Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia · Private, nonprofit
All 30 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical District of Columbia high-school graduate (about $40,140/yr). Another 104 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| 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 |
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.
30 of 134 programs could be assessed 22% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | First Professional Degree | $116,413 | +$76,273 | clears the bar | $185,348 | 2.4 yrs | 162 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $65,733 | +$25,593 | clears the bar | $24,375 | 1.0 yrs | 121 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,923 | +$20,783 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.2 yrs | 118 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $59,909 | +$19,769 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.3 yrs | 116 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $111,199 | +$71,059 | clears the bar | $247,248 | 3.5 yrs | 115 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,069 | +$18,929 | clears the bar | $24,437 | 1.3 yrs | 86 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $67,881 | +$27,741 | clears the bar | $25,750 | 0.9 yrs | 80 |
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $164,425 | +$124,285 | clears the bar | $316,095 | 2.5 yrs | 75 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $75,734 | +$35,594 | clears the bar | $86,750 | 2.4 yrs | 67 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | $141,811 | +$101,671 | clears the bar | $236,918 | 2.3 yrs | 60 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $77,820 | +$37,680 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.7 yrs | 55 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $61,316 | +$21,176 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 1.3 yrs | 51 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $135,741 | +$95,601 | clears the bar | $76,816 | 0.8 yrs | 48 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $60,047 | +$19,907 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 39 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $80,094 | +$39,954 | clears the bar | $20,197 | 0.5 yrs | 39 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $44,345 | +$4,205 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 6.4 yrs | 36 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $55,902 | +$15,762 | clears the bar | $25,874 | 1.6 yrs | 34 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $94,136 | +$53,996 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.4 yrs | 34 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $88,875 | +$48,735 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.5 yrs | 24 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $103,478 | +$63,338 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 23 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $54,696 | +$14,556 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $63,972 | +$23,832 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.1 yrs | 19 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $100,344 | +$60,204 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.4 yrs | 19 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $73,929 | +$33,789 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $92,090 | +$51,950 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $68,877 | +$28,737 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 12 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $98,645 | +$58,505 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $80,980 | +$40,840 | clears the bar | $87,872 | 2.2 yrs | 7 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $92,324 1-year earnings | +$52,184 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Medical Assisting | Master's Degree | $86,658 | +$46,518 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 48 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $23,500 | insufficient data | 17 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Computer Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Communications and Media | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Electrical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Biology | 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 |
| Area Studies | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Computer Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| English | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| History | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Mathematics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Social Work | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Pharmacy | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Genetics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Political Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Sociology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Film and Photography | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Music | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | 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 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Civil Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Theology and Ministry | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Area Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Law | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 ($40,140/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.