Stanford University

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All 32 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 154 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$-2,536
$30k to $48k	$-193
$48k to $75k	$3,212
$75k to $110k	$11,092
$110k and up	$53,882
All families (average)	$13,807

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.

32 of 186 programs could be assessed 17% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical California high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$255,667	+$218,691	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	334
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$214,907	+$177,931	clears the bar	$10,399	0.1 yrs	277
Law	First Professional Degree	$259,944	+$222,968	clears the bar	$153,302	0.7 yrs	190
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$112,118	+$75,142	clears the bar	$34,030	0.5 yrs	137
Human Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$81,529	+$44,553	clears the bar	$12,500	0.3 yrs	114
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$112,700	+$75,724	clears the bar	$12,500	0.2 yrs	108
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$206,093	+$169,117	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	99
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$181,705	+$144,729	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	96
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$167,632	+$130,656	clears the bar	$41,000	0.3 yrs	94
Engineering, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$115,206	+$78,230	clears the bar	$7,500	0.1 yrs	91
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$114,132	+$77,156	clears the bar	$71,477	0.9 yrs	88
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$59,297 1-year earnings	+$22,321	clears the bar	$11,705	0.5 yrs	78
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	$100,788 1-year earnings	+$63,812	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	77
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	$231,917	+$194,941	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	67
Cognitive Science	Bachelor's Degree	$131,650	+$94,674	clears the bar	$7,500	0.1 yrs	64
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$91,075	+$54,099	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	$147,375	+$110,399	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	$218,808	+$181,832	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Education	Master's Degree	$88,065	+$51,089	clears the bar	$32,500	0.6 yrs	49
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$117,072	+$80,096	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Area Studies	Master's Degree	$116,125	+$79,149	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Science, Technology and Society	Bachelor's Degree	$107,375	+$70,399	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$50,487 1-year earnings	+$13,511	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
English	Bachelor's Degree	$82,036	+$45,060	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,519	+$8,543	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$170,898	+$133,922	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	$120,024	+$83,048	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Education	Doctoral Degree	$125,390	+$88,414	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Genetics	Master's Degree	$112,403	+$75,427	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$69,670 1-year earnings	+$32,694	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Assisting	Master's Degree	$147,202 1-year earnings	+$110,226	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$261,816	+$224,840	clears the bar	$57,458	0.3 yrs	0
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	583
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	94
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	71
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	71
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Management Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Engineering-Related Fields	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Engineering, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Genetics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor'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	11
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Cognitive Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Fine Arts	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Civil Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Area Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Petroleum Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2

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 ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.