Programs & majors brief
Gustavus Adolphus College Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Gustavus Adolphus College?
33 of 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | 23 | $95,200 | — |
| Economics small degree count | 17 | $91,252 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 29 | $86,114 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General | 43 | $79,260 | — |
| Physics small degree count | 14 | $73,540 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 36 | $69,423 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 30 | $62,218 | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 22 | $62,016 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 39 | $57,870 | — |
| Biology, General | 52 | $54,202 | — |
| Psychology, General | 66 | $53,277 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 23 | $49,758 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 25 | $48,822 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 29 | $46,987 | — |
| Area Studies small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Science small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Education, General | 31 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Gustavus Adolphus College?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Gustavus Adolphus College majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Outcomes at Gustavus Adolphus College vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate median earnings of completers four years after completion, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The college publishes earnings data for 14 programs.
The three largest program families are Social Sciences at 11.2%, Biological Sciences at 9.8%, and Business at 9.8% of bachelor's degrees awarded. Psychology is the single largest program, at 66 degrees awarded, with a median of $53,277 four years after completion.
Business/Commerce graduates earn a median of $79,260, the highest among the largest programs. The highest-earning program overall is Accounting, at $95,200 from 23 degrees awarded.
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.