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Pitt majors and salaries
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Public · 20,370 undergraduates
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration leads the pay table by a wide margin: $121,958 four years after graduation, against $110,417 for Computer Engineering. Film/Video and Photographic Arts graduates earned the least four years out, a median of $37,066; the top program pays 3.3 times as much. Penn State and South Carolina trail Pitt on median earnings ten years after enrollment, while UMass Amherst, University of Connecticut, Virginia Tech and Rutgers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 110 | $27,000 | – | $121,958 |
| Computer Engineering | 128 | $26,391 | $78,502 | $110,417 |
| Computer Science | 432 | $23,250 | $80,464 | $108,680 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 106 | $26,169 | $81,295 | $102,572 |
| Industrial Engineering | 158 | $22,750 | $79,739 | $98,654 |
| Chemical Engineering | 155 | $23,750 | $81,156 | $97,324 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 148 | $23,125 | $66,348 | $95,917 |
| Applied Mathematics | 73 | $24,031 | $61,853 | $95,719 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 430 | $20,500 | $68,739 | $95,087 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 289 | $23,500 | $75,105 | $90,768 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 168 | $26,790 | $65,950 | $86,893 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 0 | – | $68,653 | $83,516 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 557 | $23,298 | $78,478 | $83,313 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 213 | $23,000 | $64,073 | $82,966 |
| Information Science/Studies | 113 | $23,732 | $63,173 | $81,117 |
| Civil Engineering | 120 | $27,000 | $71,195 | $77,608 |
| Economics | 328 | $24,188 | $58,306 | $76,549 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 285 | $23,307 | $43,925 | $75,950 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | – | – | – | $75,897 |
| Marketing | 383 | $23,250 | $58,512 | $75,461 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians | – | – | – | $72,587 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | 24 | – | $70,545 | – |
| Chemistry | 111 | $27,000 | $47,559 | $70,206 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 52 | $19,750 | $56,631 | $69,674 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 105 | $18,750 | $42,754 | $69,573 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 51 | $23,562 | $67,879 | – |
| Political Science and Government | 288 | $23,000 | $36,267 | $66,231 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 38 | $23,100 | $49,432 | $65,892 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 340 | $23,125 | $33,132 | $65,239 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 101 | $23,000 | $47,704 | $63,707 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 79 | $23,125 | – | $63,436 |
| Biology, General | 634 | $23,000 | $36,809 | $62,744 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 203 | $24,094 | $40,202 | $62,698 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 46 | $19,750 | $43,032 | $60,864 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 14 | – | – | $60,778 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 0 | – | – | $59,609 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | 71 | $20,500 | $58,376 | – |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 75 | $25,500 | – | $57,705 |
| Statistics | 46 | – | $57,611 | – |
| Business/Commerce, General | 17 | $23,250 | $41,934 | $57,594 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 167 | $21,500 | $44,191 | $57,456 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 358 | $20,885 | $39,692 | $57,012 |
| Mathematics | 49 | $23,452 | $47,745 | $56,143 |
| Social Work | 64 | $20,500 | $42,871 | $56,092 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 64 | $22,000 | $36,565 | $56,041 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 90 | $21,500 | – | $55,736 |
| Psychology, General | – | $23,980 | $37,806 | $54,379 |
| Social Sciences, General | 9 | – | – | $54,069 |
| History | 178 | $21,000 | $36,730 | $53,682 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 157 | $23,250 | $39,194 | $52,837 |
| Philosophy | 81 | $20,557 | – | $52,436 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 0 | – | $40,050 | $52,228 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 26 | – | – | $51,775 |
| Sociology | 82 | $21,375 | $42,680 | $51,654 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 42 | $23,125 | $34,459 | $51,416 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 25 | – | $41,188 | $51,378 |
| Anthropology | 111 | $22,000 | $34,039 | $46,328 |
| Literature | 75 | $20,500 | $34,133 | $45,749 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | – | $26,885 | $41,925 | $45,202 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 70 | $27,000 | $36,147 | $45,013 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 30 | $27,000 | $32,210 | $44,520 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 59 | $23,875 | $43,232 | – |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 77 | $20,906 | $42,734 | – |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | 22 | – | $41,769 | – |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 55 | $22,500 | $38,493 | – |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 972 | $22,250 | $38,331 | – |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 72 | $21,500 | $38,123 | $37,066 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 53 | $26,361 | $35,843 | – |
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
- 86% (four-year colleges: 54% median)
- First-year students who return
- 92%
- Students per faculty member
- 13
- Median earnings 10 years after enrolling
- $73,113 (four-year colleges: $58,912 median)
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $23,000 (four-year colleges: $21,609 median)
Colleges similar to Pitt
The six public four-year colleges closest to Pitt in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Amherst Amherst, MA | 60% | $22,857 | $80,486 |
| University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | 52% | $24,342 | $82,098 |
| Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA | 55% | $25,808 | $88,716 |
| Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ | 58% | $24,897 | $80,490 |
| Penn State University Park, PA | 61% | $33,675 | $71,762 |
| South Carolina Columbia, SC | 60% | $22,197 | $69,024 |
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 · Pitt on College Scorecard