Towson University
Towson, Maryland · Public
Graduate earnings
40of 41 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Maryland high-school graduate (about $37,571 a year). 1 falls short.
41 of 51 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 10 have no earnings published. The 75 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$17,413 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
$17,413 a year
About $69,652 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 | $6,962 |
| $30k to $48k | $12,590 |
| $48k to $75k | $16,784 |
| $75k to $110k | $22,720 |
| $110k and up | $26,396 |
| All families (average) | $17,413 |
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 Maryland high-school graduate ($37,571 a year).
57 of 126 programs could be assessed 45% 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 | $78,497 | +$40,926 | clears the bar | $17,250 | 0.4 yrs | 504 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,497 | +$17,926 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 1.0 yrs | 388 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $42,584 | +$5,013 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 3.8 yrs | 281 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $58,624 | +$21,053 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.9 yrs | 247 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $91,044 | +$53,473 | clears the bar | $20,464 | 0.4 yrs | 233 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $62,559 | +$24,988 | clears the bar | $16,750 | 0.7 yrs | 207 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,793 | +$16,222 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 1.2 yrs | 198 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $75,785 | +$38,214 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 181 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $104,653 | +$67,082 | clears the bar | $17,625 | 0.3 yrs | 176 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $56,254 | +$18,683 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.9 yrs | 173 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $56,971 | +$19,400 | clears the bar | $17,089 | 0.9 yrs | 162 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $48,238 | +$10,667 | clears the bar | $16,750 | 1.6 yrs | 128 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $68,077 | +$30,506 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 0.8 yrs | 107 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $91,252 | +$53,681 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.4 yrs | 101 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | $52,223 | +$14,652 | clears the bar | $20,482 | 1.4 yrs | 94 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $69,571 | +$32,000 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 84 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $63,292 | +$25,721 | clears the bar | $17,989 | 0.7 yrs | 79 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $60,313 | +$22,742 | clears the bar | $17,375 | 0.8 yrs | 71 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $61,994 | +$24,423 | above HS line | $28,000 | 1.1 yrs | 65 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $53,164 | +$15,593 | clears the bar | $19,392 | 1.2 yrs | 62 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $55,635 | +$18,064 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.1 yrs | 56 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $72,365 | +$34,794 | clears the bar | $21,180 | 0.6 yrs | 56 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $77,782 | +$40,211 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 51 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $76,509 | +$38,938 | clears the bar | $15,698 | 0.4 yrs | 49 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $70,385 | +$32,814 | above HS line | $36,799 | 1.1 yrs | 49 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $56,318 | +$18,747 | clears the bar | $18,327 | 1.0 yrs | 48 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $70,748 | +$33,177 | above HS line | $35,468 | 1.1 yrs | 46 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $72,049 | +$34,478 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.6 yrs | 44 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $39,753 | +$2,182 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 8.0 yrs | 42 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $149,320 | +$111,749 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 41 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $140,976 | +$103,405 | above HS line | $68,887 | 0.7 yrs | 41 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,367 | +$16,796 | clears the bar | $19,950 | 1.2 yrs | 40 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $76,296 | +$38,725 | clears the bar | $21,187 | 0.5 yrs | 39 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $57,498 | +$19,927 | clears the bar | $21,824 | 1.1 yrs | 36 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $57,388 | +$19,817 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 0.9 yrs | 35 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $36,285 | -$1,286 | falls short | $18,801 | no earnings gain | 34 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $66,328 | +$28,757 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 32 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $71,563 | +$33,992 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $76,069 | +$38,498 | above HS line | $46,844 | 1.2 yrs | 30 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $72,409 | +$34,838 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.6 yrs | 23 |
| Health Sciences | Master's Degree | $81,097 | +$43,526 | above HS line | $34,570 | 0.8 yrs | 23 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,597 | +$10,026 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,406 | +$12,835 | clears the bar | $18,618 | 1.5 yrs | 19 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | $90,315 | +$52,744 | above HS line | $29,074 | 0.6 yrs | 19 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $46,447 | +$8,876 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $74,405 | +$36,834 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $65,108 | +$27,537 | clears the bar | $20,841 | 0.8 yrs | 17 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $94,516 | +$56,945 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $80,509 | +$42,938 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $68,242 | +$30,671 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $90,457 | +$52,886 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 0.5 yrs | 12 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $68,342 | +$30,771 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $61,911 | +$24,340 | clears the bar | $24,434 | 1.0 yrs | 9 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $57,295 | +$19,724 | clears the bar | $17,250 | 0.9 yrs | 8 |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $56,949 | +$19,378 | clears the bar | $14,000 | 0.7 yrs | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $77,953 | +$40,382 | clears the bar | $23,345 | 0.6 yrs | 0 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $71,484 | +$33,913 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 87 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 83 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 56 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 49 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 47 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 45 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 39 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $20,500 | not assessed | 19 |
| Communication Disorders | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Computer and Information Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $23,341 | not assessed | 9 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Health Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Homeland Security | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Homeland Security | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Dance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Gerontology | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Communication Disorders | Doctoral 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, $37,571 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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