Bowdoin

Bowdoin Majors

Bowdoin awards bachelor's degrees in 32 fields, about 667 a year. The largest are Economics, Political Science, Biology.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Economics	85	$75,867	$121,983	$19,500
Political Science	77	$60,626	$89,253	$19,634
Biology	47
Mathematics	41	$90,213
Area Studies	39	$45,315	$75,966	$24,000
English Language and Literature	36	$49,421
Research and Experimental Psychology	29
Computer Science	28		$137,611
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	28	$43,373		$19,500
History	26
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	25
Education	22
Physics	19
Environmental Science and Conservation	18
Sociology	17	$47,749
Studio Art	16
Human Computer Interaction	15
Chemistry	14
Geology and Earth Science	12
Anthropology	12
Religion/Religious Studies	9
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	8
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	8
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	7
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	6
Music	6
Visual and Performing Arts	5
Philosophy	4
Mathematics and Computer Science	3
Subject-Area Teacher Education	2
Romance Languages	2
Theater	1

A blank cell means the figure is withheld, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular majors at Bowdoin?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Economics (85), Political Science (77), Biology (47), Mathematics (41), Area Studies (39).

Which Bowdoin majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Computer Science ($137,611), Economics ($121,983), Political Science ($89,253), Area Studies ($75,966). Earnings are reported for 4 of Bowdoin's 32 programs.

How many majors does Bowdoin have?

Bowdoin awarded bachelor's degrees in 32 federal program categories in the most recent year reported. A college's own list of majors can be longer or shorter, because several named majors often fall under one federal category.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. Programs are federal categories, which do not always match the names Bowdoin uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.