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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at University of North Texas

This page shows median first-year earnings for UNT 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 $36,900 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $47,000. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

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

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Computer Engineering, with median first-year earnings of $69,300 , followed by Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at $68,000 , and Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians at $65,000 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $77,400 , followed by Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) at $63,400 , and Taxation (Master's Degree) at $59,500 .

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

Median first-year earnings for University of North Texas graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $77,400
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $69,300
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $68,000
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor’s Degree) $65,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) $63,400
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,100
Taxation (Master's Degree) $59,500
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $59,200
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,000
Insurance (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,800
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $55,600
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $54,700
Air Transportation (Bachelor’s Degree) $54,100
Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degree) $53,900
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $52,100
Public Administration (Master's Degree) $50,600
Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) $50,000
Special Education and Teaching (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $49,700
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $49,000
Education (Master's Degree) $48,800
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $48,800
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degree) $48,200
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $48,000
Business/Commerce (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,600
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,200
Interior Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,900
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,300
Information Science/Studies (Master's Degree) $43,400
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) $43,200
Music (Doctoral Degree) $43,000
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,900
Library Science and Administration (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $42,600
Library Science and Administration (Master's Degree) $42,000
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,600
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Master's Degree) $40,500
Homeland Security (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,100
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,100
Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,300
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,100
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $38,000
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,800
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,600
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,000
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,600
Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,800
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,700
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,400
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,000
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,200
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,100
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,600
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,900
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,900
Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,400
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,100
Social Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,100
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,200
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,200
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,900
International/Global Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,600
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,200
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,100
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,400
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Master's Degree) $27,500
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,100
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,700
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,300
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,100
Dance (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,100
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,700
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $19,500
Music (Master's Degree) $18,900

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=227216.

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

Last updated: August 2026