Top Majors at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

IN · Ranked by 5-year median salary · 54 majors with data

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#	Major	Year 1	Year 5 Median	Year 10
21	Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$39,242	$65,282	$74,872
22	Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$64,523	$64,257	$80,729
23	Biology, General	$37,715	$60,555	$86,367
24	Public Health	$42,000	$60,099	$73,988
25	Political Science and Government	$38,692	$59,543	$72,095
26	Public Administration	$43,907	$59,512	$75,362
27	Neuroscience and Neurobiology	$33,582	$59,422	—
28	Security Science and Technology	$44,445	$58,858	$77,587
29	Mathematics	$45,926	$57,396	$69,890
30	Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$37,475	$55,831	$71,772
31	Geography and Cartography	$35,036	$55,746	$61,827
32	Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$43,047	$55,355	$70,012
33	Design and Applied Arts	$38,635	$55,307	$68,521
34	Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$34,008	$55,085	$65,274
35	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$43,151	$54,747	$62,833
36	Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$43,347	$54,404	$87,772
37	Criminal Justice and Corrections	$41,219	$54,239	$67,042
38	Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies	$38,616	$53,545	$75,525
39	Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas	$43,208	$52,350	$60,409
40	Communication and Media Studies	$38,108	$52,190	$63,923

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.