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College of the Holy Cross Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at College of the Holy Cross?

The largest program, Psychology, awards 132 degrees a year and earns a median of $74,095 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #7 nationally within its field, at 1.46x the national median.

The best-paid program is Economics, at $118,131 from 128 degrees awarded. Azimuth ranks it #35 nationally.

Accounting follows at $114,088, though it is a smaller program with 28 degrees awarded. Further down the earnings scale, History awards 65 degrees and reports $72,423. The gap between History and Economics is wide.

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.

  • Social sciences275 · 29.6%
  • Psychology132 · 14.2%
  • History65 · 7.0%
  • Biological sciences60 · 6.5%
  • Foreign languages57 · 6.1%
  • Other341 · 36.7%

26 of 26 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Economics 128 degrees awarded
$118,131
Accounting and Related Services 28 degrees awarded
$114,088
Physics 17 degrees awarded
$99,165
Mathematics 48 degrees awarded
$96,927
Chemistry 32 degrees awarded
$93,122
Biology, General 50 degrees awarded
$92,914

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
Economics128$118,131#35
Accounting and Related Services28$114,088#19
Physics small degree count17$99,165—
Mathematics48$96,927#28
Chemistry32$93,122#1
Biology, General50$92,914#4
Political Science and Government110$88,088#23
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics33$76,301#10
English Language and Literature, General57$74,214#5
Psychology, General132$74,095#7
History65$72,423#20
International/Globalization Studies32$71,280#8
Sociology37$64,642#30
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count18$52,639—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Area Studies small degree count18Too few graduates to report—
Computer Science26Too few graduates to report—
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Religion/Religious Studies small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Philosophy small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Public Policy Analysis small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count16Too few graduates to report—
Music small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count8Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at College of the Holy Cross?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Psychology, General
132
Economics
128
Political Science and Government
110
History
65
English Language and Literature, General
57
Biology, General
50
Mathematics
48
Sociology
37
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
33
International/Globalization Studies
32

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

How do College of the Holy Cross majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Chemistry#1
  2. Biology, General#4
  3. English Language and Literature, General#5
  4. Psychology, General#7
  5. International/Globalization Studies#8
  6. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics#10
  7. Accounting and Related Services#19
  8. History#20
  9. Political Science and Government#23
  10. Mathematics#28
  11. Sociology#30
  12. Economics#35

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.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Program-level outcomes at College of the Holy Cross span a wide range. Azimuth's program rankings rest on four-year earnings among completers, debt, and cohort size, not reputation.

14 bachelor's programs have published earnings data, and 12 hold a national rank. Bachelor's degrees cluster heavily in the social sciences.

Social Sciences accounts for 29.6% of degrees awarded, with Psychology at 14.2% and History at 7.0%. The award figures count degrees conferred in one academic year.

Chemistry carries the strongest national rank at #1, with a median of $93,122 four years after completion and 32 degrees awarded. Earnings figures cover federally aided completers. The highest-earning program is Economics, at $118,131, from 128 degrees a year.

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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