Top Ranked Programs
University of Notre Dame's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 20% of graduates — a concentration that shapes the institution's overall earnings profile. Social Sciences represents 18% of degrees and Engineering accounts for 12%, rounding out a portfolio that leans applied-professional and quantitative. Finance combines the largest cohort with strong earnings, making it the program that contributes most to University of Notre Dame's aggregate return. Azimuth ranks Finance #3 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, with 260 graduates earning $160,313. The Economics program graduates 245 students with median earnings of $122,637, and Azimuth ranks the program #28 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. Artificial Intelligence follows with median earnings of $142,970 from 140 graduates, ranked #17 nationally by Azimuth among nonprofit four-year institutions. Several of University of Notre Dame's strongest programs feed directly into high-mobility career paths — particularly Finance and Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. Political Science, with 177 graduates earning $94,297, is more likely a grad-school-dependent pathway. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how University of Notre Dame's dominant program families align with national wage trends, and [how Azimuth evaluates programs](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) explains the ranking methodology behind these figures.