University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, Maryland · Public

All 77 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Maryland high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr). Another 230 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$2,962
$30k to $48k	$6,051
$48k to $75k	$10,273
$75k to $110k	$18,250
$110k and up	$26,691
All families (average)	$15,678

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.

77 of 307 programs could be assessed 25% 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
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$137,931	+$100,360	clears the bar	$19,500	0.2 yrs	954
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$109,092	+$71,521	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	623
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,867	+$27,296	clears the bar	$18,000	0.7 yrs	554
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$72,328	+$34,757	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	458
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,575	+$20,004	clears the bar	$19,500	1.0 yrs	408
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$160,946	+$123,375	clears the bar	$64,438	0.5 yrs	403
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$83,880	+$46,309	clears the bar	$19,000	0.4 yrs	400
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$67,258	+$29,687	clears the bar	$18,031	0.6 yrs	397
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$110,648	+$73,077	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	376
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,003	+$62,432	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	360
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$74,402	+$36,831	clears the bar	$17,250	0.5 yrs	354
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$74,437	+$36,866	clears the bar	$18,442	0.5 yrs	329
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$99,689	+$62,118	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	260
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$93,782	+$56,211	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	252
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$86,590	+$49,019	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	234
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$62,362	+$24,791	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	204
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	$111,874	+$74,303	clears the bar	$34,451	0.5 yrs	180
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	$126,854	+$89,283	clears the bar	$35,500	0.4 yrs	179
Management Science	Master's Degree	$64,607 1-year earnings	+$27,036	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	164
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$97,314	+$59,743	clears the bar	$15,000	0.3 yrs	154
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$71,793	+$34,222	clears the bar	$29,286	0.9 yrs	149
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$68,128	+$30,557	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	142
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,044	+$60,473	clears the bar	$21,083	0.3 yrs	140
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$111,649	+$74,078	clears the bar	$14,943	0.2 yrs	131
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$96,792	+$59,221	clears the bar	$30,821	0.5 yrs	129
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$68,527	+$30,956	clears the bar	$20,913	0.7 yrs	124
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,280	+$55,709	clears the bar	$20,499	0.4 yrs	120
English	Bachelor's Degree	$59,288	+$21,717	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	118
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$152,422	+$114,851	clears the bar	$20,417	0.2 yrs	117
Public Health	Master's Degree	$96,194	+$58,623	clears the bar	$41,326	0.7 yrs	116
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$107,834	+$70,263	clears the bar	$21,000	0.3 yrs	112
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$65,261	+$27,690	clears the bar	$30,750	1.1 yrs	105
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$65,136	+$27,565	clears the bar	$18,567	0.7 yrs	101
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$45,642 1-year earnings	+$8,071	clears the bar	$20,460	2.5 yrs	101
Agricultural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,440	+$55,869	clears the bar	$22,437	0.4 yrs	95
Economics	Master's Degree	$79,163 1-year earnings	+$41,592	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	92
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$55,713	+$18,142	clears the bar	$19,417	1.1 yrs	92
History	Bachelor's Degree	$60,089	+$22,518	clears the bar	$21,026	0.9 yrs	85
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$58,086	+$20,515	clears the bar	$18,625	0.9 yrs	83
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,639	+$28,068	clears the bar	$19,500	0.7 yrs	75
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,974	+$28,403	clears the bar	$18,800	0.7 yrs	73
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$69,033	+$31,462	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	73
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$90,900	+$53,329	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	71
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$56,248	+$18,677	clears the bar	$21,500	1.2 yrs	68
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$64,846	+$27,275	clears the bar	$19,500	0.7 yrs	65
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,149	+$64,578	clears the bar	$22,281	0.3 yrs	63
Accounting	Master's Degree	$101,835	+$64,264	clears the bar	$37,025	0.6 yrs	59
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$80,470	+$42,899	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	57
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$59,329	+$21,758	clears the bar	$19,607	0.9 yrs	52
Engineering, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$92,653	+$55,082	clears the bar	$18,458	0.3 yrs	48
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$59,193	+$21,622	clears the bar	$19,742	0.9 yrs	47
Finance	Master's Degree	$68,027 1-year earnings	+$30,456	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$73,677	+$36,106	clears the bar	$23,015	0.6 yrs	45
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$79,869	+$42,298	clears the bar	$16,738	0.4 yrs	42
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$47,654	+$10,083	clears the bar	$21,614	2.1 yrs	42
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$78,577	+$41,006	clears the bar	$15,000	0.4 yrs	39
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$89,502 1-year earnings	+$51,931	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$90,333	+$52,762	clears the bar	$22,500	0.4 yrs	38
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,714	+$60,143	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$63,835	+$26,264	clears the bar	$23,250	0.9 yrs	33
Music	Master's Degree	$54,160	+$16,589	clears the bar	$33,000	2.0 yrs	31
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$127,684	+$90,113	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$41,742	+$4,171	clears the bar	$20,500	4.9 yrs	30
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$75,366	+$37,795	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,038	+$15,467	clears the bar	$20,070	1.3 yrs	26
Music	Doctoral Degree	$68,660	+$31,089	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Urban Studies/Affairs	Master's Degree	$83,508	+$45,937	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Special Education	Master's Degree	$75,831	+$38,260	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$58,063	+$20,492	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$72,323	+$34,752	clears the bar	$33,894	1.0 yrs	15
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$50,713	+$13,142	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,469	+$21,898	clears the bar	$17,750	0.8 yrs	11
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,461	+$21,890	clears the bar	$16,250	0.7 yrs	8
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	$105,840	+$68,269	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Architecture	Master's Degree	$78,226	+$40,655	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$144,501	+$106,930	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$73,895 1-year earnings	+$36,324	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Criminology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Human Computer Interaction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Veterinary Medicine	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Engineering, General	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Public Policy Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Agriculture, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Biological and Physical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Museology/Museum Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Policy Analysis	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
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Theatre	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Business	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9

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 ($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.