Fordham University

Bronx, New York · Private, nonprofit

All 57 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr). Another 124 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$32,474
$30k to $48k	$31,657
$48k to $75k	$37,313
$75k to $110k	$42,030
$110k and up	$52,228
All families (average)	$44,338

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.

57 of 181 programs could be assessed 31% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New York high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Social Work	Master's Degree	$70,342	+$34,596	clears the bar	$50,500	1.5 yrs	884
Law	First Professional Degree	$232,595	+$196,849	clears the bar	$147,561	0.7 yrs	400
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$143,127	+$107,381	clears the bar	$50,293	0.5 yrs	241
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$141,860	+$106,114	clears the bar	$26,870	0.3 yrs	229
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$90,192	+$54,446	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	198
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,273	+$26,527	clears the bar	$25,000	0.9 yrs	164
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$74,419	+$38,673	clears the bar	$23,250	0.6 yrs	156
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$106,665	+$70,919	clears the bar	$23,250	0.3 yrs	153
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$94,170	+$58,424	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	147
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$77,244	+$41,498	clears the bar	$24,615	0.6 yrs	131
English	Bachelor's Degree	$63,834	+$28,088	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	116
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$117,083	+$81,337	clears the bar	$62,192	0.8 yrs	106
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Master's Degree	$47,710 1-year earnings	+$11,964	clears the bar	$70,674	5.9 yrs	105
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$97,265	+$61,519	clears the bar	$26,424	0.4 yrs	98
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$73,136	+$37,390	clears the bar	$26,000	0.7 yrs	96
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$77,234	+$41,488	clears the bar	$24,759	0.6 yrs	93
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$117,024	+$81,278	clears the bar	$23,000	0.3 yrs	93
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$84,366	+$48,620	clears the bar	$22,250	0.5 yrs	88
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$71,581	+$35,835	clears the bar	$25,495	0.7 yrs	64
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$90,733	+$54,987	clears the bar	$26,933	0.5 yrs	62
Accounting	Master's Degree	$126,830	+$91,084	clears the bar	$37,000	0.4 yrs	58
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$60,515	+$24,769	clears the bar	$25,250	1.0 yrs	57
History	Bachelor's Degree	$72,389	+$36,643	clears the bar	$26,000	0.7 yrs	54
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$54,738	+$18,992	clears the bar	$25,000	1.3 yrs	52
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$117,344	+$81,598	clears the bar	$22,375	0.3 yrs	50
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$150,150	+$114,404	clears the bar	$29,139	0.3 yrs	48
Special Education	Master's Degree	$79,567	+$43,821	clears the bar	$32,501	0.7 yrs	47
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$70,101	+$34,355	clears the bar	$23,849	0.7 yrs	40
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$74,507	+$38,761	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	40
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	$57,989 1-year earnings	+$22,243	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$66,562	+$30,816	clears the bar	$22,562	0.7 yrs	40
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$75,682	+$39,936	clears the bar	$70,570	1.8 yrs	39
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$75,563	+$39,817	clears the bar	$26,000	0.7 yrs	38
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$47,985 1-year earnings	+$12,239	clears the bar	$26,917	2.2 yrs	36
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$72,475	+$36,729	clears the bar	$26,324	0.7 yrs	33
Real Estate	Master's Degree	$91,695 1-year earnings	+$55,949	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$46,317	+$10,571	clears the bar	$26,826	2.5 yrs	32
Taxation	Master's Degree	$128,385	+$92,639	clears the bar	$20,500	0.2 yrs	31
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$84,790	+$49,044	clears the bar	$106,592	2.2 yrs	30
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Master's Degree	$66,412	+$30,666	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$140,055	+$104,309	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$106,668	+$70,922	clears the bar	$21,199	0.3 yrs	28
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$61,877	+$26,131	clears the bar	$25,247	1.0 yrs	27
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$71,430	+$35,684	clears the bar	$23,250	0.7 yrs	25
International Relations	Master's Degree	$93,706	+$57,960	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$47,036	+$11,290	clears the bar	$25,000	2.2 yrs	25
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$90,465	+$54,719	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$112,494	+$76,748	clears the bar	$83,264	1.1 yrs	22
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$83,961	+$48,215	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	21
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$93,224	+$57,478	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	21
Philosophy	Master's Degree	$61,194	+$25,448	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$84,957	+$49,211	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$66,349	+$30,603	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	16
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,044	+$22,298	clears the bar	$27,000	1.2 yrs	15
Economics	Master's Degree	$105,001	+$69,255	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$73,241	+$37,495	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$65,848	+$30,102	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	0
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	185
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	106
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	76
Data Processing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Religious Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Dispute Resolution	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Classical and Ancient Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Construction Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Urban Studies/Affairs	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Real Estate Development	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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	1
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International Relations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Real Estate	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Real Estate Development	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	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
School Counseling	Doctoral 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	0
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Operations Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Analytics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Philosophy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religion/Religious Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religion/Religious Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

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 ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.