Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio · Public

Of 75 assessed programs, 74 leave graduates out-earning a typical Ohio high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 76 could not be assessed.

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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

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.

75 of 151 programs could be assessed 50% 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
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,090	+$10,008	clears the bar	$20,000	2.0 yrs	235
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$82,201	+$46,119	clears the bar	$24,590	0.5 yrs	231
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$101,635	+$65,553	clears the bar	$30,750	0.5 yrs	207
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$55,038	+$18,956	clears the bar	$21,950	1.2 yrs	153
Law	First Professional Degree	$91,229	+$55,147	clears the bar	$71,500	1.3 yrs	135
Information Science	Master's Degree	$71,030 1-year earnings	+$34,948	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	116
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,898	+$17,816	clears the bar	$20,750	1.2 yrs	109
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$55,174	+$19,092	clears the bar	$21,500	1.1 yrs	102
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$73,476	+$37,394	clears the bar	$20,661	0.6 yrs	99
Social Work	Master's Degree	$58,916	+$22,834	clears the bar	$37,500	1.6 yrs	95
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$61,829	+$25,747	clears the bar	$22,750	0.9 yrs	95
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,184	+$49,102	clears the bar	$23,000	0.5 yrs	86
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$58,930	+$22,848	clears the bar	$23,492	1.0 yrs	82
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$54,706	+$18,624	clears the bar	$50,999	2.7 yrs	70
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$48,571	+$12,489	clears the bar	$25,000	2.0 yrs	70
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,713	+$16,631	clears the bar	$22,750	1.4 yrs	69
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$73,669	+$37,587	clears the bar	$21,875	0.6 yrs	69
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$43,424	+$7,342	clears the bar	$24,125	3.3 yrs	66
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$37,745	+$1,663	clears the bar	$26,000	15.6 yrs	60
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$65,203	+$29,121	clears the bar	$22,500	0.8 yrs	50
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$100,385	+$64,303	clears the bar	$22,115	0.3 yrs	48
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$58,143	+$22,061	clears the bar	$32,587	1.5 yrs	47
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$48,688	+$12,606	clears the bar	$22,000	1.7 yrs	45
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$73,575	+$37,493	clears the bar	$26,117	0.7 yrs	43
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$64,255	+$28,173	clears the bar	$51,250	1.8 yrs	43
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$53,245	+$17,163	clears the bar	$19,038	1.1 yrs	41
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$49,647	+$13,565	clears the bar	$20,375	1.5 yrs	41
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$67,214	+$31,132	clears the bar	$18,250	0.6 yrs	40
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	$53,582	+$17,500	clears the bar	$25,000	1.4 yrs	39
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$70,853	+$34,771	clears the bar	$30,750	0.9 yrs	38
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$106,560	+$70,478	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Accounting	Master's Degree	$89,792	+$53,710	clears the bar	$39,900	0.7 yrs	37
English	Bachelor's Degree	$41,767	+$5,685	clears the bar	$20,824	3.7 yrs	36
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,185	+$45,103	clears the bar	$25,550	0.6 yrs	35
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$72,661	+$36,579	clears the bar	$24,812	0.7 yrs	34
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$74,579	+$38,497	clears the bar	$71,872	1.9 yrs	34
Special Education	Master's Degree	$54,537	+$18,455	clears the bar	$31,130	1.7 yrs	30
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$63,455	+$27,373	clears the bar	$46,000	1.7 yrs	29
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$83,938	+$47,856	clears the bar	$23,000	0.5 yrs	29
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$67,614	+$31,532	clears the bar	$18,716	0.6 yrs	29
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,713	+$51,631	clears the bar	$25,500	0.5 yrs	28
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,540	+$15,458	clears the bar	$19,500	1.3 yrs	28
Educational Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$41,308	+$5,226	clears the bar	$20,154	3.9 yrs	27
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,595	+$52,513	clears the bar	$24,228	0.5 yrs	27
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$51,198	+$15,116	clears the bar	$43,024	2.8 yrs	26
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$115,285	+$79,203	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
History	Bachelor's Degree	$42,859	+$6,777	clears the bar	$24,625	3.6 yrs	24
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,211	+$21,129	clears the bar	$23,000	1.1 yrs	22
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$58,346	+$22,264	clears the bar	$18,875	0.8 yrs	21
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$57,641	+$21,559	clears the bar	$23,426	1.1 yrs	21
Psychology	Master's Degree	$64,167	+$28,085	clears the bar	$40,935	1.5 yrs	20
Nursing	Master's Degree	$108,840	+$72,758	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$72,439	+$36,357	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	19
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$46,635	+$10,553	clears the bar	$26,875	2.5 yrs	17
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$29,842	-$6,240	falls short	$26,645	insufficient data	17
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$68,489 1-year earnings	+$32,407	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,254	+$12,172	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$63,541	+$27,459	clears the bar	$23,391	0.9 yrs	16
Education	Doctoral Degree	$77,366 1-year earnings	+$41,284	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$56,332 1-year earnings	+$20,250	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$48,439	+$12,357	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$45,045	+$8,963	clears the bar	$22,960	2.6 yrs	12
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$36,603	+$521	clears the bar	$26,750	51.3 yrs	12
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$68,241	+$32,159	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$88,732	+$52,650	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$62,852	+$26,770	clears the bar	$19,750	0.7 yrs	10
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	$116,780	+$80,698	clears the bar	$58,960	0.7 yrs	9
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$46,458 1-year earnings	+$10,376	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Community Organization and Advocacy	Master's Degree	$56,061 1-year earnings	+$19,979	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Health	Master's Degree	$63,255 1-year earnings	+$27,173	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$38,972	+$2,890	clears the bar	$20,000	6.9 yrs	7
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$36,174	+$92	clears the bar	$23,781	258.5 yrs	6
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$94,556	+$58,474	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$86,337	+$50,255	clears the bar	$31,125	0.6 yrs	0
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$58,518	+$22,436	clears the bar	$63,389	2.8 yrs	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	83
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor'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
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Urban Studies/Affairs	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Human Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Museology/Museum Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Urban Studies/Affairs	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Mechanics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Community Organization and Advocacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

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.