Top Ranked Programs
Hope College's program mix centers on business, education, and the liberal arts — a portfolio reflecting the institution's identity as a private liberal arts college in Michigan. Business Administration is the largest program with 120 graduates, followed by Psychology, General, Engineering, Nursing, and Kinesiology. Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 818 students annually, several deliver strong earnings outcomes that align with the institution's applied-professional and liberal arts strengths. The earnings pattern reflects a balanced portfolio rather than concentration in a single field. Engineering leads with median earnings of $82,513 four years after enrollment among 52 graduates, followed by Nursing at $75,738, Business Administration at $65,755, and Communication and Media Studies at $55,166. This distribution shows that Hope College graduates achieve solid outcomes across multiple fields rather than relying on a single high-earning major, a pattern that reflects the breadth of the liberal arts model. Several of these programs represent high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and earnings reflect national labor-market outcomes. Others, particularly in education and psychology, are fields where four-year earnings may undercount lifetime trajectory because a meaningful share of graduates continue to graduate or professional school. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how Hope College's dominant program families align with labor-market demand and wage-growth trends.