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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at Towson University

This page shows median first-year earnings for TU 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 $40,600 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $53,500. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

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

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, with median first-year earnings of $66,100 , followed by Computer Science at $65,000 , and Accounting and Related Services at $53,400 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $108,100 , followed by Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Graduate/Professional Certificate) at $82,500 , and Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) at $79,900 .

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

Median first-year earnings for Towson University graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degree) $108,100
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $82,500
Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) $79,900
Information Science/Studies (Master's Degree) $74,800
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $66,100
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degree) $65,100
Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $65,000
Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degree) $59,100
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) $56,400
Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degree) $55,800
Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) $55,600
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) $54,900
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,400
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) $52,800
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $52,000
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $51,800
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $51,700
Education (Master's Degree) $47,900
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,100
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,900
Psychology (Master's Degree) $45,800
Education, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,700
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,300
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,400
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's Degree) $40,100
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,800
Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,700
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,900
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,600
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,200
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,700
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,800
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,800
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,600
Social Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,000
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,100
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,400
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,400
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,400
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,400
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,200
Human Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,000
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,800
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,900
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,800
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,000
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,600
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,500
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $18,800
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $18,400

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=164076.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026