Degree Programs Overview

Stanford University offers 241 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.

A total of 5,093 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Stanford. 1,546 students completed bachelor's programs and 2,475 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Stanford. 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's64NOT OFFERED1,546759787
Master's97NOT OFFERED2,4751,3151,160
Doctor's73NOT OFFERED1,069618451
Post-Graduate Certificate7NOT OFFERED312

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

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

The Computer Science program has the highest salary ($165,375) after graduation and the Economics program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $104,592 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Computer Science $165,375$13,781$10,399$110
Economics $104,592$8,716$12,500$133
Mechanical Engineering $94,255$7,855--
Science, Technology and Society $78,681$6,557--
International Relations and National Security Studies $65,830$5,486--
Human Biology $60,099$5,008$12,500$133
Psychology, General $41,177$3,431--
Biology, General $37,482$3,124--
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Computer Science $203,193$16,933--
Business Administration, Management and Operations $187,054$15,588$57,458$654
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $157,500$13,125--
Engineering-Related Fields $139,234$11,603--
Mechanical Engineering $126,185$10,515$41,000$466
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering $107,477$8,956--
Civil Engineering $91,659$7,638$34,030$387
Area Studies $73,536$6,128--
Education, General $70,635$5,886$32,500$370
Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $173,548$14,462--

Popular Programs with Most Completers

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

At the school, the Management Science Master program has the most completers of 493 and the Computer Science Master program has the second most completers of 383 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
Comparative and Laboratory Animal MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED27 9 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
African StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American/United States Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
East Asian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 314 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Latin American StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 02 1 NOT OFFERED
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American Indian/Native American StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Asian-American StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 130 7 NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Technical and Scientific CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 293383 53 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED120 29 NOT OFFERED
Educational Evaluation and ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biology Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Earth Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1358 18 1
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4133 29 NOT OFFERED
Chemical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1018 19 0
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3212 23 2
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30138 72 0
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1258 19 NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 56148 42 0
Petroleum EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 2 0
Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8814 17 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 51110 10 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 83 6 NOT OFFERED
Comparative LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Chinese Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 02 3 NOT OFFERED
Japanese Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 01 0 NOT OFFERED
Russian Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 4 NOT OFFERED
German Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 2 NOT OFFERED
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
French Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 1 NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 1 NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 91 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 183 NOT OFFERED
Advanced Legal Research/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED94 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 513 4 NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5513 36 NOT OFFERED
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 5 NOT OFFERED
BiophysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 9 NOT OFFERED
Structural BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Developmental Biology and EmbryologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 2 NOT OFFERED
ImmunologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 5 NOT OFFERED
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 9 NOT OFFERED
Human/Medical GeneticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED17 13 NOT OFFERED
Cell PhysiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Oncology and Cancer BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 10 NOT OFFERED
EpidemiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED30 2 NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 13 NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 6 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 572 18 NOT OFFERED
Computational and Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED49 16 NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED54 11 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Systems Science and TheoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Science, Technology and SocietyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cognitive ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 816 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 139NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 185 6 NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 4 NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 113 44 NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2824 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and SeismologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 8 NOT OFFERED
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 11 NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 273 37 NOT OFFERED
Physics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15 23 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 0 NOT OFFERED
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 532 11 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1624 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 93 4 NOT OFFERED
ArcheologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 0 NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1065 22 NOT OFFERED
Development Economics and International DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5822 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5411 19 NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1214 10 NOT OFFERED
Urban Studies/AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Industrial and Product DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 2 NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 60 2 NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 49 4 NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and CompositionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Medical/Clinical AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physician AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 87 NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 2 NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED38 6 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED493 20 NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED493 20 NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 168 15 NOT OFFERED

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