Roanoke College
Salem, Virginia · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
12of 12 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Virginia high-school graduate (about $36,613 a year).
12 of 36 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 24 have no earnings published.
Average net price, all families$24,503 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
$24,503 a year
About $98,012 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 | $15,204 |
| $30k to $48k | $17,410 |
| $48k to $75k | $18,638 |
| $75k to $110k | $15,902 |
| $110k and up | $30,087 |
| All families (average) | $24,503 |
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 Virginia high-school graduate ($36,613 a year).
12 of 36 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $69,323 | +$32,710 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.8 yrs | 72 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $65,112 | +$28,499 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 49 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,246 | +$18,633 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 39 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,018 | +$12,405 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.2 yrs | 39 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $58,040 | +$21,427 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.3 yrs | 17 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $76,198 | +$39,585 | clears the bar | $26,820 | 0.7 yrs | 16 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $41,210 | +$4,597 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 5.9 yrs | 16 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,580 | +$22,967 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 14 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $54,957 | +$18,344 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.5 yrs | 13 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $71,604 | +$34,991 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,974 | +$7,361 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,074 | +$13,461 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Economics | 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 | 9 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $27,000 | not assessed | 7 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
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, $36,613 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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