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IPEDS 2024–25 provisional data · U.S. Department of Education

401 majors · Sorted by number of international graduates
Major
Occupation group
Major group
STEM OPT
Program level
Typical entry-level education
Median pay
10-year change
LCA filings
GroupSTEM OPTOccupations
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 11.01STEM OPT · up to 36 monthsComputing & IT32,134STEM OPT · up to 36 months4 occupations →
Computer ScienceCIP 11.07STEM OPT · up to 36 monthsComputing & IT27,204STEM OPT · up to 36 months3 occupations →
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsCIP 52.13STEM OPT · up to 36 monthsBusiness & Finance23,353STEM OPT · up to 36 months3 occupations →
Business Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 52.02OPT · up to 12 monthsBusiness & Finance22,302OPT · up to 12 months4 occupations →
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCIP 24.01OPT · up to 12 monthsSocial Sciences & Humanities11,783OPT · up to 12 monthsView →
Computer/​Information Technology Administration and ManagementCIP 11.10STEM OPT · up to 36 monthsComputing & IT10,948STEM OPT · up to 36 months3 occupations →
EconomicsCIP 45.06Varies by programSocial Sciences & Humanities9,824Varies by program3 occupations →
Data AnalyticsCIP 30.71STEM OPT · up to 36 monthsComputing & IT8,130STEM OPT · up to 36 months3 occupations →
Information Science/​StudiesCIP 11.04STEM OPT · up to 36 monthsComputing & IT7,902STEM OPT · up to 36 months4 occupations →
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringCIP 14.10STEM OPT · up to 36 monthsEngineering7,900STEM OPT · up to 36 months3 occupations →
Computer EngineeringCIP 14.09STEM OPT · up to 36 monthsEngineering6,301STEM OPT · up to 36 months3 occupations →
Mechanical EngineeringCIP 14.19STEM OPT · up to 36 monthsEngineering5,713STEM OPT · up to 36 months3 occupations →

Majors A–Z →

1Software Developers161,874 LCA filings95,300+10.2%$136k161,874−0.4%
2Data Scientists32,451 LCA filings24,800+34.6%$120k32,451+29.6%
3Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers18,723 LCA filings10,700+5.7%$104k18,723+11.8%
4Computer Programmers14,095 LCA filings4,400−7.3%$100k14,095+17.2%
5Computer Systems Analysts12,315 LCA filings32,900+7.9%$106k12,315−15.7%
6Computer and Information Systems Managers12,054 LCA filings53,500+15.8%$175k12,054+10.7%
7Industrial Engineers10,330 LCA filings23,100+12.4%$102k10,330+20.7%
8Mechanical Engineers10,267 LCA filings17,800+11.2%$104k10,267+12.6%
9Accountants and Auditors8,075 LCA filings115,300+5%$84k8,075−3.8%
10Financial and Investment Analysts7,878 LCA filings24,700+7.2%$103k7,878+15%
11Electronics Engineers, except Computer7,329 LCA filings4,900+3.7%$130k7,329+2.1%
12Electrical Engineers7,089 LCA filings11,400+9.9%$121k7,089+15.9%

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