Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island · Private, nonprofit

Of 33 assessed programs, 27 leave graduates out-earning a typical Rhode Island high-school graduate (about $40,428/yr) and 6 fall short. Another 153 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$-420
$30k to $48k	$2,031
$48k to $75k	$5,858
$75k to $110k	$16,219
$110k and up	$44,937
All families (average)	$25,184

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.

33 of 186 programs could be assessed 18% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Rhode Island high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$214,479	+$174,051	clears the bar	$11,500	0.1 yrs	250
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$124,508	+$84,080	clears the bar	$13,000	0.2 yrs	215
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$157,822	+$117,394	clears the bar	$10,000	0.1 yrs	178
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$106,465	+$66,037	clears the bar	$146,880	2.2 yrs	148
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,508	+$20,080	clears the bar	$13,000	0.6 yrs	111
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$208,655	+$168,227	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	102
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$86,780	+$46,352	clears the bar	$12,000	0.3 yrs	100
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$87,139	+$46,711	clears the bar	$47,500	1.0 yrs	93
Public Health	Master's Degree	$87,924	+$47,496	clears the bar	$49,500	1.0 yrs	92
History	Bachelor's Degree	$85,520	+$45,092	clears the bar	$13,491	0.3 yrs	83
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$108,550	+$68,122	clears the bar	$15,000	0.2 yrs	78
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,808	+$19,380	clears the bar	$12,000	0.6 yrs	74
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$74,496	+$34,068	clears the bar	$11,760	0.3 yrs	74
English	Bachelor's Degree	$73,497	+$33,069	clears the bar	$12,974	0.4 yrs	60
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,415	+$22,987	clears the bar	$15,110	0.7 yrs	58
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$85,388	+$44,960	clears the bar	$14,481	0.3 yrs	58
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$33,529 1-year earnings	-$6,899	falls short	$9,250	insufficient data	51
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$60,985	+$20,557	clears the bar	$17,300	0.8 yrs	51
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$125,955	+$85,527	clears the bar	$18,000	0.2 yrs	51
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$30,741 1-year earnings	-$9,687	falls short	$10,500	insufficient data	38
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	$151,944	+$111,516	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$33,866 1-year earnings	-$6,562	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Human Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$69,802	+$29,374	clears the bar	$16,500	0.6 yrs	35
Science, Technology and Society	Master's Degree	$166,469 1-year earnings	+$126,041	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$94,962	+$54,534	clears the bar	$10,000	0.2 yrs	30
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,637 1-year earnings	+$3,209	clears the bar	$12,787	4.0 yrs	29
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$23,738 1-year earnings	-$16,690	falls short	$10,000	insufficient data	25
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$68,338	+$27,910	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,674	+$51,246	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	$73,905	+$33,477	clears the bar	$14,000	0.4 yrs	18
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$95,551	+$55,123	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	16
Theatre	Master's Degree	$37,270	-$3,158	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$17,527 1-year earnings	-$22,901	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	76
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$68,010	insufficient data	40
Behavioral Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Mathematics and Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Science, Technology and Society	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Area Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Behavioral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Cognitive Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Cognitive Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Archeology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Religion/Religious Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Health Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Neuroscience	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Fine Arts	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biotechnology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Doctoral Degree	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
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Classical and Ancient Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Archeology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Theatre	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Classical and Ancient Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Cognitive Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Archeology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology	Doctoral Degree	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 ($40,428/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.