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Carthage College Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Carthage College?

At Carthage College, program choice makes a marked difference in median earnings four years after completion. Computer and Information Sciences sits at the higher end, with $106,611 in median earnings and 11 degrees awarded.

Finance recorded $86,952 across 26 degrees awarded, while Accounting posted $86,561 and 23 degrees awarded. The larger Psychology program falls at a more moderate level: its median earnings were $54,636 four years after completion, with 44 degrees awarded.

These figures show higher-earning computing, finance, and accounting fields alongside a more moderate-earning psychology field, rather than one uniform earnings picture across programs.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Business184 · 27.4%
  • Health professions65 · 9.7%
  • Biological sciences55 · 8.2%
  • Social sciences53 · 7.9%
  • Psychology44 · 6.5%
  • Other271 · 40.3%

32 of 32 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer and Information Sciences, General 11 degrees awarded
$106,611
Finance and Financial Management Services 26 degrees awarded
$86,952
Accounting and Related Services 23 degrees awarded
$86,561
Business Administration, Management and Operations 68 degrees awarded
$72,468
Mathematics 6 degrees awarded
$72,160
Marketing 67 degrees awarded
$69,045

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count11$106,611—
Finance and Financial Management Services26$86,952—
Accounting and Related Services23$86,561—
Business Administration, Management and Operations68$72,468—
Mathematics small degree count6$72,160—
Marketing67$69,045—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count11$68,708—
Economics small degree count11$67,703—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences24$65,733—
Criminal Justice and Corrections32$60,633—
Communication and Media Studies24$55,654—
Biology, General31$55,576—
Social Work small degree count10$54,975—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness34$54,832—
Psychology, General44$54,636—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count15$48,562—
Design and Applied Arts small degree count15$48,431—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count18$48,349—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count13$47,935—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Special Education and Teaching small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Physics small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Political Science and Government small degree count19Too few graduates to report—
Sociology small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Geography and Cartography small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Music small degree count16Too few graduates to report—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing59Too few graduates to report—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
History small degree count11Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Carthage College?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Business Administration, Management and Operations
68
Marketing
67
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
59
Psychology, General
44
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
34
Criminal Justice and Corrections
32
Biology, General
31
Finance and Financial Management Services
26
Communication and Media Studies
24
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
24

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Carthage College majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Outcomes vary sharply by field, and at Carthage College, 19 programs have published earnings data that let you compare. Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, not distinct students.

The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 27.4% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 9.7% and Biological Sciences at 8.2%. The largest single program is Business Administration and Management, with 68 degrees awarded and median earnings of $72,468 four years after completion.

The highest-earning program is a much smaller one: Computer and Information Sciences reports median earnings of $106,611 four years after completion, from 11 degrees awarded a year. Finance follows at $86,952 from 26 degrees awarded.

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.

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