,081 | $90,733 |
| Engineering Physics | 29 | – | – | $90,465 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 334 | $22,500 | $65,024 | $90,192 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 189 | $27,000 | $57,292 | $84,366 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 34 | – | $54,318 | $83,961 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 207 | $24,625 | $53,270 | $77,244 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 182 | $24,000 | $57,233 | $77,234 |
| Area Studies | 99 | $23,000 | $50,891 | $75,563 |
| Philosophy | 54 | $21,500 | $37,710 | $74,507 |
| Political Science and Government | 308 | $23,250 | $49,192 | $74,419 |
| Biology, General | 181 | $27,000 | $37,507 | $73,136 |
| Journalism | 71 | $25,750 | $49,599 | $72,475 |
| History | 105 | $23,250 | $50,487 | $72,389 |
| Sociology | 107 | $21,500 | $48,675 | $71,581 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 69 | $23,000 | $35,163 | $71,430 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 51 | $23,250 | $28,254 | $70,101 |
| Anthropology | 48 | – | $47,113 | $66,562 |
| Social Work | 13 | – | – | $66,349 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 227 | $25,000 | $45,777 | $63,834 |
| Psychology, General | 349 | $23,250 | $44,422 | $62,273 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 32 | – | – | $61,877 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 99 | $27,000 | $36,007 | $60,515 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 31 | $24,125 | – | $58,044 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 104 | $24,250 | $37,428 | $54,738 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 41 | $20,000 | $52,131 | – |
| Dance | 66 | $27,000 | $25,918 | $47,036 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 75 | $26,975 | $31,594 | $46,317 |
| Music | 21 | – | $37,311 | – |
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
- 89%
- Students per faculty member
- 14
- Median earnings 10 years after enrolling
- $92,809 (four-year colleges: $58,912 median)
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $25,000 (four-year colleges: $21,609 median)
Colleges similar to Fordham
The six private nonprofit four-year colleges closest to Fordham in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| American University Washington, DC | 62% | $41,302 | $85,458 |
| Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY | 57% | $42,789 | $84,453 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA | 60% | $43,885 | $113,513 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL | 65% | $40,539 | $92,069 |
| SMU Dallas, TX | 63% | $39,816 | $90,037 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY | 67% | $37,405 | $84,700 |
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 · Fordham on College Scorecard