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Simpson College Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Simpson College?

Program earnings at Simpson College differ sharply by field, making the choice of degree central to the return picture. Four years after completion, Computer and Information Sciences had median earnings of $93,749 across 14 degrees awarded.

Accounting recorded $76,272 with 17 degrees awarded, and Business Administration and Management posted $69,958 across 40 degrees awarded. At a more moderate earnings level, Liberal Arts and General Studies showed $46,237 four years after completion and 20 degrees awarded.

The higher-earning computing, accounting, and business fields sit alongside a larger liberal-arts field with a lower median, showing that outcomes vary materially across the programs represented here.

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.

  • Business65 · 18.7%
  • Social sciences31 · 8.9%
  • Health professions29 · 8.3%
  • Biological sciences28 · 8.0%
  • Homeland security25 · 7.2%
  • Other170 · 48.9%

27 of 27 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer and Information Sciences, General 14 degrees awarded
$93,749
Computer Science 10 degrees awarded
$91,318
Accounting and Related Services 17 degrees awarded
$76,272
Business Administration, Management and Operations 40 degrees awarded
$69,958
Mathematics 10 degrees awarded
$65,097
Political Science and Government 14 degrees awarded
$63,790

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

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count14$93,749—
Computer Science small degree count10$91,318—
Accounting and Related Services small degree count17$76,272—
Business Administration, Management and Operations40$69,958—
Mathematics small degree count10$65,097—
Political Science and Government small degree count14$63,790—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count10$61,219—
Criminal Justice and Corrections small degree count19$57,279—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness small degree count15$54,919—
Psychology, General small degree count12$49,966—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count19$46,495—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities20$46,237—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Journalism small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Biology, General small degree count18Too few graduates to report—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Security Science and Technology small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Human Services, General small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Economics small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Sociology small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Music small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General29Too few graduates to report—
Management Information Systems and Services small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
History small degree count13Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Simpson College?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Business Administration, Management and Operations
40
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
29
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
20
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
19
Criminal Justice and Corrections
19
Biology, General
18
Accounting and Related Services
17
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
15
Computer and Information Sciences, General
14
Political Science and Government
14

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Simpson College majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Azimuth's program rankings weigh four-year earnings among completers, debt, and cohort size instead of reputation, and earnings at Simpson College differ substantially by field. 12 programs have published earnings data.

The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 18.7% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Social Sciences at 8.9% and Health Professions at 8.3%. The largest single program is Business Administration and Management, with 40 degrees awarded and median earnings of $69,958, which is 1.02x the national median for the field.

The highest earnings come from Computer and Information Sciences, where graduates earn a median of $93,749 from 14 degrees awarded. Computer Science follows at $91,318, though its earnings sit at 0.85x the national median for that field. Across all programs, 17.2% of degrees awarded are in STEM fields.

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.