Carleton College
Northfield, Minnesota · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
5of 7 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835 a year). 2 fall short.
7 of 35 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 28: 23 with no earnings published and 5 with nothing reported. 5 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage.
Average net price, all families$25,407 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
$25,407 a year
About $101,628 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 | $7,881 |
| $30k to $48k | $8,203 |
| $48k to $75k | $9,680 |
| $75k to $110k | $18,485 |
| $110k and up | $44,082 |
| All families (average) | $25,407 |
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 Minnesota high-school graduate ($37,835 a year).
7 of 35 programs could be assessed 20% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $88,1321-year earnings | +$50,297 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $18,254 | 0.4 yrs | 80 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $30,7261-year earnings | -$7,109 | falls short (1-yr) | $17,929 | no earnings gain | 65 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $87,193 | +$49,358 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.4 yrs | 37 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $39,2381-year earnings | +$1,403 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $16,700 | 11.9 yrs | 29 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $20,7801-year earnings | -$17,055 | falls short (1-yr) | $21,167 | no earnings gain | 23 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $40,3711-year earnings | +$2,536 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $53,975 | +$16,140 | clears the bar | $18,700 | 1.2 yrs | not published |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 40 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $11,500 | not assessed | 39 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $17,000 | not assessed | 38 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 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 | 5 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Archeology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Transportation and Materials Moving, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Dance | 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, $37,835 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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