Programs & majors brief
Middlebury College Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Middlebury 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 53 | $128,471 | — |
| Economics | 111 | $123,477 | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 49 | $92,728 | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 48 | $90,917 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 46 | $77,444 | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 13 | $58,241 | — |
| Area Studies | 20 | $56,508 | — |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 35 | $53,914 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 62 | $53,518 | — |
| Architecture small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biology, General | 34 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 33 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics | 27 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 45 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History | 30 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Middlebury College?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Middlebury College majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Outcomes at Middlebury College vary by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among completers, debt and cohort size rather than reputation. The college publishes earnings data for 9 bachelor's programs.
Social Sciences accounts for 30.6% of degrees awarded, the largest concentration. Biological Sciences is next at 14.1%, and Natural Resources & Conservation accounts for 7.6%.
Economics is the largest single program, with 111 degrees awarded a year and a median of $123,477 four years after completion. Computer Science reports the highest earnings, at $128,471, from 53 degrees awarded.
Natural Resources Conservation and Research, the second-largest program with 62 degrees awarded, shows a median of $53,518 four years out, below the national median for its field at 0.97x.
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.