Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, Arkansas · Public
Graduate earnings
35of 36 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Arkansas high-school graduate (about $32,489 a year). 1 falls short.
36 of 95 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 59: 55 with no earnings published and 4 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 70 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$12,366 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$12,366 a year
About $49,464 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| 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 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Arkansas high-school graduate ($32,489 a year).
55 of 165 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $68,970 | +$36,481 | above HS line | $22,593 | 0.6 yrs | 428 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $62,879 | +$30,390 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.7 yrs | 272 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $88,611 | +$56,122 | clears the bar | $21,222 | 0.4 yrs | 197 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,733 | +$11,244 | clears the bar | $23,795 | 2.1 yrs | 177 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,872 | +$12,383 | clears the bar | $22,220 | 1.8 yrs | 175 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $47,023 | +$14,534 | clears the bar | $20,556 | 1.4 yrs | 166 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $53,287 | +$20,798 | above HS line | $15,416 | 0.7 yrs | 162 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $63,551 | +$31,062 | above HS line | $20,012 | 0.6 yrs | 154 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $52,385 | +$19,896 | above HS line | $27,700 | 1.4 yrs | 141 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | $102,712 | +$70,223 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 129 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $53,700 | +$21,211 | above HS line | $20,500 | 1.0 yrs | 112 |
| Nursing | Associate's Degree | $76,671 | +$44,182 | clears the bar | $15,750 | 0.4 yrs | 109 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $50,232 | +$17,743 | above HS line | $20,500 | 1.2 yrs | 103 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $41,947 | +$9,458 | clears the bar | $18,715 | 2.0 yrs | 101 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $76,032 | +$43,543 | above HS line | $31,713 | 0.7 yrs | 87 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $54,091 | +$21,602 | above HS line | $18,365 | 0.9 yrs | 86 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $55,833 | +$23,344 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.9 yrs | 81 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,441 | +$21,952 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.0 yrs | 62 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,293 | +$13,804 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.7 yrs | 61 |
| Medical Assisting | Associate's Degree | $53,002 | +$20,513 | clears the bar | $13,864 | 0.7 yrs | 59 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $53,710 | +$21,221 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 53 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $54,196 | +$21,707 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.1 yrs | 49 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $44,780 | +$12,291 | clears the bar | $25,625 | 2.1 yrs | 49 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Master's Degree | $46,985 | +$14,496 | above HS line | $34,737 | 2.4 yrs | 46 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $58,128 | +$25,639 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.7 yrs | 44 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $146,230 | +$113,741 | above HS line | $61,500 | 0.5 yrs | 43 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $56,685 | +$24,196 | clears the bar | $26,620 | 1.1 yrs | 40 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $60,039 | +$27,550 | clears the bar | $18,327 | 0.7 yrs | 39 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $68,408 | +$35,919 | clears the bar | $20,790 | 0.6 yrs | 39 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $63,340 | +$30,851 | clears the bar | $17,949 | 0.6 yrs | 36 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | $48,4061-year earnings | +$15,917 | above HS line (1-yr) | $15,600 | 1.0 yrs | 34 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $67,944 | +$35,455 | clears the bar | $20,925 | 0.6 yrs | 31 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $67,129 | +$34,640 | above HS line | $28,050 | 0.8 yrs | 27 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $40,961 | +$8,472 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 2.5 yrs | 26 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $47,449 | +$14,960 | clears the bar | $29,000 | 1.9 yrs | 26 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,665 | +$59,176 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,889 | +$13,400 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.9 yrs | 25 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $49,078 | +$16,589 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $79,309 | +$46,820 | clears the bar | $19,736 | 0.4 yrs | 23 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $56,813 | +$24,324 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Homeland Security | Master's Degree | $75,019 | +$42,530 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $46,015 | +$13,526 | clears the bar | $19,697 | 1.5 yrs | 19 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $31,4441-year earnings | -$1,045 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $44,327 | +$11,838 | clears the bar | $21,250 | 1.8 yrs | 16 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $39,897 | +$7,408 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $57,419 | +$24,930 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $61,397 | +$28,908 | clears the bar | $14,716 | 0.5 yrs | 15 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $83,270 | +$50,781 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $38,366 | +$5,877 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 3.6 yrs | 12 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,691 | +$66,202 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | $58,242 | +$25,753 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $41,340 | +$8,851 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 2.4 yrs | 9 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $43,758 | +$11,269 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $82,724 | +$50,235 | above HS line | $65,000 | 1.3 yrs | not published |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $73,394 | +$40,905 | above HS line | $25,501 | 0.6 yrs | not published |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 436 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 76 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 59 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 54 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 54 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 45 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 34 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 32 |
| Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $26,309 | not assessed | 13 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Business | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Data Processing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Journalism | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Management Information Systems | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Area Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Communications and Media | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Psychology, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Statistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Homeland Security | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Systems Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Statistics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computational Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Criminal Justice | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Marketing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Marketing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| History | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Data Processing | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Data Processing | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Information Systems | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Every program, including those without a verdict: download all 165 (CSV).
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $32,489 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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