Which Cleveland State major has the lowest debt?

Pre-Health Studies graduates leave with a median of $20,738 in federal loans, the lowest among 41 Cleveland State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Cleveland State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $12,988 a year, and $18,510 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $14,764 a year.

How many Cleveland State programs report graduate pay?

43 bachelor's programs at Cleveland State report first-year pay, and 41 of them also report federal debt.

Cleveland State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Cleveland State University
Public university
Cleveland, OH
8,969 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

43 Cleveland State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Chemical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($69,043), and Anthropology the least ($14,647). The median program pays $38,766.

In-state tuition and fees$12,988Per year. Out-of-state $18,510

Average net price after aid$14,764Per year

Graduation rate51%Within 6 years

Admission rate91%Of applicants

All 43 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Ohio" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Ohio. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Ohio
1	Chemical EngineeringAbout 32 graduates a year	$69,043	$84,127	$28,826	9th of 10
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 44 graduates a year	$68,875	$94,009	$27,000	10th of 11
3	Computer EngineeringAbout 31 graduates a year	$68,852	$78,588	$25,547	6th of 8
4	Computer ScienceAbout 68 graduates a year	$68,280	Not reported	$23,365	8th of 12
5	NursingAbout 211 graduates a year	$66,764	$67,850	$27,500	36th of 38
6	Civil EngineeringAbout 66 graduates a year	$66,295	$72,837	$29,750	8th of 10
7	Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 10 graduates a year	$66,044	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
8	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 83 graduates a year	$65,531	$83,818	$25,000	14th of 14
9	Information ScienceAbout 24 graduates a year	$57,661	Not reported	$25,731	3rd of 6
10	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 20 graduates a year	$56,332	Not reported	Not reported	5th of 5
11	AccountingAbout 60 graduates a year	$54,088	$75,073	$25,250	17th of 30
12	FinanceAbout 63 graduates a year	$49,425	$76,073	$24,365	19th of 21
13	Computer and Information ScienceGraduates a year not reported	$48,555	$100,089	$31,125	9th of 12
14	ChemistryAbout 17 graduates a year	$48,147	$65,091	$24,744	1st of 8
15	Management ScienceAbout 19 graduates a year	$47,040	$68,126	$24,050	3rd of 4
16	Business AdministrationAbout 91 graduates a year	$46,708	$60,137	$29,001	19th of 40
17	EconomicsAbout 15 graduates a year	$44,759	$66,265	$32,500	12th of 13
18	MarketingAbout 79 graduates a year	$43,706	$56,886	$24,219	23rd of 30
19	MathematicsAbout 27 graduates a year	$41,164	$61,553	$26,000	6th of 7
20	Human ResourcesAbout 38 graduates a year	$40,869	Not reported	$27,000	14th of 14
21	Urban StudiesAbout 29 graduates a year	$38,929	$48,869	$32,083	1st of 1
22	Educational AdministrationAbout 19 graduates a year	$38,766	$46,660	$26,900	1st of 2
23	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 99 graduates a year	$38,027	$52,698	$26,750	8th of 12
24	Social WorkAbout 63 graduates a year	$35,869	$42,429	$33,000	13th of 14
25	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 142 graduates a year	$35,443	Not reported	$27,000	6th of 6
26	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 30 graduates a year	$34,835	$49,911	$21,965	3rd of 7
27	SociologyAbout 16 graduates a year	$34,490	$42,169	$25,575	6th of 9
28	MusicAbout 13 graduates a year	$32,887	Not reported	$30,000	4th of 10
29	Teacher EducationAbout 65 graduates a year	$32,823	$43,995	$27,000	28th of 31
30	CriminologyAbout 69 graduates a year	$32,393	$52,416	$25,000	6th of 6
31	International RelationsAbout 13 graduates a year	$31,434	Not reported	$25,500	4th of 4
32	PsychologyAbout 210 graduates a year	$30,949	$41,670	$25,000	15th of 29
33	CommunicationsAbout 45 graduates a year	$29,618	$49,186	$27,500	17th of 19
34	HistoryAbout 25 graduates a year	$29,535	Not reported	$25,000	6th of 12
35	BiologyAbout 85 graduates a year	$29,440	$49,572	$26,144	18th of 28
36	EnglishAbout 28 graduates a year	$28,649	$38,489	$25,831	8th of 18
37	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 34 graduates a year	$26,845	$90,920	$24,357	12th of 12
38	Political ScienceAbout 40 graduates a year	$26,204	$55,974	$22,375	21st of 21
39	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 20 graduates a year	$24,959	$45,790	$26,875	11th of 15
40	Pre-Health StudiesAbout 32 graduates a year	$23,755	$59,581	$20,738	5th of 6
41	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 12 graduates a year	$23,352	$25,265	$27,978	8th of 17
42	Film and PhotographyAbout 72 graduates a year	$22,263	$38,453	$26,774	4th of 5
43	AnthropologyAbout 10 graduates a year	$14,647	$32,927	$21,709	5th of 5

Program names link to the program's own page, and Ohio ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Ohio programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Pre-Health Studies$20,738
Anthropology$21,709
Environmental Science and Conservation$21,965
Political Science$22,375
Computer Science$23,365

Largest programs

NursingAbout 211 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 210 graduates a year
Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 142 graduates a year
Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 99 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 91 graduates a year

Common questions

Chemical Engineering graduates earn a median of $69,043 in their first year, the most of 43 Cleveland State bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Ohio rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels