Oberlin College
Oberlin, Ohio · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
11of 15 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Ohio high-school graduate (about $36,082 a year). 4 fall short.
15 of 37 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 22 have no earnings published. 4 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 3 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$38,645 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
$38,645 a year
About $154,580 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 | $18,774 |
| $30k to $48k | $15,799 |
| $48k to $75k | $22,123 |
| $75k to $110k | $29,207 |
| $110k and up | $48,731 |
| All families (average) | $38,645 |
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 Ohio high-school graduate ($36,082 a year).
15 of 40 programs could be assessed 38% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $43,343 | +$7,261 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 3.5 yrs | 136 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,109 | +$12,027 | clears the bar | $23,750 | 2.0 yrs | 58 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $87,120 | +$51,038 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.5 yrs | 58 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,095 | +$8,013 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 2.9 yrs | 53 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $70,689 | +$34,607 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.7 yrs | 51 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $46,580 | +$10,498 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 2.2 yrs | 49 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $60,895 | +$24,813 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 1.0 yrs | 45 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $44,299 | +$8,217 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 2.5 yrs | 38 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,151 | +$19,069 | clears the bar | $24,951 | 1.3 yrs | 35 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $129,395 | +$93,313 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.3 yrs | 34 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $34,5931-year earnings | -$1,489 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $15,5011-year earnings | -$20,581 | falls short (1-yr) | $26,487 | no earnings gain | 27 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $49,906 | +$13,824 | clears the bar | $25,567 | 1.8 yrs | 24 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $12,4411-year earnings | -$23,641 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $23,5191-year earnings | -$12,563 | falls short (1-yr) | $25,500 | no earnings gain | 14 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $22,625 | not assessed | 36 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Archeology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Music | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | 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, $36,082 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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