Major Programs at Duke

Duke University offers 300 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 4 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
At the school, the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) program has the most completers (281 students) and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the second most completers (224 students) last year.
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Degrees & Major Programs

Duke University offers 300 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 4 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
A total of 7,495 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Duke. 2,275 completed bachelor's programs and 3,734 completed master's programs.
Total Number of Programs By Degree
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 31NOT OFFERED
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED75 1026756
Number of CompletersNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED2,2753,7341,009477

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from Duke University.
*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at Duke University.
At the school, the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) program has the most completers (281 students) and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the second most completers (224 students) last year.

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

The following tables show all major programs at Duke 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.
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Natural Resources/ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 158 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 49 30 3 NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources Management and PolicyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Forest Management/Forest Resources ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
African StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
East Asian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED 2
European Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Latin American StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Area Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Journalism (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 1 NOT OFFERED
Political CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Artificial IntelligenceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED 2
Computer and Information Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 249 50 15 NOT OFFERED
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
International and Comparative EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 75
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 95 106 35 72
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 10 15 NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 101 76 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 142 37 NOT OFFERED
Engineering MechanicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 70 30 13 NOT OFFERED
Systems EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 266ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 85ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED 2
Russian Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 6 3 NOT OFFERED
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 3 4 NOT OFFERED
French Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 0 0 NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 0 0 NOT OFFERED
Portuguese Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 1 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 238 NOT OFFERED
Advanced Legal Research/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 106 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 1 1
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 7 15 NOT OFFERED
General LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 157 0 9 NOT OFFERED
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 7 NOT OFFERED
BiophysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 0 NOT OFFERED 0
Molecular BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 6 NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular Biology and HistologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 8 NOT OFFERED
AnatomyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 27 0 3
Developmental Biology and EmbryologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Cell/Cellular and Molecular BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED 16
ImmunologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 3 NOT OFFERED
Infectious Disease and Global HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44 NOT OFFERED 17
Molecular GeneticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 17 NOT OFFERED
Genome Sciences/GenomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 8 NOT OFFERED
Pathology/Experimental PathologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 7 8 1
PharmacologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 9 NOT OFFERED
ToxicologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
BiostatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 48 4 NOT OFFERED
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 4 3
EcologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 2 NOT OFFERED
Marine Biology and Biological OceanographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 0 5 NOT OFFERED
EpidemiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 89 2 9 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 49 0 13 NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 56 53 10 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medieval and Renaissance StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Behavioral SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cognitive ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics and Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 281 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 0 3 NOT OFFERED
Philosophy (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 4 6 NOT OFFERED
Christian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Theology/Theological StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 136 0 NOT OFFERED
Divinity/MinistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 38 NOT OFFERED
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 3 24 NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 2 1 NOT OFFERED
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 2 14 NOT OFFERED
Optics/Optical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29 8 NOT OFFERED
Materials ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 0 NOT OFFERED
Cognitive Psychology and PsycholinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 107 8 17 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 128 143 7 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 2 5 NOT OFFERED
Anthropology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 186 87 18 NOT OFFERED
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32 NOT OFFERED 11
National Security Policy StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 91 18 13 NOT OFFERED
Political EconomyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 35 2 7 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
DanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 4 3 NOT OFFERED
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 3 4 NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED 19
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Cardiovascular Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8
Physician AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 90 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 117 NOT OFFERED
Ophthalmic Technician/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
International Public Health/International HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 12 NOT OFFERED 0
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 92 NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 36 NOT OFFERED 4
Bioethics/Medical EthicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED 15
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 224 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 2 2
Adult Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 59 6 48
Nurse AnesthetistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24 0
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 59 4 10
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 0 NOT OFFERED
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 9 NOT OFFERED
Pediatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 4 2
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED 0
Critical Care NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 48ONLINE 4
Palliative Care NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Women's Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 229 0 22
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 49
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 70 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 994ONLINE 17 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 13 4 NOT OFFERED
History and Philosophy of Science and TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
History (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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