University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio · Private, nonprofit

All 50 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Ohio high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr). Another 94 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$21,736
$30k to $48k	$21,595
$48k to $75k	$24,155
$75k to $110k	$26,871
$110k and up	$33,731
All families (average)	$29,533

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.

50 of 144 programs could be assessed 35% 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
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,339	+$52,257	clears the bar	$23,758	0.5 yrs	214
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$95,925	+$59,843	clears the bar	$22,500	0.4 yrs	186
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$80,677	+$44,595	clears the bar	$23,750	0.5 yrs	168
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$87,146 1-year earnings	+$51,064	clears the bar	$25,625	0.5 yrs	150
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$67,231	+$31,149	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	141
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,775	+$11,693	clears the bar	$20,872	1.8 yrs	103
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,909	+$18,827	clears the bar	$25,000	1.3 yrs	79
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$67,414	+$31,332	clears the bar	$25,125	0.8 yrs	64
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$76,475	+$40,393	clears the bar	$23,562	0.6 yrs	61
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,595	+$59,513	clears the bar	$26,500	0.4 yrs	60
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$90,314	+$54,232	clears the bar	$26,973	0.5 yrs	58
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,460	+$47,378	clears the bar	$26,500	0.6 yrs	48
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$82,071 1-year earnings	+$45,989	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$84,595	+$48,513	clears the bar	$22,698	0.5 yrs	48
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$63,216	+$27,134	clears the bar	$18,786	0.7 yrs	46
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,184	+$61,102	clears the bar	$22,999	0.4 yrs	46
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$107,354	+$71,272	clears the bar	$26,500	0.4 yrs	46
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$108,507	+$72,425	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$68,731	+$32,649	clears the bar	$24,687	0.8 yrs	40
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$60,583	+$24,501	clears the bar	$26,000	1.1 yrs	39
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$102,468	+$66,386	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	37
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$52,889	+$16,807	clears the bar	$44,742	2.7 yrs	35
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$77,318	+$41,236	clears the bar	$25,492	0.6 yrs	35
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$121,087	+$85,005	clears the bar	$121,602	1.4 yrs	34
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,745	+$11,663	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$80,475	+$44,393	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	30
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$56,688	+$20,606	clears the bar	$29,476	1.4 yrs	30
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$51,389	+$15,307	clears the bar	$19,985	1.3 yrs	29
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$92,317	+$56,235	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	29
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$50,614	+$14,532	clears the bar	$28,780	2.0 yrs	27
English	Bachelor's Degree	$57,868	+$21,786	clears the bar	$24,398	1.1 yrs	27
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$68,196	+$32,114	clears the bar	$24,125	0.8 yrs	24
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$84,485	+$48,403	clears the bar	$24,750	0.5 yrs	24
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$116,356	+$80,274	clears the bar	$26,090	0.3 yrs	22
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,448	+$17,366	clears the bar	$23,000	1.3 yrs	21
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	$111,351	+$75,269	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$61,502	+$25,420	clears the bar	$22,000	0.9 yrs	20
History	Bachelor's Degree	$57,218	+$21,136	clears the bar	$26,912	1.3 yrs	20
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$82,332	+$46,250	clears the bar	$26,750	0.6 yrs	19
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$66,679	+$30,597	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Accounting	Master's Degree	$96,549	+$60,467	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$60,873	+$24,791	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$87,234	+$51,152	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$58,975	+$22,893	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$63,592	+$27,510	clears the bar	$26,000	0.9 yrs	4
Special Education	Master's Degree	$55,911	+$19,829	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	$96,014	+$59,932	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$109,604	+$73,522	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Assisting	Master's Degree	$135,875	+$99,793	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$77,589	+$41,507	clears the bar	$106,940	2.6 yrs	insufficient data
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	136
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$25,000	insufficient data	111
Law	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	86
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Computer Software and Media Applications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Systems Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Operations Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Energy Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Community Organization and Advocacy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Natural Resources and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Materials Engineering	Doctoral 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
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Telecommunications Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Materials Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Military Systems and Maintenance Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering Mechanics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geology and Earth Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Applied Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Law	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor'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
Physical Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	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 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.