Programs & majors brief
Williams College Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Williams College?
26 of 26 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 49 | $209,574 | #13 |
| Economics | 107 | $166,678 | #2 |
| Mathematics | 53 | $134,304 | #8 |
| Political Science and Government | 63 | $88,339 | #19 |
| Psychology, General | 64 | $72,891 | #13 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 45 | $69,065 | #7 |
| Biology, General | 47 | $65,357 | #81 |
| History | 53 | $59,535 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 37 | $55,012 | #11 |
| Chemistry | 39 | $51,050 | #120 |
| Area Studies small degree count | 15 | $43,501 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Social Sciences, Other small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Williams College?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Williams College majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Economics#2
- English Language and Literature, General#7
- Mathematics#8
- Fine and Studio Arts#11
- Computer Science#13
- Psychology, General#13
- Political Science and Government#19
- Biology, General Included by program size#81
- Chemistry Included by program size#120
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.
Further analysis
Williams College concentrates its bachelor's degrees in a few fields, with Social Sciences alone accounting for 25.6% of degrees awarded. Azimuth publishes four-year earnings data for 11 programs and national ranks for 9.
Azimuth weighs earnings among federally aided completers, debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The next largest families are Physical Sciences at 9.8% and Mathematics & Statistics at 9.0%.
Economics is the largest single program, with 107 degrees awarded, and Azimuth ranks it #2 nationally. Its graduates earn $166,678 four years after completion.
Computer Science records the highest program earnings four years after completion, at $209,574, with 49 degrees awarded. Azimuth ranks it #13 nationally.
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.