Top Ranked Programs
Kalamazoo College's program mix is anchored in the biological sciences, reflecting the institution's liberal arts identity and strength in pre-professional health pathways. Biology, General is the largest program with 62 graduates, followed by Business/Commerce, General, Psychology, General, Chemistry, and English Language and Literature, General. Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 411 students annually, the institution's program portfolio reflects a concentration in Social Sciences at 14%, complemented by Business at 11% and other STEM fields at 11%. The highest-earning programs cluster in health-adjacent and quantitative fields. Artificial Intelligence leads with median earnings of $117,826 four years after enrollment, followed by Business/Commerce, General at $75,260, Economics at $72,170, Chemistry at $63,824, and Psychology, General at $54,747. Business/Commerce, General combines substantial enrollment with strong earnings outcomes, making it a key economic anchor for the institution. The concentration of top earners in health-related and science-based fields aligns with Kalamazoo College's positioning as a pre-professional liberal arts college where many graduates continue to medical, dental, or graduate study. Several of these programs are grad-school-dependent pathways where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory — particularly in the biological sciences, where a meaningful share of graduates continue to medical school or doctoral programs. Others, including business and quantitative fields, represent high-mobility direct-to-workforce pathways where graduates enter the labor market immediately and earnings reflect national professional outcomes. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how Kalamazoo College's dominant program families align with long-term labor-market trends.