Hamilton College

Clinton, New York · Private, nonprofit

All 9 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr). Another 25 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$8,028
$30k to $48k	$9,489
$48k to $75k	$10,863
$75k to $110k	$20,614
$110k and up	$46,907
All families (average)	$28,985

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

9 of 34 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New York high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$130,633	+$94,887	clears the bar	$17,500	0.2 yrs	88
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,639 1-year earnings	+$7,893	clears the bar	$17,000	2.2 yrs	41
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$88,019	+$52,273	clears the bar	$12,500	0.2 yrs	40
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$39,880 1-year earnings	+$4,134	clears the bar	$17,450	4.2 yrs	36
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$41,946 1-year earnings	+$6,200	clears the bar	$12,000	1.9 yrs	34
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$83,211	+$47,465	clears the bar	$16,275	0.3 yrs	32
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$64,585	+$28,839	clears the bar	$19,000	0.7 yrs	25
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$56,158 1-year earnings	+$20,412	clears the bar	$17,000	0.8 yrs	21
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$42,806	+$7,060	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$15,375	insufficient data	23
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Literature	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Archeology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.