Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington · Public
Graduate earnings
48of 56 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Washington high-school graduate (about $40,611 a year). 8 fall short.
56 of 108 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 52: 51 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 5 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 43 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$21,193 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$21,193 a year
About $84,772 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $12,915 |
| $30k to $48k | $14,147 |
| $48k to $75k | $17,539 |
| $75k to $110k | $24,301 |
| $110k and up | $27,984 |
| All families (average) | $21,193 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Washington high-school graduate ($40,611 a year).
63 of 151 programs could be assessed 42% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,224 | +$12,613 | clears the bar | $18,654 | 1.5 yrs | 240 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $53,781 | +$13,170 | clears the bar | $20,352 | 1.5 yrs | 207 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $110,138 | +$69,527 | clears the bar | $18,583 | 0.3 yrs | 128 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,919 | +$3,308 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 5.3 yrs | 128 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $38,460 | -$2,151 | falls short | $17,604 | no earnings gain | 115 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $69,323 | +$28,712 | clears the bar | $17,166 | 0.6 yrs | 115 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,263 | +$13,652 | clears the bar | $19,207 | 1.4 yrs | 106 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $64,780 | +$24,169 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.1 yrs | 102 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $71,886 | +$31,275 | clears the bar | $16,666 | 0.5 yrs | 99 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | $53,788 | +$13,177 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.5 yrs | 94 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $49,640 | +$9,029 | clears the bar | $18,675 | 2.1 yrs | 90 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $46,000 | +$5,389 | clears the bar | $17,100 | 3.2 yrs | 87 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $56,415 | +$15,804 | clears the bar | $17,887 | 1.1 yrs | 86 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $46,571 | +$5,960 | clears the bar | $16,585 | 2.8 yrs | 84 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | $53,428 | +$12,817 | clears the bar | $17,708 | 1.4 yrs | 77 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $35,161 | -$5,450 | falls short | $19,500 | no earnings gain | 67 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $74,041 | +$33,430 | above HS line | $27,499 | 0.8 yrs | 61 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $63,072 | +$22,461 | clears the bar | $24,700 | 1.1 yrs | 61 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $54,290 | +$13,679 | clears the bar | $21,595 | 1.6 yrs | 58 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $69,715 | +$29,104 | clears the bar | $19,833 | 0.7 yrs | 57 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $82,246 | +$41,635 | clears the bar | $20,567 | 0.5 yrs | 54 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,703 | +$10,092 | clears the bar | $21,727 | 2.2 yrs | 49 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $57,697 | +$17,086 | clears the bar | $18,151 | 1.1 yrs | 48 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $64,123 | +$23,512 | clears the bar | $18,500 | 0.8 yrs | 48 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,027 | +$9,416 | clears the bar | $16,950 | 1.8 yrs | 47 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $51,508 | +$10,897 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 2.0 yrs | 47 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $40,616 | +$5 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 3900.0 yrs | 47 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $75,730 | +$35,119 | clears the bar | $19,084 | 0.5 yrs | 47 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $55,793 | +$15,182 | clears the bar | $20,012 | 1.3 yrs | 44 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $62,500 | +$21,889 | clears the bar | $20,043 | 0.9 yrs | 43 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,832 | +$10,221 | clears the bar | $17,395 | 1.7 yrs | 43 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $77,048 | +$36,437 | clears the bar | $20,166 | 0.6 yrs | 41 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $67,208 | +$26,597 | clears the bar | $22,969 | 0.9 yrs | 41 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $81,678 | +$41,067 | clears the bar | $21,667 | 0.5 yrs | 41 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $65,380 | +$24,769 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.7 yrs | 40 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,079 | +$9,468 | clears the bar | $17,660 | 1.9 yrs | 40 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $58,622 | +$18,011 | clears the bar | $16,582 | 0.9 yrs | 39 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $61,802 | +$21,191 | clears the bar | $14,334 | 0.7 yrs | 38 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $44,615 | +$4,004 | clears the bar | $19,798 | 4.9 yrs | 33 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $70,793 | +$30,182 | clears the bar | $19,086 | 0.6 yrs | 30 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $38,858 | -$1,753 | falls short | $20,055 | no earnings gain | 29 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $97,723 | +$57,112 | above HS line | $26,611 | 0.5 yrs | 29 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $63,923 | +$23,312 | clears the bar | $20,166 | 0.9 yrs | 27 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $72,6751-year earnings | +$32,064 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | $56,4601-year earnings | +$15,849 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,314 | +$44,703 | clears the bar | $21,323 | 0.5 yrs | 25 |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,439 | +$51,828 | clears the bar | $19,743 | 0.4 yrs | 21 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $96,695 | +$56,084 | clears the bar | $9,369 | 0.2 yrs | 21 |
| Archeology | Bachelor's Degree | $38,243 | -$2,368 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $129,722 | +$89,111 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $33,3231-year earnings | -$7,288 | falls short (1-yr) | $22,020 | no earnings gain | 18 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $63,833 | +$23,222 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $34,2301-year earnings | -$6,381 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $80,873 | +$40,262 | above HS line | $38,104 | 0.9 yrs | 17 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $54,234 | +$13,623 | clears the bar | $19,781 | 1.5 yrs | 16 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $68,359 | +$27,748 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $73,371 | +$32,760 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $40,623 | +$12 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 1250.0 yrs | 9 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $38,163 | -$2,448 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $29,9311-year earnings | -$10,680 | falls short (1-yr) | $19,970 | no earnings gain | 7 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $48,078 | +$7,467 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $107,131 | +$66,520 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.4 yrs | 0 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | $46,7701-year earnings | +$6,159 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 40 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 32 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Marine Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $19,993 | not assessed | 16 |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $15,000 | not assessed | 10 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Data Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Sustainability Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Communication Disorders | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Anthropology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer and Information Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| IT Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Outdoor Education | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Every program, including those without a verdict: download all 151 (CSV).
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $40,611 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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