University of Virginia-Main Campus

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All 70 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Virginia high-school graduate (about $36,613/yr). 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	$8,174
$30k to $48k	$9,696
$48k to $75k	$13,283
$75k to $110k	$20,822
$110k and up	$35,402
All families (average)	$21,565

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.

70 of 222 programs could be assessed 32% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Virginia high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$224,229	+$187,616	clears the bar	$71,452	0.4 yrs	537
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$110,773	+$74,160	clears the bar	$18,423	0.2 yrs	465
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$139,095	+$102,482	clears the bar	$18,286	0.2 yrs	368
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$70,240	+$33,627	clears the bar	$19,063	0.6 yrs	337
Law	First Professional Degree	$284,309	+$247,696	clears the bar	$178,812	0.7 yrs	327
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,794	+$26,181	clears the bar	$19,268	0.7 yrs	251
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$142,041	+$105,428	clears the bar	$16,547	0.2 yrs	230
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$82,991	+$46,378	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	203
Management Science	Master's Degree	$99,250 1-year earnings	+$62,637	clears the bar	$44,234	0.7 yrs	199
English	Bachelor's Degree	$55,412	+$18,799	clears the bar	$15,000	0.8 yrs	172
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$97,806	+$61,193	clears the bar	$159,017	2.6 yrs	165
History	Bachelor's Degree	$71,187	+$34,574	clears the bar	$18,250	0.5 yrs	139
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$86,653	+$50,040	clears the bar	$15,260	0.3 yrs	137
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$68,978	+$32,365	clears the bar	$19,960	0.6 yrs	130
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$109,551	+$72,938	clears the bar	$18,400	0.3 yrs	127
Nursing	Master's Degree	$110,468	+$73,855	clears the bar	$55,606	0.8 yrs	124
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$78,310	+$41,697	clears the bar	$16,049	0.4 yrs	118
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$67,904	+$31,291	clears the bar	$14,491	0.5 yrs	115
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$68,174	+$31,561	clears the bar	$19,000	0.6 yrs	103
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$85,232	+$48,619	clears the bar	$28,778	0.6 yrs	95
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$81,110	+$44,497	clears the bar	$22,973	0.5 yrs	95
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$99,110	+$62,497	clears the bar	$37,240	0.6 yrs	94
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$68,538	+$31,925	clears the bar	$19,239	0.6 yrs	89
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,881	+$58,268	clears the bar	$19,000	0.3 yrs	88
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$91,236	+$54,623	clears the bar	$17,468	0.3 yrs	87
Systems Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$144,830	+$108,217	clears the bar	$19,500	0.2 yrs	81
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$58,475	+$21,862	clears the bar	$14,000	0.6 yrs	79
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$70,213	+$33,600	clears the bar	$20,784	0.6 yrs	73
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$54,579	+$17,966	clears the bar	$19,500	1.1 yrs	72
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,811	+$15,198	clears the bar	$12,500	0.8 yrs	61
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$75,525	+$38,912	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	60
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$71,638	+$35,025	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	58
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$156,433 1-year earnings	+$119,820	clears the bar	$55,378	0.5 yrs	57
Public Health	Master's Degree	$92,024	+$55,411	clears the bar	$45,801	0.8 yrs	56
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$148,175	+$111,562	clears the bar	$16,875	0.2 yrs	51
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$66,350	+$29,737	clears the bar	$25,716	0.9 yrs	49
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,651	+$55,038	clears the bar	$14,400	0.3 yrs	48
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	$76,647 1-year earnings	+$40,034	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,681	+$49,068	clears the bar	$14,000	0.3 yrs	47
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$62,560 1-year earnings	+$25,947	clears the bar	$60,859	2.3 yrs	46
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	$152,854	+$116,241	clears the bar	$37,900	0.3 yrs	44
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$105,724	+$69,111	clears the bar	$17,733	0.3 yrs	42
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,324	+$21,711	clears the bar	$15,000	0.7 yrs	40
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	$127,420	+$90,807	clears the bar	$38,614	0.4 yrs	38
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$60,738 1-year earnings	+$24,125	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,871	+$62,258	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,646	+$21,033	clears the bar	$14,100	0.7 yrs	30
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$64,896	+$28,283	clears the bar	$33,776	1.2 yrs	26
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$60,095	+$23,482	clears the bar	$54,807	2.3 yrs	23
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$70,141	+$33,528	clears the bar	$17,041	0.5 yrs	23
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$74,320	+$37,707	clears the bar	$60,319	1.6 yrs	23
Education	Doctoral Degree	$89,240	+$52,627	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$133,752	+$97,139	clears the bar	$56,522	0.6 yrs	20
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	$82,553	+$45,940	clears the bar	$44,600	1.0 yrs	14
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$101,078	+$64,465	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$76,243	+$39,630	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	6
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$108,532	+$71,919	clears the bar	$16,295	0.2 yrs	5
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$65,970	+$29,357	clears the bar	$21,965	0.7 yrs	2
Special Education	Master's Degree	$58,042	+$21,429	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Master's Degree	$117,994	+$81,381	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$59,940	+$23,327	clears the bar	$21,113	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$59,318	+$22,705	clears the bar	$29,106	1.3 yrs	insufficient data
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$103,192	+$66,579	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$76,044	+$39,431	clears the bar	$16,387	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Cognitive Science	Bachelor's Degree	$83,554	+$46,941	clears the bar	$15,625	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$109,851	+$73,238	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$142,113	+$105,500	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business	Master's Degree	$180,117	+$143,504	clears the bar	$61,118	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Accounting	Master's Degree	$117,392	+$80,779	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	$180,312	+$143,699	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1,247
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	423
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	241
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	165
Data Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	101
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	87
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Biological and Physical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$18,131	insufficient data	23
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Systems Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral 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
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Architecture and Related Services, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Engineering, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Religion/Religious Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
International Relations	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Mathematics	Doctoral 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
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5

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 ($36,613/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.