College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
16of 16 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044 a year).
16 of 44 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 28 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage.
Average net price, all families$38,782 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
$38,782 a year
About $155,128 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 | $14,343 |
| $30k to $48k | $16,179 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,682 |
| $75k to $110k | $27,711 |
| $110k and up | $56,284 |
| All families (average) | $38,782 |
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 Massachusetts high-school graduate ($41,044 a year).
16 of 44 programs could be assessed 36% 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 | $118,131 | +$77,087 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.4 yrs | 130 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $88,088 | +$47,044 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 129 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $74,095 | +$33,051 | clears the bar | $26,990 | 0.8 yrs | 125 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $74,214 | +$33,170 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.8 yrs | 58 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $64,642 | +$23,598 | clears the bar | $26,449 | 1.1 yrs | 52 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $92,914 | +$51,870 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 49 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $72,423 | +$31,379 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 36 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $76,301 | +$35,257 | clears the bar | $26,975 | 0.8 yrs | 35 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $96,927 | +$55,883 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 32 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $93,122 | +$52,078 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 26 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $114,088 | +$73,044 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.4 yrs | 25 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $71,280 | +$30,236 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.8 yrs | 20 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $74,8421-year earnings | +$33,798 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $27,000 | 0.8 yrs | 15 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $52,639 | +$11,595 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $99,165 | +$58,121 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $72,290 | +$31,246 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 3 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | 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 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 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 | $22,375 | not assessed | 0 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
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, $41,044 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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