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What Virginia Commonwealth University 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 (77)

Major	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services	$53,293	$75,181	$94,224
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$64,803	$75,396	$87,190
Anthropology	$27,791	$43,293	$59,848
Area Studies	$32,498	$52,551	$69,690
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies	$31,160	$50,617	$67,218
Biological and Biomedical Sciences	$32,283	$59,762	$87,696
Biological and Physical Sciences	$34,615	$56,829	$70,402
Biology, General	$32,089	$59,531	$87,153
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	$38,814	$65,194	$112,807
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$39,655	$72,495	$115,169
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$46,075	$62,515	$76,451
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services	$46,413	$68,525	$84,202
Business/Commerce, General	$45,607	$67,641	$84,194
Business/Managerial Economics	$44,015	$74,929	$101,595
Chemical Engineering	$75,035	$92,146	$115,217
Chemistry	$38,820	$63,959	$91,460
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$59,075	$70,407	$77,679
Communication and Media Studies	$35,336	$56,368	$70,246
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	$35,336	$56,368	$70,246
Computer Engineering	$79,100	$104,709	$144,363
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	$59,555	$89,540	$107,201
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$73,588	$100,633	$120,433
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry	$28,932	$41,244	$51,020
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$38,151	$55,692	$65,733
Dance	$26,310	$37,198	$45,751
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$75,110	$79,095	$75,391
Design and Applied Arts	$35,748	$54,230	$66,974
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$27,940	$42,946	$52,944
Education	$33,541	$55,141	$60,786
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$79,542	$102,471	$122,926
Engineering	$69,807	$92,411	$118,067
English Language and Literature, General	$32,477	$47,964	$58,783
English Language and Literature/Letters	$32,477	$47,964	$58,783
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$28,802	$46,777	$60,219
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$28,374	$45,628	$57,075
Finance and Financial Management Services	$55,713	$81,941	—
Fine and Studio Arts	$27,994	$40,009	$52,454
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$35,049	$53,501	$65,658
Health Professions and Related Programs	$65,241	$80,726	$92,674
History	$34,121	$50,729	$59,801
History	$34,121	$50,729	$59,801
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services	$38,539	$58,019	$68,517
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	$41,920	$68,420	$90,807
Information Science/Studies	$55,368	$85,169	$103,314
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$43,271	$55,640	$63,769
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$43,271	$55,640	$63,769
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$35,049	$53,501	$65,658
Marketing	$42,990	$64,470	$79,459
Mathematics	$45,413	$62,672	$78,843
Mathematics and Statistics	$45,413	$62,672	$78,843
Mechanical Engineering	$69,934	$91,896	$114,950
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	$40,150	$56,633	$62,120
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$43,428	$56,577	$60,436
Music	$34,630	$46,772	$57,805
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$33,434	$51,096	$68,487
Natural Resources and Conservation	$33,434	$51,096	$68,487
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology	$37,592	$50,111	$62,251
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	$37,592	$50,111	$62,251
Philosophy	$30,261	$52,569	$72,585
Philosophy and Religious Studies	$31,340	$49,223	$63,151
Physical Sciences	$40,123	$64,649	$90,696
Physical Sciences, General	$43,722	$54,051	$51,223
Physics	$49,247	$80,624	$97,751
Political Science and Government	$37,335	$58,051	$76,917
Psychology	$33,271	$51,588	$61,855
Psychology, General	$33,271	$51,588	$61,855
Public Administration and Social Service Professions	$34,274	$53,255	$62,994
Real Estate	$49,855	$71,338	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$65,330	$83,013	$96,720
Religion/Religious Studies	$31,849	$47,471	$60,234
Security Science and Technology	$36,936	$58,501	$72,263
Social Sciences	$34,692	$54,106	$68,935
Social Work	$34,274	$53,255	$62,994
Sociology	$33,347	$50,699	$61,585
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$33,548	$55,141	$60,786
Urban Studies/Affairs	$34,798	$57,439	$70,237
Visual and Performing Arts	$32,116	$48,134	$59,177

Master's (20)

Major	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs
Biological and Biomedical Sciences	$46,606	$67,649	$108,361
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services	$88,121	$122,217	$145,955
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	$62,764	$105,500	$145,416
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	$99,334	$123,259	$136,177
Education	$54,752	$60,189	$65,596
Engineering	$76,487	$101,183	$134,321
English Language and Literature/Letters	$43,255	$57,185	$65,788
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	$49,551	$66,937	$82,048
Health Professions and Related Programs	$83,734	$101,288	$113,734
History	$44,469	$55,746	$63,346
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services	$55,722	$72,779	$86,507
Mathematics and Statistics	$70,527	$84,259	$102,715
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	$68,450	$75,177	$77,568
Natural Resources and Conservation	$51,694	$66,619	$69,154
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology	$45,465	$65,122	$79,173
Physical Sciences	$62,224	$105,799	$111,872
Psychology	$25,969	$65,590	$110,259
Public Administration and Social Service Professions	$54,417	$64,963	$75,367
Social Sciences	$54,163	$68,484	$85,137
Visual and Performing Arts	$42,528	$58,810	$67,715

Doctoral (Research) (10)

Major	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs
Biological and Biomedical Sciences	$61,351	$94,839	$144,848
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services	$143,232	$157,685	$180,979
Education	$89,388	$105,054	$110,498
Engineering	$77,093	$130,026	$153,413
Health Professions and Related Programs	$92,896	$104,192	$102,858
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	$58,574	$72,585	—
Physical Sciences	$63,240	$128,182	$138,999
Psychology	$59,231	$100,550	$110,004
Public Administration and Social Service Professions	$87,772	$103,104	$103,276
Visual and Performing Arts	$56,877	$71,115	—

Doctoral (Professional) (4)

Major	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs
Dentistry	$107,839	$175,347	$179,353
Health Professions and Related Programs	$74,074	$152,472	$211,698
Medicine	$63,875	$131,725	$325,695
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$133,904	$154,279	$157,188

Certificate (2-4 years) (4)

Major	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$36,215	$50,311	—
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$36,215	$50,311	—
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$48,878	$77,044	—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	$48,878	$77,044	—