Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington · Public

Of 51 assessed programs, 49 leave graduates out-earning a typical Washington high-school graduate (about $40,611/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 103 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,547
$30k to $48k	$10,204
$48k to $75k	$12,292
$75k to $110k	$17,596
$110k and up	$22,279
All families (average)	$13,886

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.

51 of 154 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Washington high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Education	Master's Degree	$65,234	+$24,623	clears the bar	$29,660	1.2 yrs	277
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$87,458	+$46,847	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	258
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$57,915	+$17,304	clears the bar	$20,344	1.2 yrs	151
Social Work	Master's Degree	$68,191	+$27,580	clears the bar	$40,783	1.5 yrs	137
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,125	+$9,514	clears the bar	$16,500	1.7 yrs	121
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,083	+$15,472	clears the bar	$17,817	1.2 yrs	114
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$65,503	+$24,892	clears the bar	$19,003	0.8 yrs	102
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$60,556	+$19,945	clears the bar	$20,507	1.0 yrs	101
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	$56,507	+$15,896	clears the bar	$19,534	1.2 yrs	95
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$75,927	+$35,316	clears the bar	$16,200	0.5 yrs	89
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$95,817	+$55,206	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	80
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$50,969	+$10,358	clears the bar	$20,519	2.0 yrs	76
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$64,677	+$24,066	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	69
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,621	+$15,010	clears the bar	$17,500	1.2 yrs	68
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$75,656	+$35,045	clears the bar	$54,184	1.5 yrs	56
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,974	+$14,363	clears the bar	$19,134	1.3 yrs	54
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$66,710	+$26,099	clears the bar	$15,298	0.6 yrs	54
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	$46,104	+$5,493	clears the bar	$20,296	3.7 yrs	53
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$55,671	+$15,060	clears the bar	$18,994	1.3 yrs	52
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$60,696	+$20,085	clears the bar	$15,768	0.8 yrs	51
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,495	+$44,884	clears the bar	$21,750	0.5 yrs	50
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,391	+$8,780	clears the bar	$17,889	2.0 yrs	48
Accounting	Master's Degree	$60,672 1-year earnings	+$20,061	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	47
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	$70,789 1-year earnings	+$30,178	clears the bar	$22,000	0.7 yrs	46
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$75,533	+$34,922	clears the bar	$23,604	0.7 yrs	42
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,599	+$44,988	clears the bar	$25,116	0.6 yrs	39
English	Bachelor's Degree	$41,541	+$930	clears the bar	$15,835	17.0 yrs	31
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$75,152	+$34,541	clears the bar	$55,865	1.6 yrs	29
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,245	+$24,634	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$53,502	+$12,891	clears the bar	$15,513	1.2 yrs	25
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,992	+$16,381	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$73,466	+$32,855	clears the bar	$41,000	1.2 yrs	22
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$56,244	+$15,633	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
History	Bachelor's Degree	$50,286	+$9,675	clears the bar	$20,500	2.1 yrs	20
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$62,225	+$21,614	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$58,106	+$17,495	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$76,693	+$36,082	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$67,534	+$26,923	clears the bar	$15,802	0.6 yrs	17
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$51,206	+$10,595	clears the bar	$20,134	1.9 yrs	12
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$58,134	+$17,523	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$39,404	-$1,207	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$55,244	+$14,633	clears the bar	$23,000	1.6 yrs	11
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$54,973	+$14,362	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$60,954	+$20,343	clears the bar	$18,756	0.9 yrs	10
Public Health	Master's Degree	$68,517	+$27,906	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$27,427 1-year earnings	-$13,184	falls short	$18,768	insufficient data	8
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$58,786	+$18,175	clears the bar	$22,715	1.2 yrs	6
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$50,238	+$9,627	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$67,441	+$26,830	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$84,265	+$43,654	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$80,406	+$39,795	clears the bar	$61,500	1.5 yrs	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	73
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$17,361	insufficient data	21
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Human Development and Family Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Behavioral Sciences	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	14
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Social Work	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Social Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's 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
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Behavioral Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Philosophy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geology and Earth Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Software and Media Applications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational/Instructional Media Design	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
Climate Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Climate Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Environmental Geosciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	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 ($40,611/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.