Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis, Missouri · Private, nonprofit

Of 40 assessed programs, 37 leave graduates out-earning a typical Missouri high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 241 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$1,716
$30k to $48k	$1,928
$48k to $75k	$5,578
$75k to $110k	$12,603
$110k and up	$42,170
All families (average)	$21,786

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.

40 of 281 programs could be assessed 14% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Missouri high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$72,301	+$37,492	clears the bar	$57,235	1.5 yrs	418
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$153,933	+$119,124	clears the bar	$81,700	0.7 yrs	287
Social Work	Master's Degree	$63,805	+$28,996	clears the bar	$57,052	2.0 yrs	238
Law	First Professional Degree	$141,243	+$106,434	clears the bar	$92,540	0.9 yrs	226
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$177,066	+$142,257	clears the bar	$15,250	0.1 yrs	205
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$75,261	+$40,452	clears the bar	$15,285	0.4 yrs	189
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$185,551	+$150,742	clears the bar	$19,500	0.1 yrs	181
Finance	Master's Degree	$165,087	+$130,278	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	168
Public Health	Master's Degree	$76,874	+$42,065	clears the bar	$48,630	1.2 yrs	119
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$90,449	+$55,640	clears the bar	$99,009	1.8 yrs	110
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$102,439	+$67,630	clears the bar	$14,805	0.2 yrs	105
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$71,018	+$36,209	clears the bar	$15,000	0.4 yrs	91
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,965	+$61,156	clears the bar	$12,503	0.2 yrs	89
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$68,359	+$33,550	clears the bar	$13,500	0.4 yrs	87
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$80,963	+$46,154	clears the bar	$85,000	1.8 yrs	83
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$90,778	+$55,969	clears the bar	$18,500	0.3 yrs	82
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$81,216	+$46,407	clears the bar	$122,227	2.6 yrs	82
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$100,489	+$65,680	clears the bar	$17,500	0.3 yrs	79
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$98,497	+$63,688	clears the bar	$18,700	0.3 yrs	77
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$104,747 1-year earnings	+$69,938	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	75
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$167,975	+$133,166	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	74
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$162,355	+$127,546	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	65
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$67,771	+$32,962	clears the bar	$19,089	0.6 yrs	62
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$115,029	+$80,220	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Cognitive Science	Bachelor's Degree	$67,212	+$32,403	clears the bar	$17,500	0.5 yrs	56
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$66,498	+$31,689	clears the bar	$18,500	0.6 yrs	52
Behavioral Sciences	Master's Degree	$75,887	+$41,078	clears the bar	$96,748	2.4 yrs	50
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$16,635 1-year earnings	-$18,174	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Behavioral Sciences	First Professional Degree	$67,670 1-year earnings	+$32,861	clears the bar	$142,393	4.3 yrs	43
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$160,419	+$125,610	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Master's Degree	$229,459	+$194,650	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$107,843	+$73,034	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	$118,193	+$83,384	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$30,716 1-year earnings	-$4,093	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Systems Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$119,297	+$84,488	clears the bar	$23,139	0.3 yrs	24
Biology	Master's Degree	$68,165	+$33,356	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	$90,497	+$55,688	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$32,350 1-year earnings	-$2,459	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$91,787	+$56,978	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$76,963	+$42,154	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	362
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	351
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$21,000	insufficient data	55
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$14,000	insufficient data	51
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Mathematics and Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$17,360	insufficient data	23
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Business/Managerial Economics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate'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
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Construction Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Engineering, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Genetics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Economics and Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Social Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mechanical Engineering	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
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	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
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Area Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral 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
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Systems Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Classical and Ancient Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Materials Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Counseling Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Fine Arts	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4

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 ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.