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# Simpson College Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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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.

-   Business**65 · 18.7%**
-   Social sciences**31 · 8.9%**
-   Health professions**29 · 8.3%**
-   Biological sciences**28 · 8.0%**
-   Homeland security**25 · 7.2%**
-   Other**170 · 48.9%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

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.

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

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count | 14 | $93,749 | — |
| Computer Science small degree count | 10 | $91,318 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services small degree count | 17 | $76,272 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 40 | $69,958 | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 10 | $65,097 | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 14 | $63,790 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count | 10 | $61,219 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections small degree count | 19 | $57,279 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness small degree count | 15 | $54,919 | — |
| Psychology, General small degree count | 12 | $49,966 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count | 19 | $46,495 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 20 | $46,237 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Journalism small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biology, General small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Security Science and Technology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Services, General small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 13 | 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 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](#page-sources)

## How do Simpson 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's program ranking](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)s 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](/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/).
