Which Hamilton College major has the lowest debt?

Romance Languages graduates leave with a median of $12,200 in federal loans, the lowest among 8 Hamilton College bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Hamilton College cost?

Tuition and fees are $68,960 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $28,985 a year.

How many Hamilton College programs report graduate pay?

9 bachelor's programs at Hamilton College report first-year pay, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

Hamilton College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit college
Clinton, NY
2,030 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

9 Hamilton College bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Economics pays the most in the first year ($71,350), and Writing and Rhetoric the least ($28,442). The median program pays $45,332.

Tuition and fees$68,960Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$28,985Per year

Graduation rate91%Within 6 years

Admission rate14%Of applicants

All 9 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across New York. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
1	EconomicsAbout 97 graduates a year	$71,350	$108,312	$18,250	6th of 36
2	Political ScienceAbout 30 graduates a year	$58,807	$80,732	$12,500	3rd of 47
3	Public PolicyAbout 20 graduates a year	$56,158	Not reported	$17,000	2nd of 3
4	MathematicsAbout 53 graduates a year	$53,698	$94,417	$16,275	6th of 22
5	International RelationsAbout 25 graduates a year	$45,332	Not reported	$19,000	2nd of 9
6	BiologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$43,639	Not reported	$17,000	2nd of 65
7	Romance LanguagesAbout 31 graduates a year	$41,946	$58,619	$12,200	6th of 19
8	Experimental PsychologyAbout 30 graduates a year	$39,880	Not reported	$17,450	4th of 10
9	Writing and RhetoricAbout 15 graduates a year	$28,442	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 12

Program names link to the program's own page, and New York ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five New York programs in the field do too.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Economics$71,350
Political Science$58,807
Public Policy$56,158
Mathematics$53,698
International Relations$45,332

Lowest median debt

Romance Languages$12,200
Political Science$12,500
Mathematics$16,275
Public Policy$17,000
Biology$17,000

Largest programs

EconomicsAbout 97 graduates a year
MathematicsAbout 53 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 32 graduates a year
Romance LanguagesAbout 31 graduates a year
Political ScienceAbout 30 graduates a year

Common questions

Economics graduates earn a median of $71,350 in their first year, the most of 9 Hamilton College bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels