Grinnell College

Grinnell College Majors

Grinnell College awards bachelor's degrees in 28 fields, about 528 a year. The largest are Computer Science, Economics, Biology.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Computer Science	62	$84,449	$109,892	$16,375
Economics	54	$46,791	$110,724	$16,950
Biology	43	$37,170	$56,275	$17,500
Political Science	40	$36,662	$68,518	$17,500
Sociology	36	$28,216		$16,000
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	35	$38,598	$53,105	$16,549
English Language and Literature	34		$36,854	$18,059
Mathematics	33
Research and Experimental Psychology	24	$28,507	$57,752	$17,702
Romance Languages	23	$28,691	$54,983	$17,814
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	17
Physics	17
Anthropology	14
Philosophy	12
History	12	$39,687	$54,703	$17,500
Music	11
Studio Art	9	$20,111		$16,750
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	7
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	7
Religion/Religious Studies	7
Chemistry	7
Theater	7
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	6
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	4
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences	2
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	1
Mathematics and Statistics	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 Grinnell College?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Computer Science (62), Economics (54), Biology (43), Political Science (40), Sociology (36).

Which Grinnell College majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Economics ($110,724), Computer Science ($109,892), Political Science ($68,518), Research and Experimental Psychology ($57,752), Biology ($56,275). Earnings are reported for 9 of Grinnell College's 28 programs.

How many majors does Grinnell College have?

Grinnell College awarded bachelor's degrees in 28 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 Grinnell College uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.