Worcester State University
Worcester, Massachusetts · Public
Graduate earnings
21of 22 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044 a year). 1 falls short.
22 of 34 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 12 have no earnings published. The 52 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$13,381 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
$13,381 a year
About $53,524 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 | $8,793 |
| $30k to $48k | $9,629 |
| $48k to $75k | $9,540 |
| $75k to $110k | $13,658 |
| $110k and up | $19,679 |
| All families (average) | $13,381 |
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 Massachusetts high-school graduate ($41,044 a year).
26 of 86 programs could be assessed 30% 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 | $57,244 | +$16,200 | clears the bar | $19,955 | 1.2 yrs | 154 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $66,405 | +$25,361 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.8 yrs | 144 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $65,588 | +$24,544 | clears the bar | $21,050 | 0.9 yrs | 83 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $68,459 | +$27,415 | clears the bar | $21,043 | 0.8 yrs | 66 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | $63,505 | +$22,461 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 0.9 yrs | 65 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $52,337 | +$11,293 | clears the bar | $20,297 | 1.8 yrs | 63 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $66,285 | +$25,241 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 62 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $92,133 | +$51,089 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.4 yrs | 62 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,273 | +$14,229 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 1.2 yrs | 47 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $50,511 | +$9,467 | clears the bar | $20,149 | 2.1 yrs | 44 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,754 | +$6,710 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 3.4 yrs | 35 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $58,126 | +$17,082 | clears the bar | $20,564 | 1.2 yrs | 34 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $53,455 | +$12,411 | clears the bar | $24,680 | 2.0 yrs | 30 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $79,966 | +$38,922 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $92,068 | +$51,024 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 27 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $81,000 | +$39,956 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $74,386 | +$33,342 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.7 yrs | 25 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $43,416 | +$2,372 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 9.1 yrs | 24 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $62,355 | +$21,311 | above HS line | $21,166 | 1.0 yrs | 24 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | $90,565 | +$49,521 | clears the bar | $17,455 | 0.4 yrs | 16 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $57,434 | +$16,390 | clears the bar | $23,750 | 1.4 yrs | 13 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $54,245 | +$13,201 | clears the bar | $24,938 | 1.9 yrs | 13 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $62,138 | +$21,094 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | $48,387 | +$7,343 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $39,037 | -$2,007 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $41,054 | +$10 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 64 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Health Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biotechnology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Chemistry | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Political Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Sociology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Sciences | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communication Disorders | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| History | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
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, $41,044 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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