Degree Programs Overview

Emory University offers 196 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.

A total of 4,800 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Emory. 1,937 students completed bachelor's programs and 1,995 completed master's programs.

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

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's70NOT OFFERED1,9378211,116
Master's70NOT OFFERED1,9956331,362
Doctor's39NOT OFFERED792347445
Post-Graduate Certificate17NOT OFFERED76868

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

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

The Computer Science program has the highest salary ($107,288) after graduation and the Business Administration, Management and Operations program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $89,530 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Computer Science $107,288$8,941$15,500$164
Business Administration, Management and Operations $89,530$7,461$19,500$207
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions $74,925$6,244--
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $72,854$6,071$19,750$209
Economics $69,562$5,797$20,826$221
Area Studies $51,743$4,312$19,500$207
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics $50,718$4,227$19,500$207
Political Science and Government $50,214$4,185$17,500$186
Sociology $46,433$3,869$20,500$217
International Relations and National Security Studies $43,259$3,605$19,500$207
Psychology, General $42,965$3,580$19,702$209
Natural Resources Conservation and Research $38,456$3,205$23,172$246
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services $170,655$14,221$170,901$1,944
Business Administration, Management and Operations $154,242$12,854$60,046$683
Business/Commerce, General $149,929$12,494$47,269$538
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions $115,844$9,654$174,639$1,987
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $109,263$9,105$63,050$717
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies $78,482$6,540$66,876$761
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology $67,064$5,589$66,000$751
Public Health $64,179$5,348$66,000$751
Theological and Ministerial Studies $43,662$3,639$58,657$667
Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Biology, General $69,134$5,761--
Religion/Religious Studies $55,316$4,610--

Popular Programs with Most Completers

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

At the school, the Business Administration and Management Bachelor program has the most completers of 422 and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master program has the second most completers of 324 students.

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.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 35NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
African StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American/United States Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
East Asian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Latin American StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Near and Middle Eastern StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Russian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
German StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Italian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6823 14 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED19 27 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Comparative LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 4 NOT OFFERED
Chinese Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Japanese Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 2 NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 1 NOT OFFERED
Arabic Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Latin Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 256 NOT OFFERED
Advanced Legal Research/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED28 2 NOT OFFERED
Comparative LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED37 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 226 6 NOT OFFERED
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1990 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 73 NOT OFFERED
BiophysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human/Medical GeneticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiostatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED46 9 NOT OFFERED
EpidemiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED174 7 NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1490 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 102 4 NOT OFFERED
Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 64NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Mathematics and Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 120 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Behavioral SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 5 NOT OFFERED
Nutrition SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 2 NOT OFFERED
Ancient Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and ArchaeologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics and Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 57NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 334 7 NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 17 NOT OFFERED
Islamic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 NOT OFFERED
Jewish/Judaic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Religious EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religious/Sacred MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Divinity/MinistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED80 30 NOT OFFERED
Pastoral Studies/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 NOT OFFERED
Youth MinistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Astronomy and Astrophysics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7115 28 NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 90 7 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12013 8 NOT OFFERED
Cognitive Psychology and PsycholinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Research Methodology and Quantitative MethodsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 595 8 NOT OFFERED
Demography and Population StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 723 2 NOT OFFERED
Development Economics and International DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 562 6 NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 255 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
DanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Playwriting and ScreenwritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 330 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 131 2 NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Anesthesiologist AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physician AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED51 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 129 NOT OFFERED
Medical ScientistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED66 7 NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED133 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Maternal and Child HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
International Public Health/International HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED111 0 0
Health Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED114 2 NOT OFFERED
Public Health (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED 0
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 54 NOT OFFERED
Bioethics/Medical EthicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 140324 NOT OFFERED 56
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Nurse AnesthetistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED37 NOT OFFERED 0
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 NOT OFFERED 1
Nurse Midwife/Nursing MidwiferyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED14 NOT OFFERED 0
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 6 NOT OFFERED
Pediatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED18 NOT OFFERED 5
Public Health/Community Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Emergency Room/Trauma NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED 0
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED36 34 1
Women's Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 422297 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Business/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED61 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1591 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 422297 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Business/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED61 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1591 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 222 9 NOT OFFERED

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