Programs & majors brief
DePauw University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at DePauw University?
30 of 30 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 | 41 | $120,076 | — |
| Economics | 61 | $94,761 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 23 | $79,117 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 20 | $71,696 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 50 | $69,228 | — |
| Biology, General small degree count | 10 | $63,099 | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 27 | $62,917 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 20 | $51,983 | — |
| Music small degree count | 16 | $39,430 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Education, General small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering, General small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 42 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Psychology, General | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at DePauw University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do DePauw University majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
The program page shows why field choice matters at DePauw University: the largest share of degrees comes from Social Sciences, at 19.7% of bachelor's degrees awarded. Biological Sciences accounts for 13.5%, and Communication & Journalism for 9.8%.
Award counts throughout the page are degrees conferred in one academic year, not a count of individual students. Azimuth has four-year earnings data for 9 programs.
Its program rankings evaluate earnings among completers four years after completion, debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. Computer Science has median earnings of $120,076 four years after completion; Economics has $94,761; and Political Science has $79,117.
These figures cover program completers and show a wide range across the named fields.
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.