Barnard College
New York, New York · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
13of 13 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746 a year).
13 of 49 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 36 have no earnings published. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage.
Average net price, all families$28,800 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
$28,800 a year
About $115,200 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 | $11,600 |
| $30k to $48k | $15,374 |
| $48k to $75k | $19,094 |
| $75k to $110k | $24,753 |
| $110k and up | $51,378 |
| All families (average) | $28,800 |
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 New York high-school graduate ($35,746 a year).
13 of 49 programs could be assessed 27% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $111,909 | +$76,163 | clears the bar | $16,250 | 0.2 yrs | 104 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,644 | +$29,898 | clears the bar | $17,875 | 0.6 yrs | 81 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $77,805 | +$42,059 | clears the bar | $18,250 | 0.4 yrs | 70 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $66,787 | +$31,041 | clears the bar | $17,491 | 0.6 yrs | 63 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $61,327 | +$25,581 | clears the bar | $18,558 | 0.7 yrs | 62 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $107,4341-year earnings | +$71,688 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $19,000 | 0.3 yrs | 53 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $62,258 | +$26,512 | clears the bar | $16,350 | 0.6 yrs | 39 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $77,821 | +$42,075 | clears the bar | $14,899 | 0.4 yrs | 33 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $39,9471-year earnings | +$4,201 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $18,750 | 4.5 yrs | 26 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | $79,807 | +$44,061 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.4 yrs | 25 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $42,6221-year earnings | +$6,876 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $66,117 | +$30,371 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.6 yrs | 23 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $75,696 | +$39,950 | clears the bar | $17,520 | 0.4 yrs | 15 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $14,970 | not assessed | not published |
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, $35,746 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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