Brigham Young University Rankings Based on Salary
- Brigham Young University ranks better than 61% of colleges, based on bachelor's salaries.
- Brigham Young University ranks better than 99% of colleges, based on debt for a bachelor's degree.
Brigham Young University's Top Rankings
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Salary and Debt by Major at Brigham Young University
We calculated a salary score for each of Brigham Young University's programs by comparing program-specific median alumni earnings to median alumni earnings for the same program across all schools that provide this data. This way, students can compare the relative salary strength of a specific major at Brigham Young University to the same major at other schools. A school's overall score by level is a weighted average of all of its program scores. Data is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and was last updated in December 2020. It reflects median alumni debt upon graduation and median alumni earnings in the year after graduation for students who received federal financial aid.
Salary Scores for BYU Bachelor's Degrees
BYU ranks higher than 61% of colleges for bachelor's degrees, based on salary.
| Field of Study | Median Debt | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | $12,500 | $62,409 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Not Reported | $27,476 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | Not Reported | $43,426 |
| Area Studies | $10,128 | $35,060 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $13,000 | $33,459 |
| Biotechnology | Not Reported | $38,289 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $11,000 | $65,238 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Not Reported | $63,005 |
| Chemical Engineering | $13,555 | $78,454 |
| Civil Engineering | $12,331 | $59,534 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Not Reported | $45,715 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $11,700 | $18,771 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | $16,730 | $74,173 |
| Computer Engineering | Not Reported | $80,695 |
| Computer Science | $12,988 | $84,442 |
| Construction Management | Not Reported | $66,461 |
| Dance | Not Reported | $10,568 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $10,500 | $33,192 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Not Reported | $15,552 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Not Reported | $22,192 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not Reported | $40,188 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $13,199 | $26,121 |
| Economics | $14,000 | $60,062 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | Not Reported | $65,387 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $14,000 | $24,532 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Not Reported | $50,856 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $9,452 | $29,685 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $12,100 | $70,316 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | $8,250 | $20,824 |
| Food Science and Technology | Not Reported | $41,565 |
| Geography and Cartography | $12,000 | $36,992 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Not Reported | $34,704 |
| Graphic Communications | Not Reported | $48,432 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | $15,500 | $24,035 |
| History | $15,500 | $29,250 |
| Housing and Human Environments | Not Reported | $62,260 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $11,000 | $22,005 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Not Reported | $51,273 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $11,495 | $43,798 |
| Journalism | $10,650 | $33,077 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Not Reported | $25,194 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | $9,748 | $28,443 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | $12,728 | $65,936 |
| Marketing | $6,462 | $57,657 |
| Mathematics | Not Reported | $76,460 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $10,440 | $63,997 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $11,350 | $36,132 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not Reported | $36,848 |
| Music | $18,304 | $26,715 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $11,270 | $25,525 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Not Reported | $26,353 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | $12,668 | $36,488 |
| Philosophy | Not Reported | $34,530 |
| Physics | Not Reported | $42,682 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $11,000 | $27,657 |
| Political Science and Government | $11,000 | $41,007 |
| Psychology, General | $11,000 | $26,160 |
| Public Health | $13,000 | $30,771 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $10,498 | $42,682 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $12,501 | $45,584 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Not Reported | $32,029 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $13,000 | $40,419 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not Reported | $43,575 |
| Sociology | $14,000 | $41,937 |
| Soil Sciences | Not Reported | $40,485 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Not Reported | $38,018 |
| Statistics | $13,495 | $63,275 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $10,505 | $36,560 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $11,070 | $40,425 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Not Reported | $20,824 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $9,050 | $29,250 |
Salary Scores for BYU Master's Degrees
BYU ranks higher than 79% of colleges for master's degrees, based on salary.
| Field of Study | Median Debt | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | $15,000 | $63,418 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $41,000 | $121,825 |
| Civil Engineering | Not Reported | $66,653 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Not Reported | $46,087 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Not Reported | $77,213 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Not Reported | $60,094 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | Not Reported | $84,653 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other | Not Reported | $92,632 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Not Reported | $62,069 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | Not Reported | $37,208 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Not Reported | $91,744 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Not Reported | $87,973 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Not Reported | $32,569 |
| Music | Not Reported | $50,439 |
| Public Administration | $30,500 | $58,479 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Not Reported | $104,749 |
| Social Work | $15,810 | $44,711 |
| Statistics | Not Reported | $84,653 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Not Reported | $52,107 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Not Reported | $31,848 |
Salary Scores for BYU Doctoral Degrees
BYU ranks higher than 46% of colleges for doctorates, based on salary.
| Field of Study | Median Debt | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law | $49,710 | $65,457 |
Brigham Young University Reviews
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