Major Programs at Macalester

Macalester College offers 41 degree programs through Bachelor's programs. Macalester College does not offer distance learning opportunity for its programs.

At the school, the Computer and Information Sciences program has the most completers (48 students) and the Biology/Biological Sciences program has the second most completers (44 students) last year.

The Computer and Information Sciences program has the highest salary ($64,600) after graduation and the Economics program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $61,300 average salary.

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Degrees & Major Programs

Macalester College offers 41 degree programs through Bachelor's programs.

Total Number of Programs By Degree
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from Macalester College.

The Computer and Information Sciences program has the highest salary ($64,600) after graduation and the Economics program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $61,300 average salary.

Bachelor

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary after Graduation
Computer and Information Sciences	$64,600
Economics	$61,300
Mathematics	$57,300
Political Science and Government	$34,700
Psychology	$29,900
Biology/Biological Sciences	$25,600
International/Global Studies	$21,500
Geography	$21,200

*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at Macalester College.

At the school, the Computer and Information Sciences program has the most completers (48 students) and the Biology/Biological Sciences program has the second most completers (44 students) last year.

Bachelor

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Computer and Information Sciences	48	$64,600
Biology/Biological Sciences	44	$25,600
Political Science and Government	42	$34,700
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	41	-
Environmental Studies	33	-
International/Global Studies	29	$21,500
Mathematics	29	$57,300
Geography and Environmental Studies	25	-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	25	-
Chemistry	21	-

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at Macalester by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Asian Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Latin American Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mass Communication/Media Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$64,600	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Linguistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chinese Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Japanese Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Russian Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
German Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	44	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$25,600	-	-	-
Neuroscience	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$57,300	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$21,500	-	-	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Computational Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Geography and Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Religion/Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$34,700	-	-	-
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

History

what is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

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