University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio · Public

Of 80 assessed programs, 79 leave graduates out-earning a typical Ohio high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 214 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,413
$30k to $48k	$10,131
$48k to $75k	$13,519
$75k to $110k	$17,800
$110k and up	$20,226
All families (average)	$13,946

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.

80 of 294 programs could be assessed 27% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Ohio high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$48,342	+$12,260	clears the bar	$20,490	1.7 yrs	221
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$76,089	+$40,007	clears the bar	$21,300	0.5 yrs	191
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,752	+$51,670	clears the bar	$24,000	0.5 yrs	170
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$68,285	+$32,203	clears the bar	$25,971	0.8 yrs	135
Law	First Professional Degree	$79,750	+$43,668	clears the bar	$71,000	1.6 yrs	108
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,427	+$23,345	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	102
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,763	+$11,681	clears the bar	$25,002	2.1 yrs	102
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$65,857	+$29,775	clears the bar	$24,000	0.8 yrs	99
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$41,782	+$5,700	clears the bar	$23,063	4.0 yrs	97
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$57,319	+$21,237	clears the bar	$25,000	1.2 yrs	82
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$50,823	+$14,741	clears the bar	$22,000	1.5 yrs	75
Nursing	Master's Degree	$146,142	+$110,060	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	70
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$108,489	+$72,407	clears the bar	$29,568	0.4 yrs	68
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$73,101	+$37,019	clears the bar	$23,057	0.6 yrs	68
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$74,840	+$38,758	clears the bar	$21,946	0.6 yrs	66
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,279	+$54,197	clears the bar	$21,250	0.4 yrs	60
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$44,100	+$8,018	clears the bar	$25,000	3.1 yrs	58
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$48,987	+$12,905	clears the bar	$25,408	2.0 yrs	53
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$82,547	+$46,465	clears the bar	$20,000	0.4 yrs	52
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$82,540	+$46,458	clears the bar	$23,123	0.5 yrs	51
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$53,389	+$17,307	clears the bar	$57,604	3.3 yrs	51
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$60,319	+$24,237	clears the bar	$41,000	1.7 yrs	49
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$51,824	+$15,742	clears the bar	$25,965	1.6 yrs	45
Social Work	Master's Degree	$56,193	+$20,111	clears the bar	$37,500	1.9 yrs	45
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$70,867	+$34,785	clears the bar	$25,750	0.7 yrs	44
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$80,611	+$44,529	clears the bar	$24,298	0.5 yrs	42
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$46,992	+$10,910	clears the bar	$28,900	2.6 yrs	40
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$44,212 1-year earnings	+$8,130	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,875	+$61,793	clears the bar	$24,720	0.4 yrs	37
Computer Programming	Bachelor's Degree	$86,965	+$50,883	clears the bar	$23,104	0.5 yrs	35
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,791	+$60,709	clears the bar	$23,320	0.4 yrs	35
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$65,928	+$29,846	clears the bar	$20,649	0.7 yrs	35
Mathematics and Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$85,968	+$49,886	clears the bar	$24,668	0.5 yrs	34
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$45,739	+$9,657	clears the bar	$26,000	2.7 yrs	33
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$74,957	+$38,875	clears the bar	$22,999	0.6 yrs	33
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$50,484	+$14,402	clears the bar	$26,937	1.9 yrs	31
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,249	+$22,167	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	29
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$49,049	+$12,967	clears the bar	$23,931	1.8 yrs	29
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$67,903	+$31,821	clears the bar	$21,200	0.7 yrs	26
English	Bachelor's Degree	$41,158	+$5,076	clears the bar	$27,500	5.4 yrs	22
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$36,293 1-year earnings	+$211	clears the bar	$24,600	116.6 yrs	22
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$55,527	+$19,445	clears the bar	$24,233	1.2 yrs	22
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$53,406	+$17,324	clears the bar	$39,000	2.3 yrs	21
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$85,391	+$49,309	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	21
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Associate's Degree	$82,170	+$46,088	clears the bar	$24,854	0.5 yrs	20
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$53,594	+$17,512	clears the bar	$24,000	1.4 yrs	20
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$58,061	+$21,979	clears the bar	$25,250	1.1 yrs	20
History	Bachelor's Degree	$46,973	+$10,891	clears the bar	$22,250	2.0 yrs	20
Accounting	Master's Degree	$60,454 1-year earnings	+$24,372	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$77,488	+$41,406	clears the bar	$26,953	0.7 yrs	16
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$44,355	+$8,273	clears the bar	$28,500	3.4 yrs	16
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$36,233	+$151	clears the bar	$25,169	166.7 yrs	16
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$52,040	+$15,958	clears the bar	$45,500	2.9 yrs	14
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$47,689 1-year earnings	+$11,607	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	$71,482	+$35,400	clears the bar	$24,405	0.7 yrs	14
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$80,861	+$44,779	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	13
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$52,607	+$16,525	clears the bar	$17,085	1.0 yrs	13
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Bachelor's Degree	$74,385	+$38,303	clears the bar	$26,759	0.7 yrs	12
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$41,900	+$5,818	clears the bar	$28,375	4.9 yrs	12
Music	Master's Degree	$50,460	+$14,378	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,590	+$41,508	clears the bar	$17,589	0.4 yrs	8
Housing and Human Environments	Bachelor's Degree	$34,772 1-year earnings	-$1,310	falls short	$24,417	insufficient data	8
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$40,780	+$4,698	clears the bar	$26,115	5.6 yrs	7
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$48,441	+$12,359	clears the bar	$28,000	2.3 yrs	7
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$63,502	+$27,420	clears the bar	$16,114	0.6 yrs	7
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$100,099	+$64,017	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$56,555	+$20,473	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$62,661	+$26,579	clears the bar	$26,000	1.0 yrs	5
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$52,828	+$16,746	clears the bar	$14,375	0.9 yrs	5
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,577	+$10,495	clears the bar	$20,500	2.0 yrs	4
Taxation	Master's Degree	$133,259	+$97,177	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$68,211	+$32,129	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$54,086	+$18,004	clears the bar	$29,063	1.6 yrs	2
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$49,210	+$13,128	clears the bar	$22,374	1.7 yrs	2
Computer Systems Analysis	Associate's Degree	$74,608	+$38,526	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$38,719	+$2,637	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$73,409	+$37,327	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Master's Degree	$46,705 1-year earnings	+$10,623	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$38,437	+$2,355	clears the bar	$23,050	9.8 yrs	0
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	$81,374	+$45,292	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Chemical Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Curriculum and Instruction	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$25,750	insufficient data	14
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$26,000	insufficient data	10
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Museology/Museum Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Archeology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Applied Mathematics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4

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 ($36,082/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.