Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

Howard University offers 139 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.

A total of 2,460 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at HU. 1,629 students completed bachelor's programs and 310 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at HU. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Bachelor's	49	NOT OFFERED	1,629	446	1,183
Master's	38	NOT OFFERED	310	81	229
Doctor's	39	NOT OFFERED	491	173	318
Post-Graduate Certificate	12	NOT OFFERED	22	11	11
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate	1	NOT OFFERED	8	2	6

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Howard University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Computer Systems Analysis program has the highest salary ($95,339) after graduation and the Management Information Systems and Services program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $91,628 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Computer Systems Analysis	$95,339	$7,945	-	-
Management Information Systems and Services	$91,628	$7,636	$20,500	$217
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$71,947	$5,996	$24,000	$254
Accounting and Related Services	$64,178	$5,348	-	-
Finance and Financial Management Services	$63,717	$5,310	$20,197	$214
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$55,883	$4,657	$25,000	$265
International Business	$53,894	$4,491	$24,000	$254
Marketing	$50,911	$4,243	$25,000	$265
Communication	$49,921	$4,160	-	-
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$46,937	$3,911	$27,000	$286
Economics	$46,273	$3,856	$27,000	$286
Journalism	$44,872	$3,739	-	-

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$98,585	$8,215	$76,816	$874
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$85,098	$7,092	-	-
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$74,462	$6,205	-	-
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$63,255	$5,271	$87,872	$1,000
Social Work	$56,647	$4,721	$86,750	$987
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$56,349	$4,696	-	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$51,400	$4,283	-	-

Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Educational Administration and Supervision	$108,698	$9,058	-	-

Certificate Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$121,256	$10,105	-	-

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Howard University.

At the school, the Biology/Biological Sciences Bachelor program has the most completers of 186 and the Political Science and Government Bachelor program has the second most completers of 148 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Biology/Biological Sciences	186	37	149
Political Science and Government	148	41	107
Psychology	132	19	113
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	121	41	80
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	96	25	71
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	69	13	56
Marketing (other)	65	23	42
Computer Science	56	33	23
Finance	54	26	28
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	52	8	44

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	87	27	60
Social Work	76	13	63
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	28	3	25
Architecture	17	6	11
Public Health	12	3	9
Divinity/Ministry	11	6	5
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)	11	-	11
Economics	10	5	5
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	8	3	5
Educational Leadership and Administration	7	2	5

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Psychology	10	2	8
Communication and Media Studies (other)	8	3	5
Biology/Biological Sciences	6	3	3
Divinity/Ministry	6	3	3
Economics	6	3	3
Educational Leadership and Administration	5	-	5
Sociology	5	1	4
Counseling Psychology	5	2	3
Computer Science	4	3	1
History	4	2	2

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Architecture	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
African Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	2	3	0
African-American/Black Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication and Media Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	96	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	121	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	56	0	4	2

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	5	0
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	3
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	0	4	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	1	1	NOT OFFERED

What is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Development and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	135	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	0	4	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	186	1	6	NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	0	NOT OFFERED
Anatomy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Microbiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Genetics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Physiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Nutrition Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	1	3	NOT OFFERED
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	69	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Divinity/Ministry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	6	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	3	2	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	0	3	NOT OFFERED

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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	132	0	10	NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	1	NOT OFFERED
Educational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	76	4	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	10	6	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	148	2	3	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	2	5	NOT OFFERED

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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	2	NOT OFFERED
Dentistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	79	NOT OFFERED
Advanced General Dentistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Orthodontics/Orthodontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medicine	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	98	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	63	NOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	8	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	87	NOT OFFERED	3
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	54	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	65	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	87	NOT OFFERED	3
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	54	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	65	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	5	4	NOT OFFERED

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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

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