Top Ranked Programs
Wartburg College's program mix centers on Business, reflecting the institution's applied-professional orientation as a private liberal arts college. The largest programs by enrollment are Business/Commerce, General with 76 graduates, Biology, General with 31 graduates, and Subject-Specific Teacher Education with 27 graduates, followed by Psychology, General and Kinesiology. Across 25 total programs, 0 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, serving roughly 380 students annually. The institution's strongest earnings outcomes cluster in Business-adjacent fields. Accounting leads with median earnings of $89,696 four years after enrollment from 14 graduates, followed by Business/Commerce, General at $74,824 and Biology, General at $67,036. Communication and Media Studies and Subject-Specific Teacher Education round out the highest-earning programs, delivering $48,433 and $48,074 respectively. This concentration reflects Wartburg College's strength in career-focused disciplines where employers actively recruit and early-career earnings reflect direct labor-market entry. The program portfolio balances applied-professional pathways with liberal arts breadth. Business/Commerce, General, the largest program, generates substantial graduate volume and anchors the institution's economic profile through both scale and earnings. Several of these programs are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and earnings reflect national labor-market outcomes, while others support further education or professional certification. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how Wartburg College's dominant program families align with regional and national labor-market demand.