Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio · Public
Graduate earnings
47of 48 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Ohio high-school graduate (about $36,082 a year). 1 falls short.
48 of 75 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 27: 23 with no earnings published and 4 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 76 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$14,764 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
$14,764 a year
About $59,056 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 | $11,958 |
| $30k to $48k | $13,561 |
| $48k to $75k | $14,727 |
| $75k to $110k | $15,690 |
| $110k and up | $20,378 |
| All families (average) | $14,764 |
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 Ohio high-school graduate ($36,082 a year).
75 of 151 programs could be assessed 50% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Science | Master's Degree | $71,0301-year earnings | +$34,948 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 300 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $82,201 | +$46,119 | clears the bar | $24,590 | 0.5 yrs | 211 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,090 | +$10,008 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 2.0 yrs | 210 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $101,635 | +$65,553 | above HS line | $30,750 | 0.5 yrs | 201 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $55,038 | +$18,956 | clears the bar | $21,950 | 1.2 yrs | 142 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $91,229 | +$55,147 | above HS line | $71,500 | 1.3 yrs | 119 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $58,916 | +$22,834 | above HS line | $37,500 | 1.6 yrs | 117 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $55,174 | +$19,092 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.1 yrs | 99 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $58,930 | +$22,848 | clears the bar | $23,492 | 1.0 yrs | 91 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,898 | +$17,816 | clears the bar | $20,750 | 1.2 yrs | 85 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,184 | +$49,102 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.5 yrs | 83 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $61,829 | +$25,747 | clears the bar | $22,750 | 0.9 yrs | 79 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | $74,579 | +$38,497 | above HS line | $71,872 | 1.9 yrs | 77 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $37,745 | +$1,663 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 15.6 yrs | 72 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,713 | +$16,631 | clears the bar | $22,750 | 1.4 yrs | 69 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $100,385 | +$64,303 | clears the bar | $22,115 | 0.3 yrs | 68 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $73,575 | +$37,493 | clears the bar | $26,117 | 0.7 yrs | 66 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $43,424 | +$7,342 | clears the bar | $24,125 | 3.3 yrs | 65 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $48,571 | +$12,489 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.0 yrs | 63 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $73,669 | +$37,587 | clears the bar | $21,875 | 0.6 yrs | 63 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $73,476 | +$37,394 | clears the bar | $20,661 | 0.6 yrs | 60 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | $115,285 | +$79,203 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 57 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $54,706 | +$18,624 | above HS line | $50,999 | 2.7 yrs | 48 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $48,688 | +$12,606 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 1.7 yrs | 45 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,713 | +$51,631 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.5 yrs | 44 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $106,560 | +$70,478 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 41 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $49,647 | +$13,565 | clears the bar | $20,375 | 1.5 yrs | 40 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $65,203 | +$29,121 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.8 yrs | 38 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $83,938 | +$47,856 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.5 yrs | 34 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $81,185 | +$45,103 | clears the bar | $25,550 | 0.6 yrs | 32 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | $67,214 | +$31,132 | clears the bar | $18,250 | 0.6 yrs | 32 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,595 | +$52,513 | clears the bar | $24,228 | 0.5 yrs | 31 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $53,245 | +$17,163 | clears the bar | $19,038 | 1.1 yrs | 30 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $72,439 | +$36,357 | above HS line | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 29 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | $53,582 | +$17,500 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.4 yrs | 29 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $41,767 | +$5,685 | clears the bar | $20,824 | 3.7 yrs | 28 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $51,540 | +$15,458 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.3 yrs | 28 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $63,455 | +$27,373 | above HS line | $46,000 | 1.7 yrs | 28 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $70,853 | +$34,771 | above HS line | $30,750 | 0.9 yrs | 27 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $58,346 | +$22,264 | clears the bar | $18,875 | 0.8 yrs | 27 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $64,167 | +$28,085 | above HS line | $40,935 | 1.5 yrs | 26 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $54,537 | +$18,455 | above HS line | $31,130 | 1.7 yrs | 25 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $42,859 | +$6,777 | clears the bar | $24,625 | 3.6 yrs | 25 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $72,661 | +$36,579 | clears the bar | $24,812 | 0.7 yrs | 24 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $58,143 | +$22,061 | above HS line | $32,587 | 1.5 yrs | 24 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $89,792 | +$53,710 | above HS line | $39,900 | 0.7 yrs | 23 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $51,198 | +$15,116 | above HS line | $43,024 | 2.8 yrs | 21 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $56,3321-year earnings | +$20,250 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $46,635 | +$10,553 | clears the bar | $26,875 | 2.5 yrs | 20 |
| Educational Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $41,308 | +$5,226 | clears the bar | $20,154 | 3.9 yrs | 19 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $57,641 | +$21,559 | above HS line | $23,426 | 1.1 yrs | 19 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $67,614 | +$31,532 | clears the bar | $18,716 | 0.6 yrs | 19 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $63,541 | +$27,459 | clears the bar | $23,391 | 0.9 yrs | 17 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,211 | +$21,129 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.1 yrs | 16 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $62,852 | +$26,770 | clears the bar | $19,750 | 0.7 yrs | 15 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $36,174 | +$92 | clears the bar | $23,781 | 258.5 yrs | 14 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $45,045 | +$8,963 | clears the bar | $22,960 | 2.6 yrs | 13 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $29,842 | -$6,240 | falls short | $26,645 | no earnings gain | 13 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | $68,4891-year earnings | +$32,407 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $36,603 | +$521 | clears the bar | $26,750 | 51.3 yrs | 12 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $108,840 | +$72,758 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,254 | +$12,172 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $88,732 | +$52,650 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Master's Degree | $56,0611-year earnings | +$19,979 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $38,972 | +$2,890 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 6.9 yrs | 10 |
| Education | Doctoral Degree | $77,3661-year earnings | +$41,284 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | $46,4581-year earnings | +$10,376 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | $94,556 | +$58,474 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $68,241 | +$32,159 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $63,2551-year earnings | +$27,173 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $48,439 | +$12,357 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Master's Degree | $116,780 | +$80,698 | above HS line | $58,960 | 0.7 yrs | 2 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $64,255 | +$28,173 | above HS line | $51,250 | 1.8 yrs | 2 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $86,337 | +$50,255 | clears the bar | $31,125 | 0.6 yrs | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $58,518 | +$22,436 | above HS line | $63,389 | 2.8 yrs | not published |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 155 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 39 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Human Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Engineering, General | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Museology/Museum Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| English | Master'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 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Master'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 |
| Pharmacy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| International Relations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Real Estate | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Mechanics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Real Estate | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Every program, including those without a verdict: download all 151 (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, $36,082 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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