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Pitt Majors

Pitt awards bachelor's degrees in 82 fields, about 4,662 a year. The largest are Research and Experimental Psychology, Biology, Nursing.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Research and Experimental Psychology	448
Biology	308	$33,576	$62,744	$25,000
Nursing	308	$72,251	$83,313	$27,000
Computer Science	195	$77,599	$108,680	$26,977
Finance	182	$61,062	$95,087	$24,000
Writing	170	$35,700	$57,012	$26,000
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	169	$27,775	$65,239	$23,000
Marketing	167	$46,239	$75,461	$25,606
Economics	158	$50,529	$76,549	$25,782
Mechanical Engineering	146	$71,406	$90,768	$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	144	$39,836	$75,950	$25,474
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	113	$49,865		$24,936
Political Science	106	$35,390	$66,231	$25,900
History	92	$29,591	$53,682	$24,400
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	89		$121,958	$25,500
Biological and Physical Sciences	82	$34,380	$62,698	$26,000
Geology and Earth Science	82	$38,652	$57,456	$26,000
Accounting	77	$57,966	$82,966	$25,299
Computer Engineering	76	$78,075	$110,417	$26,837
Industrial Engineering	74	$76,707	$98,654	$25,250
Chemical Engineering	73	$73,072	$97,324	$26,548
Information Science/Studies	68	$59,951	$81,117	$27,000
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	66	$67,627	$86,893	$27,000
Chemistry	57	$43,571	$70,206	$27,000
Civil Engineering	51	$66,943	$77,608	$27,000
Criminal Justice	51	$36,959	$52,837	$27,000
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	49	$33,554	$63,707	$26,558
Electrical Engineering	48	$76,853	$102,572	$27,000
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	48	$34,279		$19,800
Anthropology	43	$25,742	$46,328	$25,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	41		$63,436	$26,985
Communications	40	$35,781	$69,573	$27,000
Literature	39	$23,868	$45,749	$27,000
Studio Art	38	$26,709	$57,705	$23,477
Applied Mathematics	35	$58,358	$95,719	$22,571
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	35	$24,916	$45,013	$27,000
Philosophy	35		$52,436
Computer Software and Media Applications	31
Romance Languages	31	$29,617	$56,041	$27,000
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	31
Film and Photography	30	$28,634	$37,066	$22,313
Social Work	28	$40,836	$56,092	$22,000
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	27
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	26
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	26	$44,545	$60,864	$25,239
Human Resources	26	$53,339	$69,674
Business Administration	25	$62,675	$95,917	$21,000
Liberal Arts	23			$28,467
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	23		$55,736	$25,000
Sociology	23	$30,274	$51,654	$25,000
Computer and Information Sciences	22	$49,298	$65,892	$27,000
Materials Engineering	22
Mathematics	22	$37,937	$56,143	$27,000
Statistics	21
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	19			$24,469
Architecture	17
Mathematics and Statistics	16
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	15	$37,859	$51,416	$22,000
Non-Professional Legal Studies	15
Nutrition Sciences	14
Social Sciences	11		$44,520
Theater	11		$51,775
Business/Commerce	10	$45,781	$57,594	$26,625
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	9
Physical Sciences	9
Urban Studies/Affairs	9	$36,099	$51,378
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	9		$60,778
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	8
Physics	8
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	7	$25,457
Music	7
International Business	6
Social Sciences	5	$43,431	$54,069	$27,000
Area Studies	3
Religion/Religious Studies	3
Public Administration	3
Engineering Science	2
Museology/Museum Studies	2
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	1
Data Science	1
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1
Astronomy and Astrophysics	1

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular majors at Pitt?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Research and Experimental Psychology (448), Biology (308), Nursing (308), Computer Science (195), Finance (182).

Which Pitt majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration ($121,958), Computer Engineering ($110,417), Computer Science ($108,680), Electrical Engineering ($102,572), Industrial Engineering ($98,654). Earnings are reported for 51 of Pitt's 82 programs.

How many majors does Pitt have?

Pitt awarded bachelor's degrees in 82 federal program categories in the most recent year reported. A college's own list of majors can be longer or shorter, because several named majors often fall under one federal category.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. Programs are federal categories, which do not always match the names Pitt uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.