Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
21of 21 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical District of Columbia high-school graduate (about $40,140 a year).
21 of 50 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 29: 27 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 84 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$50,539 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
$50,539 a year
About $202,156 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 | $46,051 |
| $30k to $48k | $47,477 |
| $48k to $75k | $50,245 |
| $75k to $110k | $52,981 |
| $110k and up | $54,270 |
| All families (average) | $50,539 |
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 District of Columbia high-school graduate ($40,140 a year).
30 of 134 programs could be assessed 22% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,923 | +$20,783 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.2 yrs | 186 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $65,733 | +$25,593 | clears the bar | $24,375 | 1.0 yrs | 148 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $116,413 | +$76,273 | above HS line | $185,348 | 2.4 yrs | 135 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,069 | +$18,929 | clears the bar | $24,437 | 1.3 yrs | 132 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $59,909 | +$19,769 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.3 yrs | 121 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $111,199 | +$71,059 | above HS line | $247,248 | 3.5 yrs | 98 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $67,881 | +$27,741 | clears the bar | $25,750 | 0.9 yrs | 96 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $135,741 | +$95,601 | above HS line | $76,816 | 0.8 yrs | 87 |
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $164,425 | +$124,285 | above HS line | $316,095 | 2.5 yrs | 79 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $61,316 | +$21,176 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 1.3 yrs | 77 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $75,734 | +$35,594 | above HS line | $86,750 | 2.4 yrs | 76 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $77,820 | +$37,680 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.7 yrs | 65 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | $141,811 | +$101,671 | above HS line | $236,918 | 2.3 yrs | 63 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $80,094 | +$39,954 | clears the bar | $20,197 | 0.5 yrs | 54 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $55,902 | +$15,762 | clears the bar | $25,874 | 1.6 yrs | 52 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $94,136 | +$53,996 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.4 yrs | 43 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $60,047 | +$19,907 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 42 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $103,478 | +$63,338 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 35 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $44,345 | +$4,205 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 6.4 yrs | 32 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $68,877 | +$28,737 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 30 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $88,875 | +$48,735 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.5 yrs | 27 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $63,972 | +$23,832 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.1 yrs | 25 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $73,929 | +$33,789 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $54,696 | +$14,556 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $100,344 | +$60,204 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.4 yrs | 17 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $98,645 | +$58,505 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $80,980 | +$40,840 | above HS line | $87,872 | 2.2 yrs | 11 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $92,090 | +$51,950 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $92,3241-year earnings | +$52,184 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Medical Assisting | Master's Degree | $86,658 | +$46,518 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 56 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 45 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 36 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $23,500 | not assessed | 30 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Communications and Media | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Film and Photography | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Economics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Sociology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Computer Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Electrical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| English | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Social Work | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| History | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Area Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Political Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Pharmacy | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Computer Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Civil Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Genetics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Communication Disorders | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Area Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Law | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Theology and Ministry | First Professional Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
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, $40,140 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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