Bowdoin College
Brunswick, Maine · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
8of 8 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Maine high-school graduate (about $38,000 a year).
8 of 36 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 28: 26 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 4 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage.
Average net price, all families$14,398 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$14,398 a year
About $57,592 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $3,145 |
| $30k to $48k | $2,800 |
| $48k to $75k | $9,007 |
| $75k to $110k | $13,801 |
| $110k and up | $35,196 |
| All families (average) | $14,398 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Maine high-school graduate ($38,000 a year).
8 of 36 programs could be assessed 22% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $121,983 | +$83,983 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.2 yrs | 85 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $89,253 | +$51,253 | clears the bar | $19,634 | 0.4 yrs | 77 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $90,2131-year earnings | +$52,213 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 41 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $75,966 | +$37,966 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.6 yrs | 39 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $49,4211-year earnings | +$11,421 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 36 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $137,611 | +$99,611 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $43,3731-year earnings | +$5,373 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $19,500 | 3.6 yrs | 28 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,7491-year earnings | +$9,749 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 47 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Human Computer Interaction | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Archeology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $38,000 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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