What do Carleton College graduates earn?

Carleton College graduates report median earnings of $36,775 one year after completion (June 2026 data), according to College Scorecard.

Where do Carleton College graduates work?

Among the most recent graduate cohort tracked by Census PSEO, the top industry one year after completion is Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services at 22% of graduates.

What share of Carleton College graduates are found employed?

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Is Carleton College worth it?

Q: Is Carleton College worth it?

Carleton College graduates report median earnings of $66,841 four years after completion, against an average net price of $25,407.

Northfield, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year

Carleton College is a private nonprofit, four-year institution in Northfield, Minnesota (small town). It awarded 424 degrees in 2024, most often in computer science, biology sciences and international relations and affairs.

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Median earnings 1 year after

$36,775

Median earnings 4 years after

$66,841

Median earnings 10 years after

$75,525

Average net price

$25,407

Completion rate

90%

Completions (2024)

424

Years to pay back

1.5 years

Students (undergrad)

2,086

Median earnings after completing, by program

Program	Credential	Median earnings, 1yr	Median earnings, 4yr	Graduates counted
Computer Science	Bachelor's	$88,132	N/A	40
Biology, General	Bachelor's	$30,726	N/A	35
Economics	Bachelor's	$66,567	$87,193	25
Research and Experimental Psychology	Bachelor's	$39,238	N/A	23
Political Science and Government	Bachelor's	$29,858	$53,975	23
English Language and Literature, General	Bachelor's	$20,780	N/A	19
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	Bachelor's	$40,371	N/A	17
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	Bachelor's	N/A	N/A	N/A
Area Studies	Bachelor's	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's	N/A	N/A	N/A
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's	N/A	N/A	N/A
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's	N/A	N/A	N/A
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's	N/A	N/A	N/A
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's	N/A	N/A	N/A
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's	N/A	N/A	N/A

Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release, and IPEDS. Earnings cover federally aided students only, so they do not cover every graduate.

Awards conferred, by program

Awards conferred in 2024, from IPEDS completions.
Program	Award level	Awards
Computer Science	Bachelor's	69
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Bachelor's	39
International Relations and Affairs	Bachelor's	38
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other	Bachelor's	36
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	Bachelor's	32
Chemistry, General	Bachelor's	26
Mathematics, General	Bachelor's	24
Physics, General	Bachelor's	19
History, General	Bachelor's	17
English Language and Literature, General	Bachelor's	16

Federal view: Census PSEO, most recent federal cohort, one year after completion

Industry	Share of graduates	Graduates counted
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	22%	737
Educational Services	19%	631
Health Care and Social Assistance	12%	409
Information	9%	310
Finance and Insurance	6%	216
Manufacturing	4%	138
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	4%	136
Retail Trade	4%	121

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Sources: federal figures for Carleton College. Federal figures from College Scorecard and IPEDS. Occupation pay from Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS for Minnesota. Counts under 10 are not published.

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