Programs & majors brief
Georgetown University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Georgetown University?
38 of 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Business | 79 | $159,452 | #1 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 214 | $152,744 | #4 |
| Computer Science | 46 | $143,900 | #47 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 26 | $143,686 | #1 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 53 | $141,931 | #1 |
| Mathematics | 50 | $127,760 | #10 |
| Economics | 181 | $118,999 | #28 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 50 | $117,733 | #12 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 18 | $112,722 | — |
| Marketing | 79 | $105,944 | #4 |
| Psychology, General | 106 | $99,007 | #1 |
| Science, Technology and Society | 84 | $89,228 | #2 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 268 | $82,197 | #6 |
| Political Science and Government | 270 | $79,502 | #29 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 77 | $78,370 | #2 |
| Biology, General | 71 | $77,132 | #20 |
| History | 46 | $75,501 | #18 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 30 | $73,534 | #2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 27 | $70,025 | #17 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 19 | $65,574 | — |
| Area Studies | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 37 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 34 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology | 40 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 30 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 104 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Georgetown University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Georgetown University majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Psychology, General#1
- Health and Medical Administrative Services#1
- Accounting and Related Services#1
- International Business#1
- English Language and Literature, General#2
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution#2
- Science, Technology and Society#2
- Finance and Financial Management Services#4
- Marketing#4
- International Relations and National Security Studies#6
- Mathematics#10
- Business Administration, Management and Operations#12
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics#17
- History#18
- Biology, General#20
- Economics#28
- Political Science and Government#29
- Computer Science#47
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
Georgetown University awards bachelor's degrees across fields with very different outcomes. Azimuth ranks programs using four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt and cohort size, not reputation.
Rankings draw on 20 fields with earnings data, of which 18 are ranked nationally. Social Sciences accounts for 35.0% of bachelor's degrees awarded.
Business follows at 26.2%, and Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at 6.7%. Psychology ranks #1 nationally, with median earnings of $99,007 four years after completion and 106 degrees a year.
International Business is at #1, reporting $159,452 from 79 degrees a year. Health and Medical Administrative Services sits at #1, with earnings of $143,686.
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.