Oberlin

Oberlin Majors

Oberlin awards bachelor's degrees in 36 fields, about 915 a year. The largest are Music, Psychology, Economics.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Music	136	$17,141	$43,343	$26,200
Psychology	58	$18,193	$48,109	$26,000
Economics	58	$61,713	$87,120	$25,000
Biology	53	$22,684	$44,095	$23,250
Political Science	51	$30,187	$70,689	$24,314
Environmental Science and Conservation	49		$46,580	$23,250
History	45		$60,895	$26,050
Studio Art	38		$44,299	$20,500
Mathematics	36			$22,625
Area Studies	35	$20,905	$55,151	$24,951
Computer and Information Sciences	34		$129,395	$26,500
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	28	$34,593
Writing	27	$15,501		$26,487
English Language and Literature	24	$19,734	$49,906	$26,000
Sociology	23
Physics	20
Romance Languages	19
Theater	18	$12,441
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	16
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	14
Religion/Religious Studies	14
Film and Photography	14	$23,519		$25,500
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	13
Engineering	11
Legal Professions and Studies	11
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	11
Geology and Earth Science	11
Philosophy	10
Chemistry	8
Anthropology	8
Archeology	6
Dance	6
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	5
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	2
Visual and Performing Arts	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 Oberlin?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Music (136), Psychology (58), Economics (58), Biology (53), Political Science (51).

Which Oberlin majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Computer and Information Sciences ($129,395), Economics ($87,120), Political Science ($70,689), History ($60,895), Area Studies ($55,151). Earnings are reported for 11 of Oberlin's 36 programs.

How many majors does Oberlin have?

Oberlin awarded bachelor's degrees in 36 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 Oberlin uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.