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Dartmouth Majors

Dartmouth awards bachelor's degrees in 37 fields, about 1,470 a year. The largest are Economics, Political Science, Computer Science.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Economics	196	$94,675	$152,929	$18,400
Political Science	182	$72,618	$106,153	$17,500
Computer Science	136	$132,919	$201,702	$18,490
Biology	86	$36,525	$87,026	$17,030
Engineering Science	79	$89,929	$113,749	$17,083
Geography and Environmental Studies	78
Mathematics	64	$108,255	$168,580	$11,617
Applied Statistics	53
Research and Experimental Psychology	51	$42,947	$99,344	$18,194
English Language and Literature	43	$45,157	$58,090	$20,407
History	41	$61,127	$136,403	$19,000
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	40	$41,673	$143,067	$18,061
Area Studies	39	$48,565	$65,226	$16,520
Sociology	39	$64,377	$81,722	$19,250
Philosophy	34
Cognitive Science	33
Anthropology	33	$40,071	$70,846	$14,363
Studio Art	32	$30,246	$68,523	$13,663
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	29	$31,967		$15,157
Geology and Earth Science	23
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	22
Physics	20
Romance Languages	16
Film and Photography	14
Classical and Ancient Studies	12
Music	12
Chemistry	11
Religion/Religious Studies	10
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	9
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	8
Data Science	8
Theater	5
Astronomy and Astrophysics	4
Engineering Physics	2
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	2
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	2

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 Dartmouth?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Economics (196), Political Science (182), Computer Science (136), Biology (86), Engineering Science (79).

Which Dartmouth majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Computer Science ($201,702), Mathematics ($168,580), Economics ($152,929), Neurobiology and Neurosciences ($143,067), History ($136,403). Earnings are reported for 14 of Dartmouth's 37 programs.

How many majors does Dartmouth have?

Dartmouth awarded bachelor's degrees in 37 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 Dartmouth uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.