Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

Valparaiso University offers 142 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.

A total of 884 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at VU. 615 students completed bachelor's programs and 217 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at VU. 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
Associate's	4	NOT OFFERED	1	0	1
Bachelor's	79	NOT OFFERED	615	253	362
Master's	28	NOT OFFERED	217	136	81
Doctor's	3	NOT OFFERED	14	3	11
Post-Graduate Certificate	27	NOT OFFERED	37	20	17

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

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

The Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering program has the highest salary ($73,522) after graduation and the Mechanical Engineering program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $70,796 average salary.

Bachelor
Master

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$73,522	$6,127	$27,000	$286
Mechanical Engineering	$70,796	$5,900	$27,000	$286
Civil Engineering	$68,143	$5,679	$27,000	$286
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$62,049	$5,171	$25,250	$268
Marketing	$54,471	$4,539	$27,000	$286
Finance and Financial Management Services	$53,238	$4,437	$26,613	$282
Economics	$49,893	$4,158	-	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$48,478	$4,040	$25,350	$269
Political Science and Government	$46,264	$3,855	$27,000	$286
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	$44,565	$3,714	$27,000	$286
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$43,897	$3,658	$27,000	$286
Communication	$42,031	$3,503	$27,000	$286

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	$70,724	$5,894	-	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$50,613	$4,218	-	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$48,661	$4,055	$63,264	$720

Popular Programs with Most Completers

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

At the school, the Information Technology Master program has the most completers of 132 and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the second most completers of 119 students.

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	1	-	1

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	119	13	106
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	44	7	37
Psychology	31	5	26
Mechanical Engineering	28	25	3
Biology/Biological Sciences	22	9	13
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	22	16	6
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	20	17	3
Civil Engineering	20	14	6
Business Administration and Management	17	11	6
Marketing/Marketing Management	15	4	11

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Information Technology	132	106	26
Physician Assistant	22	2	20
Business Administration and Management	17	11	6
Counseling Psychology	15	1	14
Computational Science	9	7	2
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	8	3	5
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	4	2	2
Public Health	2	-	2
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)	2	-	2
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	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
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
East Asian Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chinese Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	1	NOT OFFERED	0
Sports Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	0
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	132	NOT OFFERED	1
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Foreign Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biology Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	0
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	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/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
German Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
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
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	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	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	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	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	0
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	1	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	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Epidemiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Military Technologies and Applied Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computational Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	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	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied and Professional Ethics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Theology/Theological Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Astronomy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Criminology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	1
International Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Economics (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and Composition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Keyboard Instruments	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Voice and Opera	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	8	NOT OFFERED	0
Physician Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	2	NOT OFFERED	1
International Public Health/International Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	0
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	119	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	17	NOT OFFERED	6
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	0	NOT OFFERED	23
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Actuarial Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	17	NOT OFFERED	6
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	0	NOT OFFERED	23
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Actuarial Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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