Top Ranked Programs
Earlham College anchors its academic portfolio in the biological sciences, a signature that shapes both the institution's program mix and its graduate outcomes. Research Psychology is the largest program with 23 graduates annually, followed by Business Administration with 23 graduates earning median earnings of $60,745, Biochemistry, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology, Biology, General, and Neurobiology and Neurosciences. Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 185 students annually, the institution's program distribution reflects a liberal arts identity centered on natural sciences and quantitative fields. Research Psychology stands as the institution's highest aggregate return major, combining substantial enrollment with solid earnings outcomes and positioning it as a key economic anchor for the school. Business Administration graduates earn median earnings of $60,745 four years after enrollment, representing the institution's strongest early-career financial outcome. The concentration of Business at 10% of degrees, alongside Social Sciences at 9% and Arts at 9%, underscores Earlham College's positioning as a science-intensive liberal arts college where quantitative and life-science pathways dominate the degree portfolio. Many of Earlham College's largest programs are grad-school-dependent pathways where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory because a meaningful share of graduates continue to medical school, graduate study, or research training. Research Psychology, Business Administration, and Biochemistry, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology exemplify this pattern—strong undergraduate foundations that often lead to advanced degrees rather than immediate workforce entry. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how the institution's dominant program families align with national labor-market demand and graduate-pathway trends.