Major Programs at GVSU

Grand Valley State University offers 175 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 2 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
At the school, the Psychology program has the most completers (252 students) and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the second most completers (239 students) last year.
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Degrees & Major Programs

Grand Valley State University offers 175 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 2 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
A total of 5,491 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at GVSU. 4,153 completed bachelor's programs and 979 completed master's programs.
Total Number of Programs By Degree
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED1
Overall Programs22NOT OFFERED95 39415
Number of Completers196NOT OFFERED4,15397910360

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from Grand Valley 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 Grand Valley State University.
At the school, the Psychology program has the most completers (252 students) and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the second most completers (239 students) last year.

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

The following tables show all major programs at GVSU 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 42 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43 NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 69 21 7 NOT OFFERED
Radio and TelevisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 116 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 99 46 NOT OFFERED 8
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 8 NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 56 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 50 16 11
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Studies Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Computer Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 101 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Earth Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 57 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Applied LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American Sign Language (ASL)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Legal Assistant/ParalegalNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 80 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 80 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 91 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 184 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular and Molecular BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MicrobiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Wildlife BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Genome Sciences/GenomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 2
BiostatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BioinformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neurobiology and BehaviorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 60 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 55 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 14 NOT OFFERED
BiopsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Analytics, OtherNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 193 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 252 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
School PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED 17
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 109 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24 25 NOT OFFERED 2
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 121 128 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 35 NOT OFFERED
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
DanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 60 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhotographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 59 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PedagogyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Communication Sciences and DisordersNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 79 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physician AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 48 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 49 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 61 6 NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 60 NOT OFFERED
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational TherapyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Clinical Nutrition/NutritionistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dietetic TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 239 1 27 4
Palliative Care NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 182 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 74 45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 81 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 105 56 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Corporate CommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 186 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 63 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 76 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 215 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
TaxationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History and Philosophy of Science and TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41 NOT OFFERED
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