Washington State University

Washington State University Majors

Washington State University awards bachelor's degrees in 74 fields, about 5,788 a year. The largest are Psychology, Nursing, Public Relations and Advertising.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Psychology	513	$36,216	$56,681	$21,500
Nursing	351	$83,894	$91,495	$21,500
Public Relations and Advertising	262	$45,820	$67,647	$20,500
Biology	243	$36,290	$60,418	$21,500
Social Sciences	233	$43,069	$61,617	$25,409
Marketing	230	$47,051	$76,595	$19,949
Mechanical Engineering	221	$72,690	$93,971	$21,000
Teacher Education	218	$46,998	$61,304	$22,960
Business Administration	216	$52,636	$81,321	$21,102
Finance	200	$56,947	$86,012	$19,762
Computer Science	193	$79,519	$119,686	$22,453
Accounting	182	$57,618	$75,980	$25,000
Criminology	177
Hospitality Management	145	$41,251	$66,874	$25,000
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	136		$43,876	$25,000
Human Development and Family Studies	135	$39,880	$58,834	$24,019
Geology and Earth Science	130	$33,178	$45,002	$22,905
Broadcasting and Digital Media	124	$32,416	$57,956	$20,700
Animal Sciences	104	$31,911	$41,634	$19,545
English Language and Literature	94	$28,876	$50,745	$21,375
Journalism	86	$36,273	$58,795	$22,506
Civil Engineering	86	$74,841	$91,879	$22,450
Liberal Arts	81	$40,061	$55,403	$22,881
History	78	$31,220	$58,415	$24,000
Political Science	73	$41,130	$67,264	$23,250
Electrical Engineering	71	$79,874	$104,354	$21,030
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	69	$80,404		$28,550
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	61	$30,815	$60,950	$20,981
Architectural Sciences and Technology	55	$49,561		$27,000
Sociology	55	$39,801	$57,846	$21,475
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	53
Applied Mathematics	49	$27,626	$70,085	$17,675
Computational Science	49
Apparel and Textiles	46	$40,081	$52,765	$19,500
Economics	45	$39,762	$70,215	$25,656
Management Information Systems	45	$59,490	$85,967	$23,500
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	44	$28,316	$55,687	$18,647
Zoology/Animal Biology	37	$28,469	$41,888	$17,875
Computer Engineering	36	$87,135	$114,635	$21,750
Chemical Engineering	35	$69,820	$99,506	$22,500
Anthropology	34	$25,519	$42,888	$18,500
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	30
Biological and Physical Sciences	28	$46,288	$68,583	$19,500
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	26	$46,514		$22,500
Genetics	25
Food Science and Technology	23	$47,970	$68,719	$14,780
Plant Sciences	23	$47,531		$17,539
Music	22		$41,181	$24,503
Allied Health	22		$58,688
Design	21	$44,823	$69,224	$22,802
Environmental Science and Conservation	20
Chemistry	20
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	17	$30,778
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	16	$27,463	$63,052	$26,000
International Business	16	$48,292	$77,598	$16,659
Computer and Information Sciences	15
Materials Engineering	15	$49,560	$86,145	$29,760
Agricultural Production Operations	14	$56,743	$69,708	$17,395
Subject-Area Teacher Education	14	$55,864	$62,126
Romance Languages	14
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	14	$43,736	$76,384	$21,250
Physics	14
Philosophy	13
Studio Art	13
Human Biology	12
Physical Sciences	9
Agricultural Business and Management	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	6		$56,880
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	5
Mathematics	5
Public Policy Analysis	5	$30,303	$63,631
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	4
Forestry	4
Agriculture	2

A blank cell means the figure is withheld, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular majors at Washington State University?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Psychology (513), Nursing (351), Public Relations and Advertising (262), Biology (243), Social Sciences (233).

Which Washington State University majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Computer Science ($119,686), Computer Engineering ($114,635), Electrical Engineering ($104,354), Chemical Engineering ($99,506), Mechanical Engineering ($93,971). Earnings are reported for 49 of Washington State University's 74 programs.

How many majors does Washington State University have?

Washington State University awarded bachelor's degrees in 74 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 Washington State University uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.