University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, Washington · Public
Of 138 assessed programs, 133 leave graduates out-earning a typical Washington high-school graduate (about $40,611/yr) and 5 fall short. Another 270 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $6,384 |
| $30k to $48k | $7,039 |
| $48k to $75k | $8,110 |
| $75k to $110k | $14,328 |
| $110k and up | $30,019 |
| All families (average) | $14,091 |
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.
138 of 408 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $114,798 | +$74,187 | clears the bar | $15,127 | 0.2 yrs | 565 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,718 | +$17,107 | clears the bar | $15,379 | 0.9 yrs | 565 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $175,616 | +$135,005 | clears the bar | $15,351 | 0.1 yrs | 494 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $72,487 | +$31,876 | clears the bar | $13,290 | 0.4 yrs | 399 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $194,296 | +$153,685 | clears the bar | $58,052 | 0.4 yrs | 358 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $87,239 | +$46,628 | clears the bar | $14,488 | 0.3 yrs | 328 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $64,153 | +$23,542 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.6 yrs | 314 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | $170,194 | +$129,583 | clears the bar | $36,600 | 0.3 yrs | 314 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $63,666 | +$23,055 | clears the bar | $15,500 | 0.7 yrs | 297 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $97,452 | +$56,841 | clears the bar | $13,856 | 0.2 yrs | 295 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,818 | +$18,207 | clears the bar | $14,014 | 0.8 yrs | 290 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $147,912 | +$107,301 | clears the bar | $189,915 | 1.8 yrs | 255 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,292 | +$19,681 | clears the bar | $18,181 | 0.9 yrs | 245 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $116,010 | +$75,399 | clears the bar | $14,000 | 0.2 yrs | 226 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,443 | +$18,832 | clears the bar | $13,809 | 0.7 yrs | 226 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | $142,909 | +$102,298 | clears the bar | $47,253 | 0.5 yrs | 218 |
| Human Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,949 | +$20,338 | clears the bar | $17,594 | 0.9 yrs | 216 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $67,234 | +$26,623 | clears the bar | $13,530 | 0.5 yrs | 203 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $100,127 | +$59,516 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.3 yrs | 200 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $91,499 | +$50,888 | clears the bar | $46,652 | 0.9 yrs | 197 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $95,189 1-year earnings | +$54,578 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 190 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $64,950 | +$24,339 | clears the bar | $17,501 | 0.7 yrs | 189 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $88,114 | +$47,503 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.3 yrs | 188 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $58,229 | +$17,618 | clears the bar | $15,932 | 0.9 yrs | 184 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $92,611 | +$52,000 | clears the bar | $50,130 | 1.0 yrs | 182 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $56,926 | +$16,315 | clears the bar | $14,845 | 0.9 yrs | 170 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $60,004 | +$19,393 | clears the bar | $17,250 | 0.9 yrs | 167 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $108,274 | +$67,663 | clears the bar | $28,780 | 0.4 yrs | 162 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $120,015 | +$79,404 | clears the bar | $108,519 | 1.4 yrs | 155 |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's Degree | $63,736 | +$23,125 | clears the bar | $52,575 | 2.3 yrs | 152 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $75,867 | +$35,256 | clears the bar | $15,415 | 0.4 yrs | 151 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | $65,217 | +$24,606 | clears the bar | $14,159 | 0.6 yrs | 150 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $77,163 | +$36,552 | clears the bar | $51,250 | 1.4 yrs | 141 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $53,805 | +$13,194 | clears the bar | $13,000 | 1.0 yrs | 141 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $98,632 | +$58,021 | clears the bar | $12,500 | 0.2 yrs | 141 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $61,059 | +$20,448 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.7 yrs | 134 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $88,393 | +$47,782 | clears the bar | $14,828 | 0.3 yrs | 123 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $80,738 | +$40,127 | clears the bar | $30,990 | 0.8 yrs | 122 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $132,311 | +$91,700 | clears the bar | $130,804 | 1.4 yrs | 121 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $102,078 | +$61,467 | clears the bar | $14,448 | 0.2 yrs | 119 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,010 | +$51,399 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.3 yrs | 118 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | $146,735 | +$106,124 | clears the bar | $47,521 | 0.4 yrs | 114 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $59,736 | +$19,125 | clears the bar | $15,249 | 0.8 yrs | 109 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $57,649 | +$17,038 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.9 yrs | 109 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $132,097 | +$91,486 | clears the bar | $32,207 | 0.4 yrs | 108 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $135,401 | +$94,790 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 108 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $133,081 | +$92,470 | clears the bar | $40,174 | 0.4 yrs | 107 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | $120,793 | +$80,182 | clears the bar | $45,899 | 0.6 yrs | 102 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | $149,976 | +$109,365 | clears the bar | $147,085 | 1.3 yrs | 102 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $71,042 | +$30,431 | clears the bar | $14,512 | 0.5 yrs | 100 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | $149,209 | +$108,598 | clears the bar | $39,238 | 0.4 yrs | 97 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $66,845 | +$26,234 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.7 yrs | 97 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $87,362 | +$46,751 | clears the bar | $35,140 | 0.8 yrs | 95 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | $73,944 | +$33,333 | clears the bar | $13,849 | 0.4 yrs | 95 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | $112,401 | +$71,790 | clears the bar | $53,656 | 0.7 yrs | 94 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $100,930 | +$60,319 | clears the bar | $14,000 | 0.2 yrs | 91 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $95,193 | +$54,582 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 91 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $61,595 | +$20,984 | clears the bar | $13,500 | 0.6 yrs | 82 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $80,947 | +$40,336 | clears the bar | $12,542 | 0.3 yrs | 82 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $64,676 | +$24,065 | clears the bar | $15,081 | 0.6 yrs | 77 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $109,551 | +$68,940 | clears the bar | $17,054 | 0.2 yrs | 75 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $103,414 | +$62,803 | clears the bar | $18,977 | 0.3 yrs | 74 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $27,100 1-year earnings | -$13,511 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 73 |
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $193,009 | +$152,398 | clears the bar | $282,467 | 1.9 yrs | 72 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $55,540 | +$14,929 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 70 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $57,534 | +$16,923 | clears the bar | $12,551 | 0.7 yrs | 69 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $69,515 | +$28,904 | clears the bar | $19,748 | 0.7 yrs | 68 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $111,349 | +$70,738 | clears the bar | $12,410 | 0.2 yrs | 68 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $28,561 1-year earnings | -$12,050 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 67 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $121,689 | +$81,078 | clears the bar | $67,333 | 0.8 yrs | 67 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $75,301 | +$34,690 | clears the bar | $18,268 | 0.5 yrs | 64 |
| Pharmacy | Master's Degree | $150,681 | +$110,070 | clears the bar | $37,666 | 0.3 yrs | 64 |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,314 | +$54,703 | clears the bar | $19,485 | 0.4 yrs | 63 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | $64,874 1-year earnings | +$24,263 | clears the bar | $61,713 | 2.5 yrs | 61 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $23,464 1-year earnings | -$17,147 | falls short | $13,264 | insufficient data | 61 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $76,916 | +$36,305 | clears the bar | $28,508 | 0.8 yrs | 60 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $102,727 | +$62,116 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 59 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $51,826 | +$11,215 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 54 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | $201,168 | +$160,557 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 53 |
| Materials Engineering | Master's Degree | $121,420 | +$80,809 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 52 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $59,256 | +$18,645 | clears the bar | $13,400 | 0.7 yrs | 51 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,212 | +$12,601 | clears the bar | $11,715 | 0.9 yrs | 51 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $85,607 | +$44,996 | clears the bar | $67,320 | 1.5 yrs | 51 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's Degree | $85,467 | +$44,856 | clears the bar | $40,998 | 0.9 yrs | 49 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $169,570 | +$128,959 | clears the bar | $15,422 | 0.1 yrs | 49 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | $142,946 | +$102,335 | clears the bar | $34,526 | 0.3 yrs | 46 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $33,250 1-year earnings | -$7,361 | falls short | $13,654 | insufficient data | 45 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $92,381 | +$51,770 | clears the bar | $125,906 | 2.4 yrs | 45 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $109,575 | +$68,964 | clears the bar | $16,743 | 0.2 yrs | 43 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $58,705 | +$18,094 | clears the bar | $14,019 | 0.8 yrs | 42 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $47,124 | +$6,513 | clears the bar | $14,000 | 2.1 yrs | 42 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Master's Degree | $72,822 | +$32,211 | clears the bar | $37,327 | 1.2 yrs | 42 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $73,484 | +$32,873 | clears the bar | $13,787 | 0.4 yrs | 42 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $137,533 | +$96,922 | clears the bar | $33,752 | 0.3 yrs | 40 |
| Taxation | Master's Degree | $111,838 | +$71,227 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.4 yrs | 40 |
| Human Computer Interaction | Master's Degree | $176,151 | +$135,540 | clears the bar | $65,772 | 0.5 yrs | 39 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | $49,651 1-year earnings | +$9,040 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 38 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $89,193 | +$48,582 | clears the bar | $12,250 | 0.3 yrs | 38 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $69,373 | +$28,762 | clears the bar | $27,334 | 1.0 yrs | 37 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Master's Degree | $121,114 | +$80,503 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 35 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $85,046 | +$44,435 | clears the bar | $80,608 | 1.8 yrs | 34 |
| Museology/Museum Studies | Master's Degree | $55,996 | +$15,385 | clears the bar | $59,702 | 3.9 yrs | 33 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $22,778 1-year earnings | -$17,833 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 33 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $65,177 1-year earnings | +$24,566 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 32 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $105,016 | +$64,405 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 29 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | $67,420 1-year earnings | +$26,809 | clears the bar | $33,750 | 1.3 yrs | 28 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $86,417 | +$45,806 | clears the bar | $13,000 | 0.3 yrs | 28 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $155,261 1-year earnings | +$114,650 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $64,672 | +$24,061 | clears the bar | $34,167 | 1.4 yrs | 26 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $62,041 | +$21,430 | clears the bar | $35,261 | 1.6 yrs | 25 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Master's Degree | $230,603 | +$189,992 | clears the bar | $147,357 | 0.8 yrs | 25 |
| Industrial Engineering | Master's Degree | $168,188 | +$127,577 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Bachelor's Degree | $73,413 | +$32,802 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | $88,197 | +$47,586 | clears the bar | $48,911 | 1.0 yrs | 22 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | $69,166 | +$28,555 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| International Relations | Master's Degree | $71,169 | +$30,558 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | $71,970 | +$31,359 | clears the bar | $61,326 | 2.0 yrs | 13 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $78,771 | +$38,160 | clears the bar | $13,654 | 0.4 yrs | 11 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $46,844 | +$6,233 | clears the bar | $15,071 | 2.4 yrs | 10 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $48,576 | +$7,965 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | $52,495 | +$11,884 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $184,940 | +$144,329 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | $90,418 | +$49,807 | clears the bar | $33,037 | 0.7 yrs | 3 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $150,811 | +$110,200 | clears the bar | $28,625 | 0.3 yrs | 3 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $77,526 | +$36,915 | clears the bar | $91,538 | 2.5 yrs | 2 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Master's Degree | $83,136 | +$42,525 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $84,551 | +$43,940 | clears the bar | $23,108 | 0.5 yrs | 0 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,016 | +$13,405 | clears the bar | $14,342 | 1.1 yrs | 0 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $63,311 | +$22,700 | clears the bar | $11,628 | 0.5 yrs | 0 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $84,234 | +$43,623 | clears the bar | $22,821 | 0.5 yrs | 0 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $71,462 | +$30,851 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.5 yrs | insufficient data |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $48,753 | +$8,142 | clears the bar | $14,691 | 1.8 yrs | insufficient data |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,475 | +$8,864 | clears the bar | $17,256 | 1.9 yrs | insufficient data |
| Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,771 | +$12,160 | clears the bar | $11,557 | 1.0 yrs | insufficient data |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | $63,174 | +$22,563 | clears the bar | $15,757 | 0.7 yrs | insufficient data |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $56,628 | +$16,017 | clears the bar | $11,734 | 0.7 yrs | insufficient data |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $61,062 | +$20,451 | clears the bar | $11,272 | 0.6 yrs | insufficient data |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $113,308 | +$72,697 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 144 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 138 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 133 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 50 |
| Computer and Information Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 48 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 43 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 41 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 37 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 35 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 32 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
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 ($40,611/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.