Programs & majors brief
Bowdoin College Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Bowdoin College?
22 of 22 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 42 | $137,611 | — |
| Economics | 78 | $121,983 | #27 |
| Political Science and Government | 83 | $89,253 | #9 |
| Area Studies | 47 | $75,966 | #3 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Education, General | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biology, General | 33 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics | 43 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Computer Interaction small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Bowdoin College?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Bowdoin College majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Area Studies#3
- Political Science and Government#9
- Economics#27
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
Bowdoin College concentrates its bachelor's degrees in the social sciences. Social Sciences accounts for 31.3% of degrees awarded, followed by Biological Sciences at 13.2% and Physical Sciences at 8.1%.
Earnings four years after completion vary by field, so Azimuth scores programs on four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt, and cohort size, not reputation. Published four-year earnings are available for 4 programs, and Azimuth ranks 3 of them nationally.
Area Studies ranks #3 nationally with median earnings of $75,966 four years after completion. Political Science, the largest program at 83 degrees awarded, ranks #9 and reports earnings of $89,253. Economics reports median earnings of $121,983 and ranks #27 nationally.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.