Wake Forest

Wake Forest Majors

Wake Forest awards bachelor's degrees in 37 fields, about 1,517 a year. The largest are Finance, Communications, Business/Commerce.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Finance	156	$85,944	$145,996	$19,500
Communications	124	$42,055	$77,984	$22,250
Business/Commerce	120	$76,722	$118,167	$18,899
Psychology	119	$34,823	$64,814	$21,500
Political Science	119	$47,161	$85,668	$23,133
Economics	110	$56,416	$98,209	$20,927
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	102	$21,192	$79,599	$23,250
Biology	89	$30,666	$63,292	$22,612
Computer Science	67	$75,625	$115,493	$20,674
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	47
English Language and Literature	37	$31,449	$77,847	$19,500
Statistics	37
Engineering	36
Philosophy	36
Accounting	34
Mathematics	32
Sociology	31	$46,257	$60,635	$23,000
History	31			$23,000
Studio Art	30
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	27		$146,608
Romance Languages	25		$60,875
Chemistry	22			$22,250
Anthropology	14
Physics	9
Environmental Science and Conservation	8
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	8
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	7
Teacher Education	7
Area Studies	5
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	4
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	4
Liberal Arts	4
Religion/Religious Studies	4
Theater	4
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	3
Music	3
Education	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 Wake Forest?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Finance (156), Communications (124), Business/Commerce (120), Psychology (119), Political Science (119).

Which Wake Forest majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods ($146,608), Finance ($145,996), Business/Commerce ($118,167), Computer Science ($115,493), Economics ($98,209). Earnings are reported for 13 of Wake Forest's 37 programs.

How many majors does Wake Forest have?

Wake Forest 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 Wake Forest uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.