Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

University of Notre Dame offers 166 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 3,863 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at ND. 2,232 students completed bachelor's programs and 1,194 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at ND. 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	68	NOT OFFERED	2,232	1,147	1,085
Master's	61	1	1,194	668	526
Doctor's	37	NOT OFFERED	437	259	178

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

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

The Computer and Information Sciences, General program has the highest salary ($105,831) after graduation and the Finance and Financial Management Services program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $95,904 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 and Information Sciences, General	$105,831	$8,819	$19,000	$201
Finance and Financial Management Services	$95,904	$7,992	$19,000	$201
Management Information Systems and Services	$92,866	$7,739	-	-
Chemical Engineering	$87,393	$7,283	$16,750	$178
Economics	$85,821	$7,152	$19,000	$201
Civil Engineering	$82,198	$6,850	$13,500	$143
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$82,081	$6,840	$19,000	$201
Accounting and Related Services	$80,647	$6,721	$19,000	$201
Mathematics	$80,272	$6,689	$19,000	$201
Mechanical Engineering	$79,832	$6,653	$18,910	$200
Business/Commerce, General	$78,534	$6,545	-	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$68,138	$5,678	$19,000	$201

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Engineering Science	$80,067	$6,672	$44,331	$504
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$41,504	$3,459	-	-

Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Biology, General	$68,191	$5,683	-	-

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at University of Notre Dame.

At the school, the Finance Bachelor program has the most completers of 271 and the Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) Master program has the second most completers of 206 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Finance	271	197	74
Computer and Information Sciences	161	108	53
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	146	100	46
Political Science and Government	136	72	64
Neuroscience	135	32	103
Management Science	115	67	48
Mechanical Engineering	101	73	28
Psychology	89	23	66
Biology/Biological Sciences	80	29	51
Marketing/Marketing Management	71	20	51

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	206	128	78
Business Administration and Management	93	66	27
Financial Mathematics	93	72	21
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	88	39	49
Management Science	87	51	36
Theology/Theological Studies	59	27	32
International/Global Studies	58	19	39
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	57	21	36
Engineering Science	48	29	19
Educational Leadership and Administration	38	9	29

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Chemistry	28	17	11
Chemical Engineering	23	15	8
Mechanical Engineering	17	15	2
Theology/Theological Studies	17	11	6
Biology/Biological Sciences	16	3	13
Civil Engineering	16	10	6
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	14	3	11
Political Science and Government	14	9	5
Physics	14	10	4
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	14	12	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 Architecture program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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	54	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
American/United States Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Asian Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Russian Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
African-American/Black Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	161	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	88	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	12	0	NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	4	NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	70	9	23	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	4	16	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	18	12	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	60	13	14	NOT OFFERED
Engineering Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	101	11	17	NOT OFFERED

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chinese Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Japanese Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Russian Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
German Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	2	1	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	4	1	NOT OFFERED
Arabic Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	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	165	NOT OFFERED
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	1	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	29	6	4	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	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	80	8	16	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	3	6	NOT OFFERED
Biophysics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	135	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	16	9	NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Financial Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	93	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	27	13	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	2	NOT OFFERED
Historic Preservation and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	1	2	NOT OFFERED
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	58	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computational Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	1	NOT OFFERED

What is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	3	6	NOT OFFERED
Christian Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Religious/Sacred Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	3	NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	59	17	NOT OFFERED
Divinity/Ministry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	5	28	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	9	14	NOT OFFERED
Physics (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Materials Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	89	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	14	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education Policy Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	5	6	NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	146	11	8	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	136	15	14	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	8	6	NOT OFFERED

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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Design and Visual Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	58	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	93	0	NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	70	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	271	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	115	87	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	206	0	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	71	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	93	0	NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	70	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	271	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	115	87	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	206	0	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	71	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	1	7	NOT OFFERED

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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

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