Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit

All 34 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr). Another 150 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$16,917
$30k to $48k	$17,140
$48k to $75k	$18,722
$75k to $110k	$22,184
$110k and up	$48,751
All families (average)	$36,931

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.

34 of 184 programs could be assessed 18% 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
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$127,210	+$90,712	clears the bar	$23,250	0.3 yrs	197
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$141,691	+$105,193	clears the bar	$23,854	0.2 yrs	138
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,618	+$60,120	clears the bar	$24,950	0.4 yrs	80
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$74,939	+$38,441	clears the bar	$21,160	0.6 yrs	63
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$125,874	+$89,376	clears the bar	$23,179	0.3 yrs	58
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$113,630	+$77,132	clears the bar	$23,240	0.3 yrs	56
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$106,260	+$69,762	clears the bar	$26,000	0.4 yrs	53
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$98,320	+$61,822	clears the bar	$20,534	0.3 yrs	52
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$90,302	+$53,804	clears the bar	$21,150	0.4 yrs	51
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$85,017	+$48,519	clears the bar	$12,015	0.2 yrs	43
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$75,611	+$39,113	clears the bar	$23,128	0.6 yrs	41
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$153,638	+$117,140	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$101,720	+$65,222	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	39
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$121,498	+$85,000	clears the bar	$23,834	0.3 yrs	39
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$116,999	+$80,501	clears the bar	$24,019	0.3 yrs	37
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$79,569	+$43,071	clears the bar	$21,250	0.5 yrs	35
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	$91,697	+$55,199	clears the bar	$24,960	0.5 yrs	31
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$81,935	+$45,437	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	30
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,856	+$55,358	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	28
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$107,079	+$70,581	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$55,728	+$19,230	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$116,214	+$79,716	clears the bar	$24,625	0.3 yrs	24
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$61,708	+$25,210	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$98,481	+$61,983	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	21
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$98,551 1-year earnings	+$62,053	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	$120,033	+$83,535	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$86,268	+$49,770	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Special Education	Master's Degree	$60,267 1-year earnings	+$23,769	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
English	Bachelor's Degree	$71,474	+$34,976	clears the bar	$19,707	0.6 yrs	15
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$92,139	+$55,641	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$106,767	+$70,269	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$108,503	+$72,005	clears the bar	$22,754	0.3 yrs	11
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$72,978	+$36,480	clears the bar	$19,707	0.5 yrs	11
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,904	+$61,406	clears the bar	$26,324	0.4 yrs	9
Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Data Analytics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$22,863	insufficient data	27
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$20,710	insufficient data	22
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Cognitive Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Industrial Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Master's Degree	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
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Engineering, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master'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
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Special Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Industrial Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Classical and Ancient Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	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
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Resources and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International and Comparative Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Chemical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's 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
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's 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
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Health	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	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
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	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
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International and Comparative Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International and Comparative Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Doctoral 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 ($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.