Princeton

Princeton Majors

Princeton awards bachelor's degrees in 35 fields, about 1,284 a year. The largest are Computer Science, Economics, Public Policy Analysis.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Computer Science	201	$146,624	$217,973
Economics	132	$103,041	$160,763	$11,250
Public Policy Analysis	114	$73,630	$107,792	$10,527
Operations Research	77	$100,354
History	72	$45,363	$80,347
Political Science	57	$63,317	$88,576
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	52	$41,848
Research and Experimental Psychology	50	$47,050	$63,216
Mechanical Engineering	45	$85,328	$115,927
Mathematics	38
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	37	$53,038	$62,344
Electrical Engineering	36
Physics	34
Sociology	34	$32,914
English Language and Literature	31	$35,178	$61,323
Civil Engineering	30
Anthropology	30
Chemistry	28
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	26	$32,647
Chemical Engineering	23
Philosophy	23
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	20
Studio Art	15
Astronomy and Astrophysics	13
Religion/Religious Studies	12
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	10
Romance Languages	9
Area Studies	7
Architecture	6
Music	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	5
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	4
Geology and Earth Science	3
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian 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 Princeton?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Computer Science (201), Economics (132), Public Policy Analysis (114), Operations Research (77), History (72).

Which Princeton majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Computer Science ($217,973), Economics ($160,763), Mechanical Engineering ($115,927), Public Policy Analysis ($107,792), Political Science ($88,576). Earnings are reported for 9 of Princeton's 35 programs.

How many majors does Princeton have?

Princeton awarded bachelor's degrees in 35 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 Princeton uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.