Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit

Of 108 assessed programs, 106 leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 221 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$28,055
$30k to $48k	$29,435
$48k to $75k	$34,970
$75k to $110k	$37,842
$110k and up	$48,089
All families (average)	$38,509

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.

108 of 329 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$100,646	+$64,148	clears the bar	$14,039	0.2 yrs	581
Nursing	Master's Degree	$126,827	+$90,329	clears the bar	$51,250	0.6 yrs	314
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$100,317	+$63,819	clears the bar	$27,167	0.4 yrs	299
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$95,437	+$58,939	clears the bar	$259,179	4.4 yrs	245
Business	Master's Degree	$142,843	+$106,345	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	213
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$104,599	+$68,101	clears the bar	$28,233	0.4 yrs	206
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,638	+$57,140	clears the bar	$30,766	0.5 yrs	184
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$66,294	+$29,796	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	169
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$113,610	+$77,112	clears the bar	$28,993	0.4 yrs	168
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$72,197	+$35,699	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	167
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$89,486	+$52,988	clears the bar	$25,229	0.5 yrs	160
Law	First Professional Degree	$95,933	+$59,435	clears the bar	$72,191	1.2 yrs	159
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$98,899	+$62,401	clears the bar	$44,416	0.7 yrs	112
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$95,081	+$58,583	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	111
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$101,362	+$64,864	clears the bar	$29,666	0.5 yrs	100
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$101,790	+$65,292	clears the bar	$29,933	0.5 yrs	93
Public Health	Master's Degree	$76,628	+$40,130	clears the bar	$61,917	1.5 yrs	84
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,978	+$66,480	clears the bar	$29,666	0.4 yrs	81
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	$54,328	+$17,830	clears the bar	$24,808	1.4 yrs	81
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$84,040	+$47,542	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	81
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$117,537	+$81,039	clears the bar	$27,000	0.3 yrs	80
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$62,786	+$26,288	clears the bar	$44,464	1.7 yrs	74
Information Science	Master's Degree	$109,576	+$73,078	clears the bar	$43,562	0.6 yrs	72
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$137,232	+$100,734	clears the bar	$127,979	1.3 yrs	72
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$111,846	+$75,348	clears the bar	$56,561	0.8 yrs	71
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,338	+$62,840	clears the bar	$29,833	0.5 yrs	65
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,992	+$48,494	clears the bar	$31,000	0.6 yrs	65
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$101,488	+$64,990	clears the bar	$31,000	0.5 yrs	61
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$104,990	+$68,492	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$56,671	+$20,173	clears the bar	$41,000	2.0 yrs	58
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$67,634	+$31,136	clears the bar	$51,250	1.6 yrs	57
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$66,750	+$30,252	clears the bar	$24,249	0.8 yrs	54
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$42,980	+$6,482	clears the bar	$24,239	3.7 yrs	54
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	$89,003	+$52,505	clears the bar	$53,500	1.0 yrs	53
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$65,999	+$29,501	clears the bar	$21,875	0.7 yrs	53
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$73,898	+$37,400	clears the bar	$42,821	1.1 yrs	51
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	$65,325	+$28,827	clears the bar	$87,820	3.0 yrs	51
Management Science	Master's Degree	$155,026	+$118,528	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$188,550	+$152,052	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$84,166	+$47,668	clears the bar	$24,548	0.5 yrs	43
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$98,178	+$61,680	clears the bar	$29,130	0.5 yrs	41
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$64,317	+$27,819	clears the bar	$85,192	3.1 yrs	40
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$54,571	+$18,073	clears the bar	$31,250	1.7 yrs	37
Architectural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,839	+$49,341	clears the bar	$31,000	0.6 yrs	37
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$94,595	+$58,097	clears the bar	$28,455	0.5 yrs	34
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$98,548	+$62,050	clears the bar	$29,000	0.5 yrs	33
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$87,416	+$50,918	clears the bar	$26,900	0.5 yrs	33
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$121,560	+$85,062	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$58,488	+$21,990	clears the bar	$27,000	1.2 yrs	31
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$58,495	+$21,997	clears the bar	$29,898	1.4 yrs	30
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	$97,379	+$60,881	clears the bar	$31,000	0.5 yrs	29
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$98,709	+$62,211	clears the bar	$30,899	0.5 yrs	29
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	$59,030	+$22,532	clears the bar	$36,850	1.6 yrs	29
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$72,915	+$36,417	clears the bar	$31,000	0.9 yrs	28
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,751	+$22,253	clears the bar	$27,000	1.2 yrs	28
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$71,613	+$35,115	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$120,812	+$84,314	clears the bar	$51,311	0.6 yrs	25
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's Degree	$98,009	+$61,511	clears the bar	$49,924	0.8 yrs	23
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$82,185	+$45,687	clears the bar	$29,667	0.6 yrs	23
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$95,622	+$59,124	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	$154,648	+$118,150	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Biology	Master's Degree	$100,989	+$64,491	clears the bar	$74,182	1.2 yrs	22
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$72,375	+$35,877	clears the bar	$29,046	0.8 yrs	22
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$127,488	+$90,990	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$64,712 1-year earnings	+$28,214	clears the bar	$30,983	1.1 yrs	21
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	$70,518	+$34,020	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	$116,242	+$79,744	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$105,887	+$69,389	clears the bar	$31,000	0.4 yrs	18
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	$63,562 1-year earnings	+$27,064	clears the bar	$45,471	1.7 yrs	17
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$78,176	+$41,678	clears the bar	$41,000	1.0 yrs	17
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,694	+$58,196	clears the bar	$31,000	0.5 yrs	17
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$72,736	+$36,238	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	17
Construction Management	Master's Degree	$121,599	+$85,101	clears the bar	$43,562	0.5 yrs	17
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$54,395	+$17,897	clears the bar	$21,875	1.2 yrs	16
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$31,790 1-year earnings	-$4,708	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$93,155	+$56,657	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$132,745	+$96,247	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$66,756	+$30,258	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Medical Assisting	Master's Degree	$105,989	+$69,491	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$57,006	+$20,508	clears the bar	$56,375	2.7 yrs	12
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	$85,503 1-year earnings	+$49,005	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$79,407	+$42,909	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	$81,578	+$45,080	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Design	Master's Degree	$80,986	+$44,488	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$33,300 1-year earnings	-$3,198	falls short	$27,000	insufficient data	7
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$116,187	+$79,689	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$111,648	+$75,150	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Culinary Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$48,094	+$11,596	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	$84,260 1-year earnings	+$47,762	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	$135,982	+$99,484	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$84,960	+$48,462	clears the bar	$92,500	1.9 yrs	4
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$87,564	+$51,066	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Interior Architecture	Master's Degree	$60,152 1-year earnings	+$23,654	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	$73,186	+$36,688	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$51,248 1-year earnings	+$14,750	clears the bar	$27,000	1.8 yrs	1
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$146,209	+$109,711	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Animal Sciences	Master's Degree	$82,092 1-year earnings	+$45,594	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$93,811	+$57,313	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,287	+$26,789	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	0
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$111,849	+$75,351	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$86,878	+$50,380	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$121,832	+$85,334	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$49,944 1-year earnings	+$13,446	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$63,106 1-year earnings	+$26,608	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$92,778	+$56,280	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	$89,233	+$52,735	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$71,853	+$35,355	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Optometry	First Professional Degree	$139,102	+$102,604	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	100
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$56,142	insufficient data	79
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Computer Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Computer Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$30,847	insufficient data	17
Business	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Human Computer Interaction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10

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 ($36,498/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.