Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, Indiana · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
10of 11 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Indiana high-school graduate (about $36,492 a year). 1 falls short.
11 of 36 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 25: 24 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 7 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$25,292 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
$25,292 a year
About $101,168 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 | $16,760 |
| $30k to $48k | $18,152 |
| $48k to $75k | $21,014 |
| $75k to $110k | $23,680 |
| $110k and up | $30,443 |
| All families (average) | $25,292 |
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 Indiana high-school graduate ($36,492 a year).
12 of 43 programs could be assessed 28% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $80,396 | +$43,904 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 47 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,218 | +$21,726 | clears the bar | $26,733 | 1.2 yrs | 35 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $51,665 | +$15,173 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.8 yrs | 31 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $60,514 | +$24,022 | above HS line | $41,000 | 1.7 yrs | 27 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $73,449 | +$36,957 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 27 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $68,409 | +$31,917 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.8 yrs | 25 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $66,335 | +$29,843 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 22 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $66,587 | +$30,095 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 0.9 yrs | 17 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $25,1641-year earnings | -$11,328 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $98,107 | +$61,615 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.4 yrs | 13 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $49,555 | +$13,063 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $74,623 | +$38,131 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 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 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Data Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | 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, $36,492 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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