Washington State University

Pullman, Washington · Public

Of 70 assessed programs, 69 leave graduates out-earning a typical Washington high-school graduate (about $40,611/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 240 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,074
$30k to $48k	$8,971
$48k to $75k	$11,519
$75k to $110k	$18,426
$110k and up	$24,726
All families (average)	$14,971

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 310 programs could be assessed 23% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Washington 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	$144,028	+$103,417	clears the bar	$53,547	0.5 yrs	521
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,681	+$16,070	clears the bar	$19,515	1.2 yrs	466
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$91,495	+$50,884	clears the bar	$13,476	0.3 yrs	370
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$67,647	+$27,036	clears the bar	$19,112	0.7 yrs	301
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,971	+$53,360	clears the bar	$18,836	0.4 yrs	265
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,418	+$19,807	clears the bar	$18,647	0.9 yrs	256
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$76,595	+$35,984	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	255
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$61,617	+$21,006	clears the bar	$21,551	1.0 yrs	250
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$86,012	+$45,401	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	244
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$81,321	+$40,710	clears the bar	$19,443	0.5 yrs	230
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$66,874	+$26,263	clears the bar	$23,207	0.9 yrs	210
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$75,980	+$35,369	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	204
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$61,304	+$20,693	clears the bar	$20,819	1.0 yrs	194
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$119,686	+$79,075	clears the bar	$20,000	0.3 yrs	177
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$143,072	+$102,461	clears the bar	$137,435	1.3 yrs	154
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,834	+$18,223	clears the bar	$22,978	1.3 yrs	149
Veterinary Medicine	First Professional Degree	$133,556	+$92,945	clears the bar	$108,355	1.2 yrs	136
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$57,956	+$17,345	clears the bar	$19,365	1.1 yrs	135
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$85,967	+$45,356	clears the bar	$22,175	0.5 yrs	114
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$104,354	+$63,743	clears the bar	$18,546	0.3 yrs	110
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$60,950	+$20,339	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	109
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$41,634	+$1,023	clears the bar	$18,000	17.6 yrs	107
English	Bachelor's Degree	$50,745	+$10,134	clears the bar	$18,750	1.9 yrs	106
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$45,002	+$4,391	clears the bar	$20,433	4.7 yrs	104
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,879	+$51,268	clears the bar	$20,780	0.4 yrs	101
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$43,876	+$3,265	clears the bar	$20,780	6.4 yrs	98
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$55,403	+$14,792	clears the bar	$20,435	1.4 yrs	91
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$67,264	+$26,653	clears the bar	$21,150	0.8 yrs	87
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$58,795	+$18,184	clears the bar	$20,625	1.1 yrs	81
History	Bachelor's Degree	$58,415	+$17,804	clears the bar	$22,266	1.3 yrs	73
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$71,438	+$30,827	clears the bar	$32,657	1.1 yrs	66
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$52,765	+$12,154	clears the bar	$19,500	1.6 yrs	61
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$86,450	+$45,839	clears the bar	$26,714	0.6 yrs	60
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$80,404 1-year earnings	+$39,793	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	58
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$41,888	+$1,277	clears the bar	$17,625	13.8 yrs	57
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,846	+$17,235	clears the bar	$21,450	1.2 yrs	57
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$70,215	+$29,604	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	55
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$126,766	+$86,155	clears the bar	$64,792	0.8 yrs	52
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,561 1-year earnings	+$8,950	clears the bar	$26,666	3.0 yrs	50
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$55,687	+$15,076	clears the bar	$16,500	1.1 yrs	49
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$114,635	+$74,024	clears the bar	$19,902	0.3 yrs	46
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$70,085	+$29,474	clears the bar	$16,139	0.5 yrs	40
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$68,719	+$28,108	clears the bar	$13,750	0.5 yrs	32
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$30,778 1-year earnings	-$9,833	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,888	+$2,277	clears the bar	$17,000	7.5 yrs	31
Agriculture, General	Master's Degree	$100,333	+$59,722	clears the bar	$28,097	0.5 yrs	30
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$69,224	+$28,613	clears the bar	$24,604	0.9 yrs	28
Agricultural Production Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$69,708	+$29,097	clears the bar	$17,395	0.6 yrs	27
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$77,598	+$36,987	clears the bar	$16,819	0.5 yrs	27
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$76,384	+$35,773	clears the bar	$21,250	0.6 yrs	26
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,052	+$22,441	clears the bar	$25,000	1.1 yrs	26
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,506	+$58,895	clears the bar	$22,500	0.4 yrs	25
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$155,639	+$115,028	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$72,650	+$32,039	clears the bar	$43,945	1.4 yrs	25
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$68,583	+$27,972	clears the bar	$18,853	0.7 yrs	24
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$47,531 1-year earnings	+$6,920	clears the bar	$15,828	2.3 yrs	20
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,145	+$45,534	clears the bar	$28,750	0.6 yrs	20
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,514 1-year earnings	+$5,903	clears the bar	$20,500	3.5 yrs	19
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$77,903	+$37,292	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	$63,925	+$23,314	clears the bar	$32,990	1.4 yrs	16
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$41,181	+$570	clears the bar	$24,503	43.0 yrs	15
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$58,688	+$18,077	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$63,631	+$23,020	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,880	+$16,269	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$62,126	+$21,515	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$100,873	+$60,262	clears the bar	$34,582	0.6 yrs	5
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$62,406	+$21,795	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$94,456	+$53,845	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$62,747	+$22,136	clears the bar	$19,538	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$107,531	+$66,920	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	321
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	163
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	121
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	76
International Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Medicine	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Computational Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Genetics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Botany/Plant Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral 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	16
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Plant Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Agricultural Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
International/Globalization Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physical Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geology and Earth Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemical Engineering	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	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Hospitality Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Human Development and Family Studies	Doctoral 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
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Criminology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6

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.