Top Ranked Programs
Hobart William Smith Colleges's program mix centers on Social Sciences, reflecting the institution's liberal arts identity and emphasis on analytical and humanistic inquiry. Economics is the largest program with 70 graduates, followed by Communication and Media Studies, Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Psychology, General, and Biology, General. Across 27 programs, 0 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, with several delivering strong four-year earnings outcomes that align with the institution's strengths in policy-oriented and analytical fields. The earnings pattern reflects a liberal arts institution where program outcomes vary by field. Economics graduates earn median earnings of $111,833 four years after enrollment, while Political Science graduates earn $79,778 and Communication and Media Studies graduates earn $73,650. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies and Architecture and Related Services, Other round out the highest-earning programs with median earnings of $68,522 and $68,341, respectively. These outcomes span both direct-to-workforce and graduate-school-dependent pathways, with social sciences and humanities fields supporting both immediate career entry and advanced study. Several of these programs represent grad-school-dependent pathways where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory because graduates often continue to graduate or professional school. Others are high-mobility direct-to-workforce programs where earnings reflect national labor-market outcomes and early-career positioning. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how Hobart William Smith Colleges's dominant program families align with labor-market demand and wage trends across sectors.