University of Rochester

Rochester, New York · Private, nonprofit

Of 35 assessed programs, 34 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 152 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,678
$30k to $48k	$12,185
$48k to $75k	$21,087
$75k to $110k	$27,883
$110k and up	$46,801
All families (average)	$29,278

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.

35 of 187 programs could be assessed 19% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New York high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Management Science	Master's Degree	$149,877	+$114,131	clears the bar	$46,751	0.4 yrs	389
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$90,038	+$54,292	clears the bar	$15,000	0.3 yrs	243
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$102,625	+$66,879	clears the bar	$21,625	0.3 yrs	218
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,937	+$19,191	clears the bar	$20,122	1.0 yrs	183
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,000	+$29,254	clears the bar	$21,000	0.7 yrs	174
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$94,839	+$59,093	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	164
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$155,464	+$119,718	clears the bar	$19,000	0.2 yrs	161
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$138,177	+$102,431	clears the bar	$40,170	0.4 yrs	145
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$34,888	-$858	falls short	$26,569	insufficient data	128
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$106,097	+$70,351	clears the bar	$170,110	2.4 yrs	106
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$109,324	+$73,578	clears the bar	$19,946	0.3 yrs	103
Nursing	Master's Degree	$119,636	+$83,890	clears the bar	$34,054	0.4 yrs	86
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$94,178	+$58,432	clears the bar	$22,000	0.4 yrs	70
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$68,510	+$32,764	clears the bar	$21,000	0.6 yrs	68
Music	Master's Degree	$42,543	+$6,797	clears the bar	$44,399	6.5 yrs	67
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$105,183	+$69,437	clears the bar	$18,175	0.3 yrs	65
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,957	+$60,211	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	60
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,060	+$59,314	clears the bar	$21,000	0.4 yrs	59
Physics	Master's Degree	$127,533	+$91,787	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$70,327	+$34,581	clears the bar	$41,605	1.2 yrs	45
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,102	+$56,356	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	45
Music	Doctoral Degree	$52,257	+$16,511	clears the bar	$75,030	4.5 yrs	38
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	$95,894	+$60,148	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
English	Bachelor's Degree	$53,702	+$17,956	clears the bar	$21,000	1.2 yrs	33
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$57,359	+$21,613	clears the bar	$85,410	4.0 yrs	27
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$105,240	+$69,494	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	26
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$68,333	+$32,587	clears the bar	$21,366	0.7 yrs	25
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$97,103	+$61,357	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
History	Bachelor's Degree	$56,838	+$21,092	clears the bar	$22,000	1.0 yrs	24
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$38,762 1-year earnings	+$3,016	clears the bar	$19,625	6.5 yrs	21
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$67,531	+$31,785	clears the bar	$21,750	0.7 yrs	20
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Master's Degree	$100,807	+$65,061	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$74,005	+$38,259	clears the bar	$38,862	1.0 yrs	12
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,520	+$17,774	clears the bar	$21,250	1.2 yrs	insufficient data
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$93,367	+$57,621	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Computational Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Computational Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$19,000	insufficient data	39
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$20,000	insufficient data	18
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$19,000	insufficient data	17
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Medical Laboratory Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Engineering Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Science	Doctoral 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	9
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Neuroscience	Master'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
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
American Sign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Human Development and Family Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computational Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Policy Analysis	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	6
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Materials Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Materials Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Genetics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Genetics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1

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 ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.