How much money do Brigham Young University Provo graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $44,500 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $69,100 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 BYU graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Management Information Systems and Services with a median starting salary of $81,600 followed by Computer Engineering paying $81,500 and Computer Science graduates who have a median starting income of $77,700 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $111,400 followed by Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) at $84,700 and Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degree) who earn $81,600 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Brigham Young University Provo 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 |
|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $111,400 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) | $84,700 |
| Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $81,600 |
| Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degree) | $81,600 |
| Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $81,500 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degree) | $81,200 |
| Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) | $77,700 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) | $72,800 |
| Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $72,800 |
| Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $70,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $67,600 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $66,200 |
| Manufacturing Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $64,100 |
| Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $63,300 |
| Statistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $61,600 |
| Construction Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $61,200 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $60,700 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $60,700 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $60,200 |
| Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) | $59,900 |
| Housing and Human Environments (Bachelor’s Degree) | $59,200 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $59,200 |
| Public Administration (Master's Degree) | $58,600 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $56,800 |
| Law (Doctoral Degree) | $56,200 |
| Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $55,900 |
| Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $53,700 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) | $51,800 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $50,300 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $49,400 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $48,800 |
| Graphic Communications (Bachelor’s Degree) | $45,300 |
| Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,800 |
| Social Work (Master's Degree) | $42,700 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,300 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,500 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,000 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,000 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,000 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,800 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,600 |
| Music (Master's Degree) | $36,500 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,300 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,000 |
| Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,900 |
| Area Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,400 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,000 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,600 |
| Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,900 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,300 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,900 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,900 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,500 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,600 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,100 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,700 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,100 |
| Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,200 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,900 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,900 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $22,000 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,800 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,600 |
| Music (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,200 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,000 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $20,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $20,400 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) | $17,600 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=230038 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Brigham Young University Provo.