Towson University

Towson, Maryland · Public

Of 57 assessed programs, 56 leave graduates out-earning a typical Maryland high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 69 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

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

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

57 of 126 programs could be assessed 45% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Maryland high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$78,497	+$40,926	clears the bar	$17,250	0.4 yrs	481
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,497	+$17,926	clears the bar	$17,500	1.0 yrs	421
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$42,584	+$5,013	clears the bar	$19,000	3.8 yrs	315
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$58,624	+$21,053	clears the bar	$19,000	0.9 yrs	294
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$91,044	+$53,473	clears the bar	$20,464	0.4 yrs	288
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$62,559	+$24,988	clears the bar	$16,750	0.7 yrs	231
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,793	+$16,222	clears the bar	$19,000	1.2 yrs	218
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$75,785	+$38,214	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	196
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$56,254	+$18,683	clears the bar	$17,500	0.9 yrs	189
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$104,653	+$67,082	clears the bar	$17,625	0.3 yrs	167
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	137
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$65,108	+$27,537	clears the bar	$20,841	0.8 yrs	132
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$63,292	+$25,721	clears the bar	$17,989	0.7 yrs	121
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$68,077	+$30,506	clears the bar	$23,500	0.8 yrs	119
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$91,252	+$53,681	clears the bar	$19,000	0.4 yrs	117
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	$52,223	+$14,652	clears the bar	$20,482	1.4 yrs	102
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$77,782	+$40,211	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	101
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$60,313	+$22,742	clears the bar	$17,375	0.8 yrs	97
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$69,571	+$32,000	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	94
English	Bachelor's Degree	$53,164	+$15,593	clears the bar	$19,392	1.2 yrs	81
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$90,315	+$52,744	clears the bar	$29,074	0.6 yrs	76
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$76,509	+$38,938	clears the bar	$15,698	0.4 yrs	68
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$72,365	+$34,794	clears the bar	$21,180	0.6 yrs	66
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$55,635	+$18,064	clears the bar	$20,500	1.1 yrs	63
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$76,069	+$38,498	clears the bar	$46,844	1.2 yrs	62
Education	Master's Degree	$61,994	+$24,423	clears the bar	$28,000	1.1 yrs	60
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$76,296	+$38,725	clears the bar	$21,187	0.5 yrs	54
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$57,388	+$19,817	clears the bar	$18,000	0.9 yrs	52
Psychology	Master's Degree	$70,748	+$33,177	clears the bar	$35,468	1.1 yrs	48
History	Bachelor's Degree	$56,318	+$18,747	clears the bar	$18,327	1.0 yrs	47
Special Education	Master's Degree	$71,563	+$33,992	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$70,385	+$32,814	clears the bar	$36,799	1.1 yrs	45
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$72,409	+$34,838	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	41
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$39,753	+$2,182	clears the bar	$17,500	8.0 yrs	41
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$72,049	+$34,478	clears the bar	$22,000	0.6 yrs	38
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$36,285	-$1,286	falls short	$18,801	insufficient data	38
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,367	+$16,796	clears the bar	$19,950	1.2 yrs	35
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$149,320	+$111,749	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$57,498	+$19,927	clears the bar	$21,824	1.1 yrs	32
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$140,976	+$103,405	clears the bar	$68,887	0.7 yrs	32
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	$47,597	+$10,026	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	$81,097	+$43,526	clears the bar	$34,570	0.8 yrs	27
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,406	+$12,835	clears the bar	$18,618	1.5 yrs	22
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$68,242	+$30,671	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$68,342	+$30,771	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,295	+$19,724	clears the bar	$17,250	0.9 yrs	17
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$46,447	+$8,876	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Biology	Master's Degree	$80,509	+$42,938	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$66,328	+$28,757	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Accounting	Master's Degree	$94,516	+$56,945	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$90,457	+$52,886	clears the bar	$24,250	0.5 yrs	13
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$61,911	+$24,340	clears the bar	$24,434	1.0 yrs	13
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$74,405	+$36,834	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
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	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Human Development and Family Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$20,500	insufficient data	15
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$23,341	insufficient data	12
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Software and Media Applications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Community Organization and Advocacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Social Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Health Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religion/Religious Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Community Organization and Advocacy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Gerontology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,571/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.