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What University of Akron (The) graduates make

Median salaries by major and degree level, 1–10 years after graduation. Click any program for percentiles, national comparison and the payback calculator.

Bachelor's (106)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services$51,874$72,322$91,338
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$77,755
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$44,453$58,632$73,127
Anthropology$28,969$40,680$56,877
Apparel and Textiles$33,917$48,362$60,508
Applied Mathematics$61,070$86,717$100,487
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$42,235$70,527
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$31,986$59,586$76,295
Biology, General$31,112$60,072$78,349
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$65,800$84,962$127,070
Business Administration, Management and Operations$49,431$67,587$86,454
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$47,929$67,693$88,269
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$55,464$69,154$92,787
Business/Commerce, General$42,417$57,258$74,301
Chemical Engineering$78,315$95,609$121,736
Chemistry$49,482$65,194$83,557
Civil Engineering$69,779$85,407$105,619
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$28,259$60,601$65,906
Communication and Media Studies$33,819$49,582$56,877
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$34,798$51,791$63,642
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$37,525$53,545$64,257
Computer Engineering$75,890$96,175$117,172
Computer Programming$57,957
Computer Science$63,015$85,927$116,378
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$61,133$83,094$106,801
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$61,003$83,132$110,275
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$60,837
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$59,937$80,211$99,072
Criminal Justice and Corrections$34,689$52,269$66,167
Criminology$33,861$53,840$58,858
Dance$29,132$43,047$53,696
Design and Applied Arts$38,155$49,533$62,530
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$44,346$55,736$60,508
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$31,317$35,145
Economics$51,028$72,341$114,157
Education$33,757$50,786$62,202
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$76,355$94,574$117,005
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$64,718$85,137$105,643
Engineering$73,451$90,815$112,833
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$59,848$73,958$86,981
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$64,088$81,741$98,056
English Language and Literature, General$29,336$45,241$54,158
English Language and Literature/Letters$30,054$45,952$55,902
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$33,642$44,976$53,401
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$26,659$35,840$49,513
Finance and Financial Management Services$48,747$70,760$92,983
Fine and Studio Arts$29,276$40,146$51,562
Fire Protection$41,747$66,113$80,595
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$45,300$70,135
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$38,967$52,793$66,213
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$51,267$71,545$88,267
Geography and Cartography$40,342$63,874$64,402
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$38,331$55,647$64,930
Health Professions and Related Programs$61,512$68,389$83,511
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$27,886$63,934$218,507
History$31,945$48,533$60,230
History$31,945$48,533$60,230
Homeland Security$51,223
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$36,952$57,185$71,655
Housing and Human Environments$38,112$48,617$63,610
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$31,469$41,596$48,867
Human Resources Management and Services$45,246$63,187$77,445
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$71,134$88,745$99,033
Information Science/Studies$62,985$77,691
International Business$44,654$68,911$99,535
International Relations and National Security Studies$33,666$59,517$67,174
Journalism$31,171$49,328$62,818
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$33,691$51,223$72,585
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$33,691$51,223$72,585
Management Information Systems and Services$56,512$77,679$100,435
Marketing$43,921$64,573$82,036
Mathematics$39,310$61,630$67,570
Mathematics and Computer Science$67,797$94,799$102,395
Mathematics and Statistics$50,441$77,445$95,262
Mechanical Engineering$73,609$90,822$110,058
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$67,783$82,825$98,044
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$45,751$59,055$75,586
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$66,796$90,933$97,191
Music$29,978$43,155$55,111
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology$31,534$50,619$62,158
Philosophy$31,066$44,129$63,134
Philosophy and Religious Studies$31,066$44,129$63,134
Physical Sciences$42,292$61,278$73,307
Physics$59,848$65,986
Political Science and Government$33,248$54,119$67,570
Polymer/Plastics Engineering$64,930$87,772$112,807
Psychology$31,506$47,362$58,502
Psychology, General$31,506$47,362$58,502
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$37,764$49,994$55,573
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$36,708$53,725$67,351
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$30,104$45,942$58,065
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$66,218$74,444$87,614
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$29,283$61,147$76,722
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$34,840$50,881$64,402
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,342$53,735$66,251
Social Sciences$33,909$53,424$65,005
Social Sciences, General$40,342$62,818
Social Work$37,764$49,994$55,573
Sociology$33,089$48,581$54,389
Special Education and Teaching$36,073$52,017$66,492
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$31,534$50,619$62,158
Statistics$48,487$86,367$100,633
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$31,887$48,818$59,126
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$34,967$52,878$64,506
Visual and Performing Arts$32,305$43,834$55,181
Zoology/Animal Biology$26,890$43,317$69,154

Master's (20)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Architecture and Related Services$53,485$66,891$82,300
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$39,984$64,005$81,671
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$77,163$102,091$131,969
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$48,238$62,158$74,301
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$81,225$114,191$138,092
Education$59,151$71,548$85,022
Engineering$83,512$105,772$130,918
English Language and Literature/Letters$36,458$54,216$67,042
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$48,852$58,998$60,590
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$62,075$54,993
Health Professions and Related Programs$81,020$100,614$108,658
History$31,171$54,365$67,570
Legal Professions and Studies$73,271$119,554
Mathematics and Statistics$63,021$88,826$113,161
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology$45,291$59,353$76,305
Physical Sciences$61,630$79,100$105,332
Psychology$48,429$62,260$82,167
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$50,769$62,876$73,038
Social Sciences$48,066$72,242$81,476
Visual and Performing Arts$36,161$53,735$60,442

Associate (40)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services$38,325$48,617$51,389
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$48,795$54,857$60,724
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$29,658$34,449$43,463
Business Administration, Management and Operations$40,972$49,081$56,045
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$33,758$44,488$51,694
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$37,051$46,589$54,766
Community Organization and Advocacy$29,678$39,262$48,238
Computer Systems Analysis$45,518$67,908$80,691
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$43,993$60,751$80,815
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$45,751$66,303$80,183
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$46,967
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$51,223$73,000$93,187
Criminal Justice and Corrections$31,342$48,620$63,530
Culinary Arts and Related Services$28,654$37,341$46,207
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services$28,654$37,341$46,207
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$44,160$54,427$63,451
Education$25,770$31,803$40,342
Education, Other$25,770$31,803$40,342
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$48,943$74,643$79,787
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$48,736$67,654$84,761
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$52,221$72,889$87,019
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$33,617$48,487$56,170
Fire Protection$33,078$60,484$79,787
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$34,840$47,119$55,464
Health Professions and Related Programs$40,979$47,585$56,810
Health and Medical Administrative Services$31,104$39,032$43,433
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$31,945$51,689$69,384
Hospitality Administration/Management$27,510$40,967$52,636
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$64,628$78,045$87,772
Legal Professions and Studies$34,252$44,030$48,315
Legal Support Services$34,252$44,030$48,315
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$34,380$45,309$53,685
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$34,380$45,309$53,685
Marketing$40,342$45,751
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$55,335$76,986$94,989
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$32,172
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$41,357
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$41,357
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$30,129$40,084$47,224
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other$31,416$47,392

Doctoral (Research) (6)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Education$78,915$92,287$107,633
Engineering$90,026$119,554$140,605
Health Professions and Related Programs$80,101$83,557
Physical Sciences$75,898$115,783$143,917
Psychology$75,845$103,152$123,770
Social Sciences$73,614$80,863$79,787

Doctoral (Professional) (5)

Certificate (under 1 year) (32)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
American Sign Language$24,227$48,736
Applied Mathematics$53,444$75,294$94,869
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$29,236$46,435
Biology, General$29,236$46,435
Business Administration, Management and Operations$44,521$40,342$54,051
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$43,774$54,993$57,867
Chemical Engineering$79,276$97,031
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$25,998
Communication and Media Studies$40,613
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$42,822$51,929
Computer Systems Analysis$52,354$64,718$67,174
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$37,592
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$46,249$61,756$68,758
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$49,855$70,012
Criminal Justice and Corrections$36,805$43,047
Education$37,592$42,146
Engineering$79,032$96,791
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$56,877$71,212
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$56,877$69,644
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$46,298
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$30,070$43,497$48,030
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$31,083$50,725$89,177
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$48,276$60,961
Health Professions and Related Programs$29,934$39,655$44,230
Health and Medical Administrative Services$30,413$36,582$40,588
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$39,425$57,619
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$30,070$43,497$48,030
Mathematics and Statistics$53,444$75,294$94,869
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$29,421$67,042
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$43,670$51,929
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$56,877
Social Sciences$26,709$40,550$67,746