Programs & majors brief
Princeton University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Princeton University?
32 of 32 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 | 172 | $217,973 | — |
| Economics | 122 | $160,763 | #4 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 53 | $115,927 | — |
| Public Policy Analysis | 120 | $107,792 | #2 |
| Political Science and Government | 48 | $88,576 | — |
| History | 68 | $80,347 | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 36 | $63,216 | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 37 | $62,344 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 40 | $61,323 | — |
| Architecture small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Area Studies small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Operations Research | 64 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 40 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 33 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Civil Engineering | 33 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 51 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 37 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics | 32 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry | 31 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology | 45 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology | 31 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Princeton University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Princeton University majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Public Policy Analysis#2
- Economics#4
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
What graduates earn four years after completion differs widely across programs at Princeton University. Azimuth weighs four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt and cohort size when it ranks programs, not reputation.
Of the 9 programs with published earnings, 2 carry an Azimuth national rank. The degree mix is led by Social Sciences at 19.7% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Engineering at 17.8% and Computer & Information Sciences at 13.8%.
Public Policy Analysis ranks #2 nationally, with median earnings of $107,792 four years after completion. Economics ranks #4 and reports earnings of $160,763.
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.