Major Programs at GovState

Governors State University offers 88 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.

At the school, the Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies program has the most completers (89 students) and the Elementary Education and Teaching program has the second most completers (36 students) last year.

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Degrees & Major Programs

Governors State University offers 88 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.

A total of 1,264 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at GovState. 626 completed bachelor's programs and 571 completed master's programs.

Total Number of Programs By Degree
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	34	5	19
Number of Completers	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	626	571	48	19

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from Governors State University.

*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at Governors State University.

At the school, the Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies program has the most completers (89 students) and the Elementary Education and Teaching program has the second most completers (36 students) last year.

Bachelor

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	89	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	36	-
Information Technology	27	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	22	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	18	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	17	-
Operations Management and Supervision	16	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	9	-
Art/Art Studies	9	-
Sociology and Anthropology	4	-

Master

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Computer Science	144	-
Social Work	42	-
Medical Informatics	41	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	33	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	29	-
Counseling Psychology	28	-
Management Science	25	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	23	-
Nursing Science	21	-
Business Administration and Management	20	-

Doctoral

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Organizational Leadership	8	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	8	-

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at GovState by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	144	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	0

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	1
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	0
Social Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Biology Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Chemistry Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	89	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	1	NOT OFFERED	0
Environmental Biology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Analytical Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	84	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology and Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication Sciences and Disorders	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	10	NOT OFFERED	0
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	1
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	0	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	80	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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