Major Programs at HU

Howard University offers 136 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 4 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
At the school, the Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other) program has the most completers (116 students) and the Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication program has the second most completers (80 students) last year.
The Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist program has the highest salary ($81,300) after graduation and the Management Information Systems program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $65,700 average salary.
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Degrees & Major Programs

Howard University offers 136 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 4 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
Total Number of Programs By Degree
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 22NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs1NOT OFFERED49 373910

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from Howard University.
The Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist program has the highest salary ($81,300) after graduation and the Management Information Systems program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $65,700 average salary.
Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary after Graduation
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist$81,300
Management Information Systems$65,700
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$65,600
Business Administration and Management$58,500
Finance$57,000
Accounting$56,700
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)$45,400
Marketing/Marketing Management$43,900
Economics$41,600
Speech Communication and Rhetoric$38,200
Health/Health Care Administration/Management$36,200
English Language and Literature$33,700
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary after Graduation
Business Administration and Management$80,700
Art Therapy/Therapist$73,500
Medical/Clinical Assistant$69,600
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching$51,800
Theology/Theological Studies$51,700
Social Work$48,900
Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary after Graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration$97,000
*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at Howard University.
At the school, the Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other) program has the most completers (116 students) and the Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication program has the second most completers (80 students) last year.

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at HU by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.
what is Architecture program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ArchitectureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
African StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, OtherNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 80 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 116 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 48 2 5 3
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 5 1
Salary After Completing-- - - $97,000 -
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 1
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Chemical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 1 4 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 2 0 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
French Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 162 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 2 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $33,700 - - -
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 118 2 4 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $23,100 - - -
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
AnatomyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 5 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
MicrobiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
GeneticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
PhysiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
PharmacologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Nutrition SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 1 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $26,100 - - -
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $21,500 - - -
what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Divinity/MinistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 0 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Atmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 1 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 0 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 86 1 9 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $30,500 - - -
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
School PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Educational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 67ONLINE 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - $48,900 - -
what is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 5 4 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $41,600 - - -
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 121 3 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $31,900 - - -
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 0 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $28,200 - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $16,300 - - -
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Theatre/Theatre Arts ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 36 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
DentistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 75 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Advanced General DentistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Orthodontics/OrthodontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Pediatric Dentistry/PedodonticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $36,200 - - -
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 115 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
PharmacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 60ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Pharmaceutical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28 11 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $65,600 - - -
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 48ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $58,500 $80,700 - -
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $56,700 - - -
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $57,000 - - -
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $65,700 - - -
Marketing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 55 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $45,400 - - -
what is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 0 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -

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