Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, Virginia · Private, nonprofit

All 13 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Virginia high-school graduate (about $36,613/yr). Another 36 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,717
$30k to $48k	$9,527
$48k to $75k	$11,537
$75k to $110k	$14,801
$110k and up	$14,806
All families (average)	$12,756

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

13 of 49 programs could be assessed 27% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Virginia high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$77,104	+$40,491	clears the bar	$140,056	3.5 yrs	74
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$58,459	+$21,846	clears the bar	$30,500	1.4 yrs	53
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$46,971	+$10,358	clears the bar	$31,000	3.0 yrs	33
Theatre	Master's Degree	$37,495	+$882	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,117	+$13,504	clears the bar	$25,000	1.9 yrs	31
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,703	+$9,090	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$126,054	+$89,441	clears the bar	$129,505	1.4 yrs	29
Education, Other	Master's Degree	$66,272	+$29,659	clears the bar	$20,510	0.7 yrs	25
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$52,656	+$16,043	clears the bar	$20,700	1.3 yrs	23
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,117	+$10,504	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$97,279	+$60,666	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$58,714	+$22,101	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$77,235	+$40,622	clears the bar	$144,756	3.6 yrs	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$26,439	insufficient data	21
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nursing	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
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	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
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Marketing	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, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,613/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.