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Salaries by Major at University of Miami

This page shows median first-year earnings for Miami graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $54,000 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $70,200. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Mechanical Engineering, with median first-year earnings of $66,400 , followed by Industrial Engineering at $65,000 , and Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at $63,700 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $95,700 , followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $78,400 , and Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) at $69,800 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for University of Miami graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for University of Miami graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major	Earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree)	$95,700
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree)	$78,400
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree)	$69,800
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor�s Degree)	$66,400
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor�s Degree)	$65,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor�s Degree)	$63,700
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree)	$58,800
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor�s Degree)	$58,500
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor�s Degree)	$57,000
Medicine (First Professional Degree)	$56,100
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor�s Degree)	$56,100
Law (First Professional Degree)	$52,100
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's Degree)	$52,000
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor�s Degree)	$49,900
Marketing (Bachelor�s Degree)	$48,400
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor�s Degree)	$46,800
Architecture (Bachelor�s Degree)	$46,700
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor�s Degree)	$38,700
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Master's Degree)	$38,100
Political Science and Government (Bachelor�s Degree)	$37,500
Economics (Bachelor�s Degree)	$36,500
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor�s Degree)	$36,300
Natural Resources Management and Policy (Master's Degree)	$30,900
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor�s Degree)	$27,200
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor�s Degree)	$26,300
English Language and Literature (Bachelor�s Degree)	$25,900
Journalism (Bachelor�s Degree)	$25,400
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor�s Degree)	$25,200
Psychology (Bachelor�s Degree)	$21,900
Music (Master's Degree)	$21,000
Music (Bachelor�s Degree)	$20,900
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor�s Degree)	$18,700
Music (Doctoral Degree)	$18,300
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor�s Degree)	$17,300
Biology (Bachelor�s Degree)	$13,700