How much money do University of Miami graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $54,000 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $70,200 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Miami graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Mechanical Engineering with a median starting salary of $66,400 followed by Industrial Engineering paying $65,000 and Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing graduates who have a median starting income of $63,700 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $95,700 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $78,400 and Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) who earn $69,800 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for University of Miami graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) | $95,700 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $78,400 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) | $69,800 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $66,400 |
| Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $65,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $63,700 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $58,800 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $58,500 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $57,000 |
| Medicine (First Professional Degree) | $56,100 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $56,100 |
| Law (First Professional Degree) | $52,100 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's Degree) | $52,000 |
| Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $49,900 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $48,400 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $46,800 |
| Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $46,700 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,700 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Master's Degree) | $38,100 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,500 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,500 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,300 |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy (Master's Degree) | $30,900 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,200 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,300 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,900 |
| Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,400 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,200 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,900 |
| Music (Master's Degree) | $21,000 |
| Music (Bachelor’s Degree) | $20,900 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $18,700 |
| Music (Doctoral Degree) | $18,300 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $17,300 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $13,700 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=135726 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for University of Miami.