Top Majors at Northwestern State University

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#	Major	Year 1	Year 5 Median	Year 10
1	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research	$76,455	$83,121	$94,542
2	Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies	$52,495	$77,655	$96,791
3	Industrial Production Technologies	$53,296	$74,924	$103,966
4	Information Science/Studies	$57,071	$71,994	$87,139
5	Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$64,175	$67,426	—
6	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$58,988	$66,424	$73,764
7	Accounting and Related Services	$46,693	$62,730	$76,958
8	Business Administration and Management	$38,358	$57,404	$68,340
9	Mathematics	$48,096	$56,877	$62,818
10	Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas	$41,215	$56,018	$61,376
11	Biology, General	$29,989	$52,474	$72,395
12	Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$28,622	$52,055	$70,870
13	Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods	$43,224	$51,870	$53,635
14	Sociology	$29,458	$51,223	$55,746
15	Political Science and Government	$34,040	$50,767	$57,471
16	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$36,800	$49,764	$56,526
17	Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,596	$47,726	$57,891
18	History	$30,926	$47,216	$55,789
19	English Language and Literature, General	$27,848	$46,759	$50,767
20	Psychology, General	$32,135	$46,508	$55,503

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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.