Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio · Private, nonprofit

Of 37 assessed programs, 35 leave graduates out-earning a typical Ohio high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 179 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$19,025
$30k to $48k	$18,506
$48k to $75k	$20,849
$75k to $110k	$26,159
$110k and up	$53,061
All families (average)	$41,190

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.

37 of 216 programs could be assessed 17% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Ohio high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$92,532	+$56,450	clears the bar	$187,457	3.3 yrs	203
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	$58,810	+$22,728	clears the bar	$90,486	4.0 yrs	190
Finance	Master's Degree	$120,292	+$84,210	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	161
Social Work	Master's Degree	$60,228	+$24,146	clears the bar	$95,735	4.0 yrs	156
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$143,580	+$107,498	clears the bar	$25,391	0.2 yrs	141
Nursing	Master's Degree	$126,688	+$90,606	clears the bar	$124,668	1.4 yrs	119
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,604	+$17,522	clears the bar	$23,250	1.3 yrs	116
Law	First Professional Degree	$105,964	+$69,882	clears the bar	$98,460	1.4 yrs	114
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,197	+$58,115	clears the bar	$24,855	0.4 yrs	108
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,540	+$19,458	clears the bar	$25,000	1.3 yrs	101
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$87,582	+$51,500	clears the bar	$26,580	0.5 yrs	99
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$117,931	+$81,849	clears the bar	$65,000	0.8 yrs	94
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,168	+$58,086	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	86
Medical Assisting	Master's Degree	$221,536	+$185,454	clears the bar	$185,764	1.0 yrs	83
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$114,601	+$78,519	clears the bar	$23,883	0.3 yrs	67
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$164,638	+$128,556	clears the bar	$360,396	2.8 yrs	61
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$22,390 1-year earnings	-$13,692	falls short	$23,000	insufficient data	59
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,557	+$63,475	clears the bar	$23,074	0.4 yrs	51
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$106,134	+$70,052	clears the bar	$26,061	0.4 yrs	46
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,533	+$60,451	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	46
Cognitive Science	Bachelor's Degree	$30,198 1-year earnings	-$5,884	falls short	$25,417	insufficient data	40
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	$71,948	+$35,866	clears the bar	$61,262	1.7 yrs	39
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$85,493	+$49,411	clears the bar	$25,909	0.5 yrs	39
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$122,004 1-year earnings	+$85,922	clears the bar	$146,652	1.7 yrs	38
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$67,576	+$31,494	clears the bar	$26,000	0.8 yrs	38
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$89,760	+$53,678	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	37
Public Health	Master's Degree	$102,438	+$66,356	clears the bar	$69,447	1.0 yrs	35
Accounting	Master's Degree	$94,707	+$58,625	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	35
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	$67,363	+$31,281	clears the bar	$70,658	2.3 yrs	33
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$115,922	+$79,840	clears the bar	$44,573	0.6 yrs	29
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$76,451	+$40,369	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Nursing	First Professional Degree	$132,649	+$96,567	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$79,980	+$43,898	clears the bar	$25,190	0.6 yrs	22
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	$125,093	+$89,011	clears the bar	$50,224	0.6 yrs	13
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$109,243	+$73,161	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$45,251 1-year earnings	+$9,169	clears the bar	$27,000	2.9 yrs	9
Nursing	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$125,786	+$89,704	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	107
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$19,500	insufficient data	48
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$25,019	insufficient data	26
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$26,000	insufficient data	25
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$25,042	insufficient data	18
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Operations Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Data Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Molecular Medicine	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sociology	Doctoral 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
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Genetics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Systems Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Cognitive Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Resources	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Dance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Systems Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2

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 ($36,082/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.