Worcester State University

Worcester, Massachusetts · Public

Of 26 assessed programs, 25 leave graduates out-earning a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 60 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

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

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

26 of 86 programs could be assessed 30% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,244	+$16,200	clears the bar	$19,955	1.2 yrs	176
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$66,405	+$25,361	clears the bar	$19,500	0.8 yrs	172
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$65,588	+$24,544	clears the bar	$21,050	0.9 yrs	97
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$92,133	+$51,089	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	71
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$66,285	+$25,241	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$68,459	+$27,415	clears the bar	$21,043	0.8 yrs	68
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$63,505	+$22,461	clears the bar	$21,000	0.9 yrs	67
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$52,337	+$11,293	clears the bar	$20,297	1.8 yrs	50
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$50,511	+$9,467	clears the bar	$20,149	2.1 yrs	49
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$55,273	+$14,229	clears the bar	$17,500	1.2 yrs	44
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$92,068	+$51,024	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	42
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$62,355	+$21,311	clears the bar	$21,166	1.0 yrs	38
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,126	+$17,082	clears the bar	$20,564	1.2 yrs	34
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$79,966	+$38,922	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
History	Bachelor's Degree	$53,455	+$12,411	clears the bar	$24,680	2.0 yrs	34
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,754	+$6,710	clears the bar	$22,500	3.4 yrs	32
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$81,000	+$39,956	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
English	Bachelor's Degree	$43,416	+$2,372	clears the bar	$21,500	9.1 yrs	21
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$54,245	+$13,201	clears the bar	$24,938	1.9 yrs	21
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$39,037	-$2,007	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$74,386	+$33,342	clears the bar	$25,000	0.7 yrs	18
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	$90,565	+$49,521	clears the bar	$17,455	0.4 yrs	15
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$57,434	+$16,390	clears the bar	$23,750	1.4 yrs	13
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$62,138	+$21,094	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	$48,387	+$7,343	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$41,054	+$10	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Health Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physical Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biotechnology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biological and Physical Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Chemistry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Political Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Sociology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Urban Studies/Affairs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($41,044/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.