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University of Washington Majors Overview: Salary, Courses & Career Outcomes

Every major at University of Washington with graduate salary, course catalog depth, and career preparation data.

#	Major	US Rank	University of Washington Salary	National Median	Premium	Degrees/Year	Courses
1	Computer Science	—	$86,250	$75,000	+15%	972	293
Featured Courses: CSE 110: Computer Science Principles CSE 112: Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science A CSE 131: Science and Art of Digital Photography CSE 142: Computer Programming I CSE 143: Computer Programming II
2	Engineering	—	$82,800	$72,000	+15%	855	553
Featured Courses: NME 221: Nanoscience and Molecular Engineering Seminar I NME 321: Nanoscience and Molecular Engineering Seminar II NME 421: Nanoscience and Molecular Engineering Seminar III NME 498: Special Topics in Nanoscience and Molecular Engineering CEE 250: Environmental Processes and flows
3	Mathematics & Statistics	—	$71,300	$62,000	+15%	367	410
Featured Courses: AMATH 301: Beginning Scientific Computing AMATH 352: Applied Linear Algebra and Numerical Analysis AMATH 353: Partial Differential Equations and Waves AMATH 401: Vector Calculus and Complex Variables AMATH 403: Methods for Partial Differential Equations
4	Business	—	$63,249	$55,000	+15%	730	571
Featured Courses: CFRM 405: Mathematical Methods for Quantitative Finance CFRM 410: Probability and Statistics for Computational Finance CFRM 421: Machine Learning with Application to Finance CFRM 424: Advanced C++ for Finance CFRM 425: R Programming for Quantitative Finance
5	Health Professions	—	$59,799	$52,000	+15%	554	731
Featured Courses: OHS 201: Planning a Career in Dentistry for the Future OHS 501: Critical Thinking in Oral Health Sciences: Craniofacial Biology and Oral Health Span OHS 502: Critical Thinking in Oral Health Sciences: Oral Microbiome OHS 503: Critical Thinking in Oral Health Sciences: Clinical Dental Research OHS 561: Oral Tissue Development, Structure, and Function
6	Physical Sciences	—	$55,199	$48,000	+15%	297	670
Featured Courses: ASTR 101: Astronomy ASTR 105: Exploring the Moon ASTR 109: Measuring the Universe ASTR 150: The Planets ASTR 190: Modern Topics in Astronomy for Non-Science Majors
7	Architecture	—	$55,199	$48,000	+15%	200	203
Featured Courses: ARCH 150: Appreciation of Architecture I ARCH 151: Appreciation of Architecture II ARCH 200: Architectural Design and Representation I ARCH 201: Architectural Design and Representation II ARCH 231: Making and Craft
8	Social Sciences	—	$51,749	$45,000	+15%	937	720
Featured Courses: ANTH 101: Exploring Sociocultural Anthropology ANTH 150: Culture and Rights: Exploring the Meaning and Practice of Human Rights ANTH 204: Reading Ethnography ANTH 205: Anthropology of Love, Sexuality, and Desire ANTH 206: The Cultural Animal
9	Legal Professions	—	$51,749	$45,000	+15%	93	85
Featured Courses: LSJ 300: Race, Law, and Justice LSJ 301: Internship LSJ 310: Research in Law, Societies, and Justice LSJ 320: The Politics and Law of International Human Rights LSJ 321: Human Rights Law in Culture and Practice
10	Biological Sciences	—	$48,299	$42,000	+15%	943	334
Featured Courses: ASTBIO 115: Astrobiology: Life in the Universe ASTBIO 501: Astrobiology Disciplines ASTBIO 502: Astrobiology Topics ASTBIO 550: Professional Development for Astrobiology ASTBIO 575: Seminar in Astrobiology
11	Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	—	$48,299	$42,000	+15%	323	—
12	Communication & Journalism	—	$46,000	$40,000	+15%	308	201
Featured Courses: COM 234: Public Debate COM 238: Rhetoric and Popular Culture COM 270: Interpersonal Communication COM 289: Communication Power and Difference COM 292: Study Abroad: Communication I
13	Natural Resources & Conservation	—	$46,000	$40,000	+15%	209	208
Featured Courses: CEP 300: CEP Retreat CEP 301: The Idea of Community CEP 302: Environmental Response CEP 303: Social Structures and Processes CEP 400: Governance Practicum
14	History	—	$46,000	$40,000	+15%	132	534
Featured Courses: CHID 100: Humanities in Action: Ideas that Harm and Heal the World CHID 110: The Question of Human Nature CHID 111: History of the Present CHID 120: Yoga: Past and Present CHID 200: Art, Memory, and Violence in the Americas
15	Education	—	$43,700	$38,000	+15%	236	238
Featured Courses: EDUC 170: Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers EDUC 171: Math for Upper Elementary and Middle Grades Teachers EDUC 200: Special Topics in Education, Learning, and Society EDUC 209: History of American Education: Power and Justice EDUC 210: Current Issues in Education
16	Area/Ethnic/Cultural Studies	—	$43,700	$38,000	+15%	178	224
Featured Courses: AFRAM 220: African American Film Studies AFRAM 241: The United States During the Era of Civil War and Reconstruction AFRAM 246: African American Politics AFRAM 260: African American Family AFRAM 261: The African American Experience through Literature
17	Foreign Languages & Linguistics	—	$43,700	$38,000	+15%	136	684
Featured Courses: CHIN 101: First-Year Chinese for Non-Heritage Learners CHIN 111: First-Year Chinese for Heritage Learners CHIN 130: International Baccalaureate (IB) Beginning Chinese CHIN 131: International Baccalaureate (IB) Intermediate-Beginning Chinese CHIN 133: Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language
18	Philosophy & Religious Studies	—	$43,700	$38,000	+15%	62	191
Featured Courses: RELIG 101: A Life Worth Living: Meaning, Morals and Money RELIG 104: International Baccalaureate (IB) World Religions RELIG 105: Jesus: A Global Biography RELIG 120: Yoga: Past and Present RELIG 145: Judaism: Religion and the Making of Meaning
19	Public Administration & Social Services	—	$43,700	$38,000	+15%	51	128
Featured Courses: PUBPOL 101: Public Administration and Democracy PUBPOL 299: Special Topics in Public Policy PUBPOL 301: Truth, Evidence, and Public Policy Analytics PUBPOL 302: Public Service Leadership PUBPOL 303: Methods of Policy Inquiry
20	Psychology	—	$41,400	$36,000	+15%	437	301
Featured Courses: PSYCAP 510: Conceptual Foundations of Developmental Psychopathology: Risk and Protective Factors PSYCAP 512: Social and Emotional Development PSYCAP 514: Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: Assessment and Diagnosis PSYCAP 516: Approaches to Child and Adolescent Treatment PSYCAP 518: Ethics and Law in Clinical Settings: Children, Adolescents and Families
21	English Language & Literature	—	$41,400	$36,000	+15%	117	323
Featured Courses: ASIAN 201: Literature and Culture of China: Ancient and Classical ASIAN 202: Literature and Culture of Japan: Traditional Japan ASIAN 204: Literature and Culture of China from Tradition to Modernity ASIAN 205: Literature and Culture of Japan from Tradition to Modernity ASIAN 207: Special Topics in Literature and Culture of Asia
22	Liberal Arts & General Studies	—	$40,250	$35,000	+15%	7	—
23	Visual & Performing Arts	—	$39,100	$34,000	+15%	290	804
Featured Courses: ART 101: Visual Art and Creative Thinking ART 102: Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art: Drawing ART 103: Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art: 2D Design ART 104: Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art: 3D Design ART 105: International Baccalaureate (IB) Visual Art

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Pre-Med / Clinical Medicine 616

ANTH 215: Introduction to Medical Anthropology and Global Health ANTH 302: Body and Soul: Introduction to Medical Anthropology and Global Health as Social Justice Praxis ANTH 320: Asian Medical Systems ANTH 324: Current Issues in Medical Anthropology and Global Health ANTH 472: Case Studies in Medical Anthropology and Global Health

Public Health & Epidemiology 231

AFRAM 380: Health Disparities in Black Women CHSTU 322: Indigenous Knowledge and Public Health in Mexican and Latinx Origin Communities ANTH 215: Introduction to Medical Anthropology and Global Health ANTH 302: Body and Soul: Introduction to Medical Anthropology and Global Health as Social Justice Praxis ANTH 324: Current Issues in Medical Anthropology and Global Health

Sociology & Anthropology 203

AES 322: Gender, Race, and Class in Social Stratification AES 333: Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. Military AES 398: Human Trafficking in an Era of Globalization: Forced Labor, Involuntary Servitude and Corporate, Civic Responsibility AES 489: Black Cultural Studies AAS 314: Ethnography, Transnationalism, and Community in Island Southeast Asia/Asian America

Linguistics & Translation 161

AIS 309: Methods in American Indian Linguistics ANTH 203: Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics ANTH 432: Sociolinguistics I ANTH 433: Sociolinguistics II ANTH 455: Areal Linguistics

Architecture & Spatial Design 153

AFRAM 241: The United States During the Era of Civil War and Reconstruction ART 102: Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art: Drawing ART 103: Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art: 2D Design ART 104: Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art: 3D Design ART 191: Color Studies Studio

Management Consulting & Strategy 122

COMMLD 501: Leadership and Communities COMMLD 503: Communication and Leadership Practicum COMMLD 510: Topics in Content Strategy and User Experience COMMLD 514: Multi-Platform Content Strategy COMMLD 516: Advanced Content Strategy: Creation, Curation, and Optimization

Mental Health & Clinical Psychology 121

CHID 337: Social Construction of Madness and Mental Health in the United States PSYCAP 514: Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: Assessment and Diagnosis PSYCAP 522: Evidence Based Practices in Counseling Settings: Interacting with Youth Involved Systems for Complex Cases PSYCAP 528: Multicultural Issues in Counseling Settings: Children, Adolescents and Families PSYCAP 530: Evidence-Based Practices in Counseling Settings: Trauma-Focused CBT

Film & Video Production 119

AFRAM 220: African American Film Studies CHSTU 332: Chicano Film and Narrative AIS 443: Indigenous Films, Sovereign Visions AIS 465: First Nations Filmmaking in Canada AIS 466: Producing the Documentary Short

Data Science & Analytics 115

ARCHY 208: Introduction to Archaeological Data Science ARCHY 235: Exploring Graffiti: Combining Landscape Archaeology and Data Science ARCHY 494: Archaeological Data Visualization ARCHY 535: Exploring Graffiti: Combining Landscape Archaeology and Data Science CFRM 502: Financial Data Science

Education & Teaching 115

CMS 525: Cinema and Media Studies Pedagogy COM 596: Communication Pedagogy ENGL 296: Critical Literacy in the Natural Sciences ENGL 575: Pedagogy and Grammar in Teaching English as a Second Language JSIS 410: Data Literacy for Interdisciplinary Studies

Music Industry & Production 96

AFRAM 330: Music, Folklore, and Performance in Black Society AES 490: Representing Beyond the Binaries: Mixing Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Media AIS 470: Indigenous Performance AIS 570: Indigenous Performance ANTH 494: Feminist Performance Ethnography: Performing Art As and At the Site of Feminist

Biotechnology & Genetics 94

BIOL 302: Laboratory Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology BIOL 340: Genetics and Molecular Ecology BIOL 355: Foundations in Molecular Cell Biology BIOL 400: Experiments in Molecular Biology BIOL 403: Knowledge Synthesis in Cell Biology

Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation 87

BIOL 427: Biomechanics SPHSC 517: Health Disparities in Rehabilitation: A Systems Perspective SPHSC 556: Advanced Aural Rehabilitation ORTHO 599: Biomechanics FHL 468: Advanced Topics in Ecology and Biomechanics

Pharmacy & Drug Development 86

NEUSCI 404: Neuropharmacology BIOEN 491: Therapeutic Drug Delivery Systems BIOEN 494: Advanced Drug Delivery BIOEN 591: Therapeutic Drug Delivery Systems BIOEN 594: Advanced Drug Delivery

Climate & Earth Science 82

AIS 385: Indigenous Ecologies and Climate Change ARCTIC 391: Climate Change - An International Perspective: Science, Art, and Activism BIOL 210: Climate Change, Race, and the Environment BIOL 315: Biological Impacts of Climate Change BIOL 450: Vertebrate Paleontology

Public Policy & Government 81

AES 380: Race, Ethnicity, and United States Public Policy AES 398: Human Trafficking in an Era of Globalization: Forced Labor, Involuntary Servitude and Corporate, Civic Responsibility AIS 365: Native Nation Governance AIS 461: First Nations Government and Politics in Canada COM 465: State Government Communication

Neuroscience & Brain Research 79

AMATH 342: Introduction to Neural Coding and Computation AMATH 533: Neural Control of Movement: A Computational Perspective BIOL 130: Introduction to Neuroscience BIOL 428: Sensory Neurophysiology and Ecology Lab BIOL 459: Developmental Neurobiology

Marine & Ocean Science 77

BIOL 250: Marine Biology BIOL 410: Marine Ecology of the Salish Sea BIOL 433: Marine Ecology BIOL 477: Seminar in Marine Biology BIOL 478: Topics in Sustainable Fisheries

Marketing & Brand Strategy 67

COM 444: Public Relations and Society COMMLD 510: Topics in Content Strategy and User Experience COMMLD 513: Content Marketing COMMLD 514: Multi-Platform Content Strategy COMMLD 516: Advanced Content Strategy: Creation, Curation, and Optimization

Investment Banking & Finance 61

CFRM 430: Fixed Income Analytics CFRM 480: Energy Markets Analytics and Derivatives CFRM 501: Investment Science CFRM 503: Asset Allocation and Portfolio Management CFRM 504: Options and Other Derivatives

Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering 60

AMATH 505: Introduction to Fluid Dynamics AMATH 531: MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF CELLULAR DYNAMICS AMATH 534: Dynamics of Neurons and Networks CHEM 452: Thermodynamics and Kinetics for Biochemists CHEM 456: Chemical Thermodynamics

AI / Machine Learning 59

CFRM 421: Machine Learning with Application to Finance CFRM 521: Machine Learning for Finance ASTR 324: Introduction to Astrostatistics and Machine Learning in Astronomy CSE 415: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence CSE 416: Introduction to Machine Learning

Software Engineering 57

CFRM 425: R Programming for Quantitative Finance CFRM 520: Financial Software Development and Integration with C++ ASTR 300: Introduction to Programming for Astronomical Applications CHEM 546: Software Engineering for Molecular Science and Engineering COMMLD 528: Programming and Data Science for Communicators

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology 56

ANTH 574: Culture, Society, and Genomics AMATH 532: Mathematics of Genome Analysis and Molecular Modeling BIOL 402: Functional Genomics BIOL 460: Systems Biology I BIOL 470: Systems Biology II

Environmental Engineering 56

ANTH 378: Sustainability, Resilience, and Society GEOG 473: Geographies of Energy and Sustainability GEOG 568: International Case Studies of GIS for Sustainability Management LSJ 412: Reparations: Race, Recognition, and Remediation ARCH 429: Special Topics in Building and Sustainability Technologies

Accounting & Audit 55

CM 312: Construction Accounting ACCTG 199: Accounting for Problem Solving ACCTG 215: Introduction to Accounting and Financial Reporting ACCTG 219: Essentials of Accounting ACCTG 225: Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting

Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Research 53

BIOL 403: Knowledge Synthesis in Cell Biology BIOL 544: Evolution of Photosynthesis CHEM 223: Organic Chemistry - Short Program CHEM 224: Organic Chemistry - Short Program CHEM 237: Organic Chemistry

Supply Chain & Logistics 52

COM 581: Social Production and Distribution of Digital Content GEOG 448: Geography of Transportation CM 520: Construction Procurement Systems IPM 514: Transportation Systems URBAN 532: Current Topics in Transportation Planning and Policy

Economics & Economic Research 50

AIS 446: American Indian Economic History CFRM 420: Introduction to Computational Finance and Financial Econometrics CSSS 509: Econometrics I: Introduction to Mathematical Statistics CSSS 568: Game Theory for Social Scientists ECON 200: Introduction to Microeconomics

Physics & Astrophysics 48

ASTR 313: Science in Civilization: Physics and Astrophysics Since 1850 ASTR 323: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology ASTR 423: High-Energy Astrophysics ASTR 425: Cosmology ASTR 427: Methods of Computational Astrophysics

Mathematics & Pure Research 48

AMATH 351: Introduction to Differential Equations and Applications AMATH 353: Partial Differential Equations and Waves AMATH 403: Methods for Partial Differential Equations AMATH 503: Methods for Partial Differential Equations AMATH 567: Applied Complex Analysis

Civil Engineering & Infrastructure 47

GEOG 413: Infrastructures and Exclusion LSJ 413: Infrastructures and Exclusion CM 427: Construction Management Capstone I CM 431: Construction Management Capstone II CM 515: Virtual Construction Management

Nonprofit & Social Impact 47

ANTH 302: Body and Soul: Introduction to Medical Anthropology and Global Health as Social Justice Praxis BIOL 502: Grant Writing COMMLD 562: Communication for Advocacy ENGL 478: Language and Social Policy ENGL 487: Grant Writing

Journalism & Media 44

ANTH 429: Expressive Culture DESIGN 366: Editorial Visualizations CMS 240: Writing in Cinema and Media Studies CMS 297: Special Topics in Cinema and Media Studies CMS 301: Film and Media Studies: Analysis

UX / Product Design 43

DESIGN 213: Prototyping for Designers DESIGN 381: Design Case Studies: Interaction Design Technology and Production DESIGN 383: Foundations of Interaction Design DESIGN 384: Information Visualization for Interaction Designers DESIGN 387: Physical Interaction Design

Entrepreneurship & Startups 41

DESIGN 400: Design Entrepreneurship BIOL 442: Genetics of Plant Innovations COMMLD 572: Innovation Communities CSE 589: Software Entrepreneurship SOC 345: Sects and Violence: Cults, Religious Innovation, and Social Conflict

Actuarial Science & Insurance 41

AMATH 561: Introduction to Probability and Random Processes AMATH 562: Advanced Stochastic Processes CFRM 410: Probability and Statistics for Computational Finance CFRM 441: Quantitative Risk Management CFRM 442: Credit Risk Management

Psychology Research (Non-Clinical) 39

AES 440: History and Memory: Race, Archives, and Afterlives ANTH 419: Collective Memory and Violence CHID 200: Art, Memory, and Violence in the Americas DXARTS 517: Psychology of Audio and Visual Perception in the Arts HSTCMP 269: The Holocaust: History and Memory

Digital Health & Telemedicine 35

INFO 478: Population Health Informatics BIOEN 420: Medical Imaging BIOEN 475: Global Health Technology: Molecular Diagnostics BIOEN 516: Medical Imaging Seminar BIOEN 546: Fundamentals of Biomedical Imaging: X-ray and Nuclear

International Relations & Diplomacy 33

ANTH 150: Culture and Rights: Exploring the Meaning and Practice of Human Rights ANTH 323: Human Rights Law in Culture and Practice ANTH 497: Domesticating International Human Rights: Perspectives on U.S. Asylum and Refugee Law ARCTIC 200: Indigenous Diplomacies and International Relations in the Arctic COM 321: Communications in International Relations

Food Science & AgTech 33

ANTH 311: The Cultural Politics of Diet and Nutrition BIOL 495: Biology of Fermentation NUTR 200: Nutrition for Today NUTR 202: Research Methods in Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health NUTR 241: Culinary Nutrition Science

Biomedical Engineering 28

BIOL 427: Biomechanics ORTHO 599: Biomechanics PROS 563: Maxillofacial Prosthetics I PROS 564: Maxillofacial Prosthetics II MSE 482: Biomaterials/Nanomaterials in Tissue Engineering

Game Development & Design 26

DESIGN 374: Interactive Media Design CSSS 568: Game Theory for Social Scientists CSSS 595: Monte Carlo Simulations DRAMA 480: Game Design for Live Performance ECON 485: Game Theory with Applications to Economics

Chemical & Materials Engineering 24

ARCHY 480: Advanced Archaeological Analysis: Ceramics ART 253: Introduction to 3D4M: Ceramics CHEM 443: Big Data for Materials Science CHEM 543: Big Data for Materials Science DENTPC 523: Dental Materials Science 1

Space Industry & NewSpace 21

ASTBIO 115: Astrobiology: Life in the Universe ASTBIO 501: Astrobiology Disciplines ASTBIO 502: Astrobiology Topics ASTBIO 550: Professional Development for Astrobiology ASTBIO 575: Seminar in Astrobiology

Cloud Computing & DevOps 19

CSE 452: Introduction to Distributed Systems GEOG 413: Infrastructures and Exclusion LSJ 413: Infrastructures and Exclusion IPM 502: Introduction to Infrastructure Systems IPM 503: Infrastructure Finance

Quantum Computing 18

CHEM 455: Quantum Mechanics of Atoms and Molecules CHEM 475: Honors Quantum Mechanics of Atoms and Molecules CHEM 550: Quantum Mechanics of Atoms and Molecules CHEM 561: Introduction to Quantum Information Science and Engineering for Chemists and Materials Scientists CSE 534: Quantum Information and Computation

Real Estate & Development 16

GEOG 445: Geography of Housing GEOG 479: Gentrification, Displacement, and Housing Justice URBAN 516: Real Estate Economics and Market Analysis URBAN 552: Introduction to Real Estate URBAN 554: Real Estate Finance and Investment

Graphic & Visual Design 16

DESIGN 209: Fundamentals of Typography DESIGN 376: Typography DESIGN 466: Publication Design COMMLD 520: Topics in Marketing and Branding COMMLD 521: Digital Media Branding and Marketing

Cybersecurity 14

COMMLD 559: Law, Data, and Privacy CSE 426: Cryptography CSE 526: Cryptography CSE 564: Computer Security and Privacy ENGL 394: Technical Communication: Big Data, Privacy, and Surveillance

Electrical & Hardware Engineering 14

CSE 371: Design of Digital Circuits and Systems CSE 474: Introduction to Embedded Systems CSE 475: Embedded Systems Capstone CSE 567: Digital VLSI: Gates to Systems CSE 568: Introduction to VLSI Systems

Robotics & Autonomous Systems 11

CSE 474: Introduction to Embedded Systems CSE 475: Embedded Systems Capstone CSE 478: Autonomous Robotics CSE 571: AI-based Mobile Robotics DXARTS 470: Sensing and Control Systems for Digital Arts

FinTech & Blockchain 10

CFRM 405: Mathematical Methods for Quantitative Finance CFRM 410: Probability and Statistics for Computational Finance CFRM 420: Introduction to Computational Finance and Financial Econometrics CFRM 425: R Programming for Quantitative Finance CFRM 426: FinTech, Blockchains, and Cryptocurrencies

Sports Analytics & Management 10

CFRM 531: Portfolio Performance Analysis and Benchmarking MGMT 511: Leadership and Coaching Practicum EDUC 330: Coaching and Mentoring for Educational Thriving EDUC 331: Sport Leadership and Coaching EDUC 381: Interpersonal Effectiveness and Coaching in Social Emotional Learning

Pre-Law / Legal Studies 7

AFRAM 334: Civil Rights and Black Power in the United States CHSTU 354: Unions, Labor, and Civil Rights in California and Pacific Northwest Agriculture HSTAA 334: Civil Rights and Black Power in the United States LSJ 360: Introduction to United States Constitutional Law LSJ 510: Topics in Law and Society Studies

AR / VR / Spatial Computing 5

CSE 457: Computer Graphics CSE 557: Computer Graphics CSE 558: Special Topics in Computer Graphics DRAMA 405: Computer Graphics Systems ARCH 481: 3D Modeling and Rendering

Clean Energy & Sustainability Engineering 3

MSE 539: Renewable Energy I ESMS 501: Smart Manufacturing for Energy Storage Materials and Technologies ESMS 504: Supply Chain for Energy Storage Manufacturing

Fashion & Luxury Industry 2

DRAMA 415: Stage Costume Design DRAMA 430: Textile Knowledge and Identification for Costume Designers

Highest & Lowest ROI Majors at University of Washington

Highest-Earning Majors

Computer Science

$86,250/yr

Engineering

$82,800/yr

Mathematics & Statistics

$71,300/yr

Lowest-Earning Majors

Visual & Performing Arts

$39,100/yr

Liberal Arts & General Studies

$40,250/yr

English Language & Literature

$41,400/yr

Popular Majors at University of Washington

The most popular fields of study, ranked by the number of degrees awarded.

Social Sciences

11.9%

Computer Science

11.9%

Biological Sciences

10.4%

Business/Marketing

9.8%

Engineering

9.1%

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University of Washington Majors FAQs

What are the most popular majors at University of Washington?

University of Washington's most popular majors by share of degrees awarded are: Social Sciences (11.9%), Computer Science (11.9%), Biological Sciences (10.4%). The full ranking by graduate salary is in the table above.

Which major at University of Washington pays the most?

The highest-earning major at University of Washington is Computer Science, with a median 4-year-out salary of $86,250 — well above the school-wide median of $78,466.

Are some majors at University of Washington harder to get into than others?

Yes. University of Washington's overall acceptance rate is 42.5%, but selective programs (computer science, business, engineering, nursing) often admit at lower rates than the school-wide average. Check program-specific admission stats where available.

Should I pick my major based on salary at University of Washington?

Salary should be one factor, not the only one. Major choice impacts earnings (engineering and CS typically lead) but career fit, course interest, and graduation-rate within the major also matter. The salary table above shows the median pay by program at University of Washington.

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