The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Southern University and A & M College are Social workers, all other (167,830 people), Police officers (134,786 people), Other managers (114,765 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (59,734 people), and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (56,561 people).

The most specialized majors at Southern University and A & M College in 2021 are Legal (176 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (97 degrees), Protective Services (100 degrees), Agriculture (20 degrees), and Natural Resources & Conservation (15 degrees) (as of 2021).