Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, Oklahoma · Public
All 44 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Oklahoma high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 66 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $10,598 |
| $30k to $48k | $9,827 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,612 |
| $75k to $110k | $18,188 |
| $110k and up | $19,511 |
| All families (average) | $12,710 |
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.
44 of 110 programs could be assessed 40% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,102 | +$11,293 | clears the bar | $18,579 | 1.6 yrs | 149 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $43,116 | +$8,307 | clears the bar | $17,499 | 2.1 yrs | 97 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $60,651 | +$25,842 | clears the bar | $17,829 | 0.7 yrs | 97 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $50,268 | +$15,459 | clears the bar | $18,054 | 1.2 yrs | 86 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,705 | +$6,896 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 2.9 yrs | 81 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $65,781 | +$30,972 | clears the bar | $18,225 | 0.6 yrs | 75 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $96,702 | +$61,893 | clears the bar | $12,500 | 0.2 yrs | 73 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $81,944 | +$47,135 | clears the bar | $16,000 | 0.3 yrs | 67 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $52,560 | +$17,751 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.3 yrs | 65 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $50,981 | +$16,172 | clears the bar | $14,500 | 0.9 yrs | 60 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $44,064 | +$9,255 | clears the bar | $18,547 | 2.0 yrs | 60 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $57,549 | +$22,740 | clears the bar | $19,297 | 0.8 yrs | 48 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $67,854 | +$33,045 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.6 yrs | 38 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $65,037 | +$30,228 | clears the bar | $40,699 | 1.3 yrs | 37 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $69,276 | +$34,467 | clears the bar | $14,924 | 0.4 yrs | 34 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | $54,484 | +$19,675 | clears the bar | $13,000 | 0.7 yrs | 32 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $69,399 | +$34,590 | clears the bar | $32,894 | 1.0 yrs | 31 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $45,474 | +$10,665 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 2.1 yrs | 31 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $54,943 | +$20,134 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.2 yrs | 31 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $35,858 1-year earnings | +$1,049 | clears the bar | $28,383 | 27.1 yrs | 28 |
| Optometry | First Professional Degree | $119,476 | +$84,667 | clears the bar | $158,826 | 1.9 yrs | 28 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $54,577 | +$19,768 | clears the bar | $15,750 | 0.8 yrs | 28 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $45,998 1-year earnings | +$11,189 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.7 yrs | 27 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $38,731 | +$3,922 | clears the bar | $14,750 | 3.8 yrs | 25 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $48,645 1-year earnings | +$13,836 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.4 yrs | 25 |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's Degree | $47,552 | +$12,743 | clears the bar | $28,772 | 2.3 yrs | 24 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $60,979 | +$26,170 | clears the bar | $33,410 | 1.3 yrs | 23 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $49,854 | +$15,045 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $82,883 | +$48,074 | clears the bar | $46,939 | 1.0 yrs | 19 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $56,535 1-year earnings | +$21,726 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $46,506 | +$11,697 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $51,106 | +$16,297 | clears the bar | $27,917 | 1.7 yrs | 14 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $75,505 1-year earnings | +$40,696 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,271 | +$18,462 | clears the bar | $15,150 | 0.8 yrs | 13 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $62,912 1-year earnings | +$28,103 | clears the bar | $17,565 | 0.6 yrs | 13 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $47,608 | +$12,799 | clears the bar | $18,788 | 1.5 yrs | 11 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $46,045 1-year earnings | +$11,236 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $48,057 | +$13,248 | clears the bar | $20,548 | 1.6 yrs | 10 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,387 | +$18,578 | clears the bar | $16,250 | 0.9 yrs | 9 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $55,328 | +$20,519 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $53,978 | +$19,169 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $53,366 | +$18,557 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $40,275 | +$5,466 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $39,474 | +$4,665 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 41 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Homeland Security | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $18,027 | insufficient data | 14 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Accounting | 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 | 10 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Natural Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | Bachelor's 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 |
| Music | Bachelor'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 | 3 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Library Science and Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | Bachelor's 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 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Chemistry | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Health | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Accounting | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Hospitality Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| International Business | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Marketing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Computer Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Natural Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Criminal Justice | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Homeland Security | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| History | 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 where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.