Top Ranked Programs
Dartmouth College's program mix is anchored in Social Sciences, with substantial depth in quantitative and analytical fields that reflect the institution's research-university identity. Social Sciences accounts for 32% of graduates, followed by Engineering at 9% and Arts at 5%. Across 33 programs serving roughly 1,269 students annually, 16 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold — and several sit near the top nationally. Computer Science is the program that combines the largest cohort with strong earnings, making it a central driver of Dartmouth College's overall financial profile. Economics is the largest program with 170 graduates earning median earnings of $152,929 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #6 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Computer Science delivers the highest four-year median earnings at Dartmouth College at $201,702 with a cohort of 130 graduates, and Azimuth ranks it #14 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Mathematics #4 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 45 graduates earning $168,580 — a strong showing from a quantitative field with broad [labor-market demand](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/). Several of Dartmouth College's strongest programs are grad-school-dependent pathways — notably Political Science and Computer Science — where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory because a meaningful share of graduates continue to medical, law, or doctoral programs. Engineering Science (94 graduates, median earnings of $113,749) and Research Psychology (71 graduates, median earnings of $99,344) represent fields where graduates more often enter the workforce directly, and early earnings better reflect labor-market positioning. Understanding which programs follow which pathway matters when [evaluating program-level outcomes](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/). ```