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# North Central College Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at North Central College?

Earnings vary sharply across fields at North Central College, from a small high-earning program to larger programs with more moderate results four years after completion. Management Science records median earnings of $105,350 and 5 degrees awarded.

Finance follows at $81,562 across 31 degrees awarded, while Accounting reports $78,125 and 37 degrees awarded. At the more moderate end among the largest fields, Teacher Education has median earnings of $49,224 four years after completion and 47 degrees awarded.

The contrast between these fields shows that the earnings picture depends substantially on the field selected.

### Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

-   Business**181 · 29.4%**
-   Psychology**71 · 11.5%**
-   Social sciences**56 · 9.1%**
-   Education**54 · 8.8%**
-   Visual and performing arts**46 · 7.5%**
-   Other**208 · 33.8%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

36 of 36 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 5 degrees awarded**
$105,350

**Finance and Financial Management Services 31 degrees awarded**
$81,562

**Economics 15 degrees awarded**
$80,494

**Computer Science 19 degrees awarded**
$79,877

**Accounting and Related Services 37 degrees awarded**
$78,125

**Human Resources Management and Services 10 degrees awarded**
$71,555

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count | 5 | $105,350 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 31 | $81,562 | — |
| Economics small degree count | 15 | $80,494 | — |
| Computer Science small degree count | 19 | $79,877 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 37 | $78,125 | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services small degree count | 10 | $71,555 | — |
| Marketing | 43 | $71,123 | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations small degree count | 12 | $68,750 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 33 | $65,992 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count | 8 | $60,573 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 42 | $60,018 | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 9 | $57,424 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 18 | $57,192 | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 17 | $56,281 | — |
| Psychology, General | 71 | $52,062 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 7 | $51,247 | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 6 | $51,018 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 47 | $49,224 | — |
| Music small degree count | 5 | $46,744 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 23 | $46,605 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication small degree count | 6 | $45,838 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mechanical Engineering small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biology, General small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Social Sciences, General small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Business small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at North Central College?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Psychology, General**
71

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
47

**Marketing**
43

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
42

**Accounting and Related Services**
37

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
33

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
31

**Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft**
23

**Computer Science**
19

**Design and Applied Arts**
18

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do North Central College majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

Azimuth scores bachelor's fields by what federally aided completers earn four years after completion, together with median debt and cohort size, not reputation. North Central College publishes four-year earnings for 21 programs, and the medians vary sharply by field.

Business accounts for 29.4% of bachelor's degrees awarded, well ahead of Psychology at 11.5% and Social Sciences at 9.1%. Psychology is the largest program, with 71 degrees awarded in one academic year; its completers earn a median of $52,062 four years after completion.

Award counts reflect degrees conferred in one academic year, not individual students. The best-paid field is Management Science, where just 5 degrees a year yield $105,350, 1.22x the national median for that field.

Finance and Economics also post strong four-year earnings at $81,562 and $80,494.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).