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# University of Notre Dame Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Notre Dame?

The five largest programs at University of Notre Dame span a wide earnings range four years after completion. Finance is the biggest, awarding 260 degrees a year, and [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #3 nationally within its field.

Its median earnings of $160,313 sit at the top of the range. Computer and Information Sciences awards 140 degrees a year and posts median earnings of $142,970.

Economics, at 245 degrees awarded, reports $122,637 and an Azimuth national rank of #26. At the lower end, Political Science is the lowest-earning of the five largest programs, with $94,297 across 177 degrees awarded.

Azimuth ranks it #10 nationally within its field. The contrast between the highest- and lowest-earning large programs here is sharp.

### 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**574 · 20.4%**
-   Social sciences**497 · 17.6%**
-   Engineering**326 · 11.6%**
-   Biological sciences**228 · 8.1%**
-   Mathematics**166 · 5.9%**
-   Other**1,027 · 36.4%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

50 of 50 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Finance and Financial Management Services 260 degrees awarded**
$160,313

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 140 degrees awarded**
$142,970

**Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 132 degrees awarded**
$124,557

**Mathematics and Statistics, Other 119 degrees awarded**
$123,663

**Management Information Systems and Services 15 degrees awarded**
$122,821

**Economics 245 degrees awarded**
$122,637

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

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 260 | $160,313 | #3 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 140 | $142,970 | #16 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 132 | $124,557 | #7 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | 119 | $123,663 | #2 |
| Management Information Systems and Services small degree count | 15 | $122,821 | — |
| Economics | 245 | $122,637 | #26 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 66 | $115,909 | #10 |
| Chemical Engineering | 78 | $113,614 | #7 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 45 | $112,828 | #23 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 37 | $111,444 | — |
| Physics | 33 | $110,029 | #3 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 25 | $103,022 | #18 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 57 | $102,801 | #2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 102 | $99,859 | #40 |
| Political Science and Government | 177 | $94,297 | #10 |
| Mathematics | 39 | $92,118 | #42 |
| Marketing | 64 | $91,088 | #26 |
| Civil Engineering | 44 | $85,781 | #72 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 56 | $85,619 | #4 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 28 | $83,414 | #7 |
| Architecture | 21 | $82,983 | #2 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count | 16 | $75,950 | — |
| Area Studies | 22 | $75,832 | #7 |
| History | 57 | $70,423 | #22 |
| Psychology, General | 97 | $69,793 | #18 |
| Sociology | 41 | $69,704 | #17 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 116 | $65,458 | #17 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 68 | $64,880 | #1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 31 | $64,152 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 53 | $60,998 | #35 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 32 | $60,369 | #60 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | 83 | $58,126 | #7 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | 51 | $54,758 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 27 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Engineering small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biology, General | 80 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 32 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International/Globalization Studies | 46 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy | 36 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology | 34 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 8 | 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 Notre Dame?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
260

**Economics**
245

**Political Science and Government**
177

**Computer and Information Sciences, General**
140

**Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods**
132

**Mathematics and Statistics, Other**
119

**Neurobiology and Neurosciences**
116

**Mechanical Engineering**
102

**Psychology, General**
97

**Health/Medical Preparatory Programs**
83

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

## How do Notre Dame majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft**#1**
2.  Architecture**#2**
3.  Mathematics and Statistics, Other**#2**
4.  Biological and Physical Sciences**#2**
5.  Physics**#3**
6.  Finance and Financial Management Services**#3**
7.  Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics**#4**
8.  Area Studies**#7**
9.  Chemical Engineering**#7**
10.  Design and Applied Arts**#7**
11.  Health/Medical Preparatory Programs**#7**
12.  Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods**#7**
13.  Political Science and Government**#10**
14.  Accounting and Related Services**#10**
15.  Computer and Information Sciences, General**#16**
16.  Neurobiology and Neurosciences**#17**
17.  Sociology**#17**
18.  Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering**#18**
19.  Psychology, General**#18**
20.  History**#22**
21.  Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering**#23**
22.  Economics**#26**
23.  Marketing**#26**
24.  English Language and Literature, General**#35**
25.  Mechanical Engineering**#40**
26.  Mathematics**#42**

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.

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

## Further analysis

The programs page for University of Notre Dame covers 33 fields with published earnings data, 28 of which carry national ranks. Azimuth scores each program by four-year earnings among federally aided completers, together with debt and cohort size, not reputation.

Outcomes differ substantially depending on the field a student enters. Business accounts for 20.4% of degrees awarded, followed by Social Sciences at 17.6% and Engineering at 11.6%.

Each award count is the number of degrees conferred in one academic year, not the number of individual students. Finance is the largest program at 260 degrees awarded.

[Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #3 within its field, with graduates earning $160,313 four years after completion. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft holds the top national rank at #1, with median earnings of $64,880 from 68 degrees a year.

## 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/).