Arkansas State University

Jonesboro, Arkansas · Public

Of 55 assessed programs, 54 leave graduates out-earning a typical Arkansas high-school graduate (about $32,489/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 110 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,098
$30k to $48k	$9,255
$48k to $75k	$12,205
$75k to $110k	$15,839
$110k and up	$16,444
All families (average)	$12,366

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.

55 of 165 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Arkansas high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$68,970	+$36,481	clears the bar	$22,593	0.6 yrs	559
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$62,879	+$30,390	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	351
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,733	+$11,244	clears the bar	$23,795	2.1 yrs	201
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$88,611	+$56,122	clears the bar	$21,222	0.4 yrs	200
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$63,551	+$31,062	clears the bar	$20,012	0.6 yrs	195
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$53,287	+$20,798	clears the bar	$15,416	0.7 yrs	170
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$52,385	+$19,896	clears the bar	$27,700	1.4 yrs	147
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,872	+$12,383	clears the bar	$22,220	1.8 yrs	142
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$47,023	+$14,534	clears the bar	$20,556	1.4 yrs	127
Special Education	Master's Degree	$53,700	+$21,211	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	110
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$50,232	+$17,743	clears the bar	$20,500	1.2 yrs	107
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$54,091	+$21,602	clears the bar	$18,365	0.9 yrs	106
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$41,947	+$9,458	clears the bar	$18,715	2.0 yrs	102
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$76,032	+$43,543	clears the bar	$31,713	0.7 yrs	102
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$76,671	+$44,182	clears the bar	$15,750	0.4 yrs	76
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,441	+$21,952	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	68
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$55,833	+$23,344	clears the bar	$20,500	0.9 yrs	64
Nursing	Master's Degree	$146,230	+$113,741	clears the bar	$61,500	0.5 yrs	59
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$73,394	+$40,905	clears the bar	$25,501	0.6 yrs	54
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$68,408	+$35,919	clears the bar	$20,790	0.6 yrs	53
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$44,780	+$12,291	clears the bar	$25,625	2.1 yrs	52
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$102,712	+$70,223	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,293	+$13,804	clears the bar	$23,250	1.7 yrs	48
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$54,196	+$21,707	clears the bar	$23,250	1.1 yrs	46
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$53,002	+$20,513	clears the bar	$13,864	0.7 yrs	45
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$53,710	+$21,221	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$58,128	+$25,639	clears the bar	$17,500	0.7 yrs	40
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$56,685	+$24,196	clears the bar	$26,620	1.1 yrs	40
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$40,961	+$8,472	clears the bar	$21,000	2.5 yrs	34
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	$48,406 1-year earnings	+$15,917	clears the bar	$15,600	1.0 yrs	33
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,889	+$13,400	clears the bar	$25,000	1.9 yrs	33
Social Work	Master's Degree	$56,813	+$24,324	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,039	+$27,550	clears the bar	$18,327	0.7 yrs	31
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$63,340	+$30,851	clears the bar	$17,949	0.6 yrs	31
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$44,327	+$11,838	clears the bar	$21,250	1.8 yrs	30
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$67,129	+$34,640	clears the bar	$28,050	0.8 yrs	29
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$49,078	+$16,589	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$67,944	+$35,455	clears the bar	$20,925	0.6 yrs	28
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	$46,985	+$14,496	clears the bar	$34,737	2.4 yrs	27
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$47,449	+$14,960	clears the bar	$29,000	1.9 yrs	26
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$61,397	+$28,908	clears the bar	$14,716	0.5 yrs	23
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$46,015	+$13,526	clears the bar	$19,697	1.5 yrs	23
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	$75,019	+$42,530	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$79,309	+$46,820	clears the bar	$19,736	0.4 yrs	20
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,665	+$59,176	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$31,444 1-year earnings	-$1,045	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
English	Bachelor's Degree	$38,366	+$5,877	clears the bar	$21,000	3.6 yrs	18
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$57,419	+$24,930	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,270	+$50,781	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$39,897	+$7,408	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$41,340	+$8,851	clears the bar	$21,000	2.4 yrs	8
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$43,758	+$11,269	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	$58,242	+$25,753	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,691	+$66,202	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$82,724	+$50,235	clears the bar	$65,000	1.3 yrs	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	574
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	87
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$26,309	insufficient data	11
Agricultural Business and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Area Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Psychology, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Data Processing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Statistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computational Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Homeland Security	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

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 ($32,489/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.