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Hope Majors & Degree Programs

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* Degrees Offered

• Most Popular Majors
• Highest-Paid Majors
• All Majors by Study Area

In the latest year of available data, students from 22 majors graduated from Hope College.

Degree Levels Offered

Hope College awards degrees and credentials ranging from bachelor’s degrees up to its highest offering, the bachelor’s degree.

Degree Level	Offered
Certificate	—
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	—
Doctorate	—

Completions: 1,644 undergraduate (1,644 total)

Most Popular Majors

Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at Hope College.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Multi-Disciplinary Studies	822
Business Administration, Management and Operations.	114
Psychology, General.	88
Engineering, General.	59
Communication, General.	53

Highest-Paid Majors

The following majors at Hope College have the strongest reported average salaries.

Highest-Paying Majors	Average Salary
Engineering, General.	$62,322
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	$56,978
Accounting and Related Services.	$56,426
Business Administration, Management and Operations.	$41,084
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.	$40,998

Majors by Area of Study

Explore the full list of majors at Hope College, sorted by study area.

Multi-Disciplinary Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Multi-Disciplinary Studies	822	NA

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General.	114	$41,084
Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. · Accounting and Business/Management.	23	$56,426
Business/Managerial Economics.	8	NA

Education

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Social Studies Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Spanish Language Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · History Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education.	45	$40,998
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching.	28	$39,462
Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances.	21	$39,887

Psychology

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Psychology, General.	88	$26,918

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General.	46	$25,144
Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience.	11	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.	8	NA

Engineering

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Engineering, General.	59	$62,322

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric.	53	$33,013

Health Professions and Related Programs

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.	45	$56,978
Public Health. ↳ International Public Health/International Health.	3	NA

Social Sciences

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General.	25	$26,988
Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General.	13	$26,448
Economics. ↳ Economics, General.	6	NA

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature.	20	$27,668
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.	10	NA
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature.	7	NA

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Philosophy.	16	NA
Religion/Religious Studies.	13	NA

Physical Sciences

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General.	21	$32,033
Physics. ↳ Physics, General.	5	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General.	2	NA

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness Studies, and Kinesiology

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology.	23	$26,092

Visual and Performing Arts

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General.	10	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.	5	NA
Music. ↳ Music, General. · Keyboard Instruments. · Voice and Opera.	5	NA
Dance. ↳ Dance, General.	3	NA

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Computer and Information Sciences, General.	15	NA

English Language and Literature/Letters

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
English Language and Literature, General.	14	$26,522

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Social Work.	14	$24,626

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.	10	$27,112
International/Globalization Studies.	3	NA

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Area Studies. ↳ Japanese Studies. · Chinese Studies.	6	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies.	4	NA

Mathematics and Statistics

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General.	7	NA

History

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
History. ↳ History, General.	7	NA

Natural Resources and Conservation

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science.	6	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Hope College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Trenner1945 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.