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Duke Majors

Duke awards bachelor's degrees in 54 fields, about 2,793 a year. The largest are Computer Science, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Nursing.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Computer Science	410	$133,356	$195,809	$13,500
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	281
Nursing	224	$77,288	$87,763	$29,000
Economics	199	$98,649	$161,149	$13,437
Biology	169	$30,939	$83,192	$12,500
Public Policy Analysis	144	$60,501	$103,071	$10,500
Research and Experimental Psychology	133	$39,359		$12,125
Political Science	111	$54,970	$88,459	$14,016
Computer Engineering	110	$111,145	$174,522	$14,500
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	102	$69,873	$105,921	$13,894
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	95	$37,208	$73,140	$12,645
Mathematics	83	$121,088	$297,029	$13,000
Statistics	83	$97,197	$152,782	$13,500
Mechanical Engineering	73	$89,938	$120,991	$10,000
Environmental Science and Conservation	54	$28,121	$73,435	$11,875
History	45	$60,750	$112,377	$13,000
Sociology	42	$45,551	$61,425
Area Studies	34
Public Health	33	$45,921	$101,771	$12,500
English Language and Literature	30	$20,483		$15,362
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	29		$88,098
Chemistry	29	$29,748		$8,457
Visual and Performing Arts	24
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	23	$30,154		$12,000
Philosophy	22
Romance Languages	21
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	21
International and Comparative Education	20	$40,723	$79,640	$8,000
Civil Engineering	17
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	17
Physics	15
Literature	11
Anthropology	10	$43,924	$81,120
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	9
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	8
Geology and Earth Science	6
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	5
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	5
Studio Art	5
Engineering	4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	4
Mathematics and Computer Science	4
Visual and Performing Arts	4
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	3
Behavioral Sciences	3
Natural Sciences	3
Religion/Religious Studies	3
Dance	3
Music	3
Biological and Physical Sciences	2
Theater	2
Computer Software and Media Applications	1
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	1
Computational Science	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 Duke?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Computer Science (410), Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (281), Nursing (224), Economics (199), Biology (169).

Which Duke majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Mathematics ($297,029), Computer Science ($195,809), Computer Engineering ($174,522), Economics ($161,149), Statistics ($152,782). Earnings are reported for 19 of Duke's 54 programs.

How many majors does Duke have?

Duke awarded bachelor's degrees in 54 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 Duke uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.