Wright State University-Main Campus

Dayton, Ohio · Public

Of 61 assessed programs, 57 leave graduates out-earning a typical Ohio high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 189 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$11,952
$30k to $48k	$11,631
$48k to $75k	$14,501
$75k to $110k	$18,734
$110k and up	$20,720
All families (average)	$15,415

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.

61 of 250 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Ohio high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$77,289	+$41,207	clears the bar	$24,000	0.6 yrs	173
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,507	+$10,425	clears the bar	$25,000	2.4 yrs	142
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$96,625	+$60,543	clears the bar	$34,500	0.6 yrs	137
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$60,039	+$23,957	clears the bar	$22,525	0.9 yrs	108
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$82,795	+$46,713	clears the bar	$22,772	0.5 yrs	96
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$92,006	+$55,924	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	68
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$73,024	+$36,942	clears the bar	$23,836	0.6 yrs	66
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$42,970	+$6,888	clears the bar	$26,479	3.8 yrs	65
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$58,039	+$21,957	clears the bar	$18,500	0.8 yrs	63
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$64,589	+$28,507	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	58
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,925	+$26,843	clears the bar	$21,450	0.8 yrs	56
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$71,696	+$35,614	clears the bar	$17,762	0.5 yrs	53
English	Bachelor's Degree	$41,987	+$5,905	clears the bar	$21,500	3.6 yrs	47
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$48,735	+$12,653	clears the bar	$25,500	2.0 yrs	46
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$47,235	+$11,153	clears the bar	$22,280	2.0 yrs	45
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,724	+$12,642	clears the bar	$23,572	1.9 yrs	42
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$63,166	+$27,084	clears the bar	$55,825	2.1 yrs	42
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,391	+$53,309	clears the bar	$22,117	0.4 yrs	40
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$35,148	-$934	falls short	$26,000	insufficient data	38
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$51,433	+$15,351	clears the bar	$27,000	1.8 yrs	37
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$40,908	+$4,826	clears the bar	$24,250	5.0 yrs	33
Social Work	Master's Degree	$58,382	+$22,300	clears the bar	$35,261	1.6 yrs	33
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$64,806	+$28,724	clears the bar	$30,250	1.1 yrs	32
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,659	+$61,577	clears the bar	$17,778	0.3 yrs	29
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,939	+$10,857	clears the bar	$26,000	2.4 yrs	29
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$50,824	+$14,742	clears the bar	$26,000	1.8 yrs	26
History	Bachelor's Degree	$44,397	+$8,315	clears the bar	$15,303	1.8 yrs	26
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$34,704	-$1,378	falls short	$26,000	insufficient data	24
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$77,864	+$41,782	clears the bar	$21,395	0.5 yrs	23
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$56,423	+$20,341	clears the bar	$25,000	1.2 yrs	23
Nursing	Master's Degree	$128,321	+$92,239	clears the bar	$47,165	0.5 yrs	23
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$65,469 1-year earnings	+$29,387	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$65,293	+$29,211	clears the bar	$25,000	0.9 yrs	22
Engineering Science	Master's Degree	$108,035	+$71,953	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$34,673	-$1,409	falls short	$27,000	insufficient data	19
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$47,355	+$11,273	clears the bar	$27,867	2.5 yrs	18
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$100,393	+$64,311	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$107,832	+$71,750	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Public Health	Master's Degree	$73,541	+$37,459	clears the bar	$33,969	0.9 yrs	16
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$90,197	+$54,115	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
English	Master's Degree	$18,109 1-year earnings	-$17,973	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$59,848	+$23,766	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$76,622	+$40,540	clears the bar	$28,000	0.7 yrs	13
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$44,244	+$8,162	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,227	+$8,145	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$43,884	+$7,802	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$58,632	+$22,550	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$48,582	+$12,500	clears the bar	$18,791	1.5 yrs	8
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$56,721	+$20,639	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,668	+$20,586	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$42,817	+$6,735	clears the bar	$31,000	4.6 yrs	7
History	Master's Degree	$48,916	+$12,834	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Special Education	Master's Degree	$50,431	+$14,349	clears the bar	$47,768	3.3 yrs	5
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$55,165	+$19,083	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$61,401 1-year earnings	+$25,319	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$56,074	+$19,992	clears the bar	$23,562	1.2 yrs	2
Educational Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$67,403	+$31,321	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$113,593	+$77,511	clears the bar	$146,178	1.9 yrs	insufficient data
Medicine	Doctoral Degree	$106,384	+$70,302	clears the bar	$219,471	3.1 yrs	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$85,393	+$49,311	clears the bar	$28,750	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	$110,235	+$74,153	clears the bar	$29,702	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Medicine	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	119
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Engineering Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$20,490	insufficient data	19
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biological and Physical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Medical Laboratory Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$13,750	insufficient data	6
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Philosophy	Bachelor's 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
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biomedical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
American Sign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physical Sciences, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Relations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electrical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Gerontology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geology and Earth Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2

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 ($36,082/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.