Majors by Earnings & Debt

Not all degrees are equal. Below are bachelor’s field medians from the College Scorecard Field-of-Study extract — research estimates, not a personal guarantee.

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Computer Science

Median: $88,916Band: $75,310 – $105,377Debt: $22,500

Scorecard field-of-study estimate (program medians) — not a personal guarantee · n=964 programs with earnings.

Nursing

Median: $85,709Band: $78,811 – $92,782Debt: $22,972

Scorecard field-of-study estimate (program medians) — not a personal guarantee · n=1101 programs with earnings.

Electrical Engineering

Median: $97,841Band: $93,277 – $104,065Debt: $23,000

Scorecard field-of-study estimate (program medians) — not a personal guarantee · n=301 programs with earnings.

Mechanical Engineering

Median: $90,072Band: $85,509 – $94,744Debt: $23,125

Scorecard field-of-study estimate (program medians) — not a personal guarantee · n=414 programs with earnings.

Business Administration

Median: $64,003Band: $55,605 – $71,478Debt: $23,549

Scorecard field-of-study estimate (program medians) — not a personal guarantee · n=1722 programs with earnings.

Accounting

Median: $71,399Band: $62,901 – $82,617Debt: $23,000

Scorecard field-of-study estimate (program medians) — not a personal guarantee · n=928 programs with earnings.

Biology

Median: $69,460Band: $60,487 – $81,617Debt: $24,988

Scorecard field-of-study estimate (program medians) — not a personal guarantee · n=24 programs with earnings.

Psychology

Median: $49,543Band: $44,438 – $54,357Debt: $23,500

Scorecard field-of-study estimate (program medians) — not a personal guarantee · n=1218 programs with earnings.

English

Median: $47,274Band: $40,303 – $53,197Debt: $21,877

Scorecard field-of-study estimate (program medians) — not a personal guarantee · n=756 programs with earnings.

Economics

Median: $75,529Band: $65,946 – $88,904Debt: $20,500

Scorecard field-of-study estimate (program medians) — not a personal guarantee · n=454 programs with earnings.

Political Science

Median: $60,313Band: $53,534 – $67,713Debt: $21,571

Scorecard field-of-study estimate (program medians) — not a personal guarantee · n=659 programs with earnings.

Communications

Median: $52,565Band: $46,440 – $59,247Debt: $23,000

Scorecard field-of-study estimate (program medians) — not a personal guarantee · n=801 programs with earnings.

Fine Arts

Median: $39,865Band: $34,069 – $44,735Debt: $23,625

Scorecard field-of-study estimate (program medians) — not a personal guarantee · n=595 programs with earnings.

Education

Median: $47,971Band: $43,300 – $52,489Debt: $24,500

Scorecard field-of-study estimate (program medians) — not a personal guarantee · n=1474 programs with earnings.

Criminal Justice

Median: $53,902Band: $48,073 – $58,605Debt: $24,553

Scorecard field-of-study estimate (program medians) — not a personal guarantee · n=919 programs with earnings.

Source: College Scorecard Field of Study (Most-Recent-Cohorts-Field-of-Study_06102026). Credential: bachelor’s (CREDLEV=3).

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