Programs & majors brief
Claremont McKenna College Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Claremont McKenna College?
23 of 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 129 | $146,524 | #6 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 30 | $96,520 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 46 | $73,826 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Area Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Communication and Media Studies small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Science small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering, Other small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biology, General small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 35 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Systems Science and Theory small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Policy Analysis small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Accounting and Related Services small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Claremont McKenna College?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Claremont McKenna College majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Economics#6
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
Earnings four years after completion differ widely by field at Claremont McKenna College. Program rankings rest on four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt and cohort size, not reputation.
3 programs publish earnings figures, and 1 holds an Azimuth national rank. Social Sciences accounts for 45.9% of degrees awarded, with Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies second at 11.4% and Psychology at 6.5%.
Economics is the largest program, at 129 degrees awarded in one academic year, and Azimuth ranks it #6 nationally and #1 in California. Its graduates earn a median of $146,524 four years after completion.
Political Science awards 46 degrees in one academic year, with median earnings of $73,826 four years out. International Relations and National Security Studies awards 30 degrees in one academic year and reports median earnings of $96,520.
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.