Program Payoff

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington. 33 certificate and associate programs, public. 33 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Washington.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Agriculture, General Undergraduate certificate not published $79,970
Soil and Plant Scientists
Architectural Sciences and Technology Undergraduate certificate not published $189,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Area Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $81,410
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management Undergraduate certificate not published $164,160
Managers, All Other
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Undergraduate certificate not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Undergraduate certificate not published $105,680
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Undergraduate certificate not published $128,940
Computer Occupations, All Other
Biotechnology Undergraduate certificate not published $108,110
Biological Scientists, All Other
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Undergraduate certificate not published $109,170
Management Analysts
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art Undergraduate certificate not published $77,950
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer Science Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $130,480
Web and Digital Interface Designers
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Undergraduate certificate not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Educational Administration and Supervision Undergraduate certificate not published $166,590
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
Educational/Instructional Media Design Undergraduate certificate not published $81,860
Training and Development Specialists
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $61,750
Interpreters and Translators
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $60,750
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Undergraduate certificate not published $182,480
Natural Sciences Managers
Gerontology Undergraduate certificate not published $105,680
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $45,660
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $102,920
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
International/Globalization Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $147,060
Political Scientists
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate not published $78,940
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Management Information Systems and Services Undergraduate certificate not published $209,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Marketing Undergraduate certificate not published $95,120
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Undergraduate certificate not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Undergraduate certificate not published $130,480
Web and Digital Interface Designers
Research and Experimental Psychology Undergraduate certificate not published $74,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $77,850
Editors
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Undergraduate certificate not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Sustainability Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $98,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Undergraduate certificate not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language Undergraduate certificate not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.