Per-major median earnings and 10-year projection bands. Numbers come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (most recent release); trajectory bands come from the life-path model run server-side with a synthetic profile.
Median earnings of federally-aided graduates 10 years after first enrollment, across all majors at Mount Holyoke College.
| Major | Graduates / yr | Median earnings 4 years out | Work in Massachusetts 1 year out | Trajectory | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 42 | $120,021 | — | Run mine | |
| Biology, General. | 39 |
From 2016 to 2025, 549 Mount Holyoke College graduates earned a research doctorate, most often in biological and biomedical sciences, social sciences, and humanities and arts.
Research doctorates (PhD, EdD and similar) only: medical, law and business degrees aren't counted. The rate divides those doctorates by the bachelor's degrees Mount Holyoke College awarded from 2008 to 2017, allowing for the typical eight-year gap; fields with longer paths, like the humanities, read low. Source: NCSES Survey of Earned Doctorates and IPEDS completions.
The rows above use a synthetic profile (median household income, in-state residency). The life-path tool runs the same model on your actual income, family size, residency, and intended major.
Open the life-path toolEarnings and graduate counts from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (most recent release). Last updated October 19, 2026. Methodology.
| $55,869 |
| — |
| Run mine |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 37 | $34,450 | — | Run mine |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 37 | $48,984 | 51% | Run mine |
| Political Science and Government. | 37 | $62,045 | — | Run mine |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 31 | $36,483 | — | Run mine |
Median earnings: federally-aided graduates, ~4 years out (College Scorecard). Trajectory: 10-year projection from the life-path model with a synthetic profile — methodology.
Work in Massachusetts: of graduates working and not in school a year after graduating, the share whose job is in Massachusetts. A dash means the College Scorecard doesn't report the figure for that major, or counted fewer than 30 graduates.