Which Eastern Washington University major has the lowest debt?

Finance graduates leave with a median of $17,074 in federal loans, the lowest among 29 Eastern Washington University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Eastern Washington University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,586 a year, and $25,959 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,886 a year.

How many Eastern Washington University programs report graduate pay?

32 bachelor's programs at Eastern Washington University report first-year pay, and 29 of them also report federal debt.

Eastern Washington University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Cheney, WA
6,222 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

32 Eastern Washington University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Engineering Technology pays the most in the first year ($70,789), and Film and Photography the least ($25,090). The median program pays $39,498.

In-state tuition and fees$8,586Per year. Out-of-state $25,959

Average net price after aid$13,886Per year

Graduation rate43%Within 6 years

Admission rate91%Of applicants

All 32 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Washington" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Washington. 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 Washington
1	Engineering TechnologyAbout 44 graduates a year	$70,789	Not reported	$25,666	1st of 1
2	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 46 graduates a year	$67,984	$70,043	$25,000	3rd of 5
3	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 77 graduates a year	$67,004	$98,485	$25,868	4th of 6
4	Electrical EngineeringAbout 23 graduates a year	$66,443	$89,351	$29,875	7th of 7
5	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 38 graduates a year	$62,497	$79,732	$26,038	7th of 7
6	AccountingAbout 65 graduates a year	$52,665	$63,345	$18,000	8th of 8
7	FinanceAbout 61 graduates a year	$48,728	$65,601	$17,074	5th of 5
8	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 9 graduates a year	$48,114	$62,119	Not reported	3rd of 3
9	Rehabilitation and TherapyAbout 8 graduates a year	$47,541	Not reported	$25,326	1st of 1
10	Business AdministrationAbout 81 graduates a year	$45,138	$62,866	$19,168	15th of 18
11	MarketingAbout 51 graduates a year	$42,196	$59,053	$20,416	6th of 6
12	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 127 graduates a year	$41,914	$60,209	$23,009	5th of 5
13	Special EducationAbout 20 graduates a year	$41,883	$58,104	$23,000	2nd of 2
14	Management Information SystemsAbout 5 graduates a year	$41,331	$64,600	$19,802	3rd of 3
15	CriminologyAbout 54 graduates a year	$40,228	$54,199	$19,295	1st of 2
16	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 23 graduates a year	$39,671	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 6
17	Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 60 graduates a year	$39,325	$54,564	$24,750	2nd of 3
18	Social WorkAbout 50 graduates a year	$39,102	$53,900	$17,109	2nd of 3
19	CommunicationsAbout 65 graduates a year	$37,782	$56,910	$25,000	6th of 11
20	EconomicsAbout 10 graduates a year	$37,368	$63,899	$21,809	11th of 11
21	HistoryAbout 13 graduates a year	$36,126	$44,411	$23,608	1st of 6
22	PsychologyAbout 108 graduates a year	$34,594	$51,275	$19,628	6th of 14
23	BiologyAbout 100 graduates a year	$33,793	$57,051	$21,666	7th of 12
24	Experimental PsychologyAbout 36 graduates a year	$33,455	$52,837	$19,938	2nd of 2
25	Political ScienceAbout 24 graduates a year	$33,173	$52,525	$21,412	7th of 12
26	Teacher EducationAbout 35 graduates a year	$33,028	$41,892	$20,885	14th of 14
27	EnglishAbout 19 graduates a year	$31,592	$40,964	$18,591	5th of 9
28	Software and Media ApplicationsAbout 50 graduates a year	$29,046	$43,920	$23,250	3rd of 3
29	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 26 graduates a year	$28,589	$43,946	$19,936	2nd of 3
30	Romance LanguagesAbout 9 graduates a year	$27,427	$40,661	$20,518	4th of 7
31	Physiology and PathologyAbout 93 graduates a year	$25,379	$60,071	$23,041	5th of 5
32	Film and PhotographyAbout 16 graduates a year	$25,090	$48,000	Not reported	4th of 5

Program names link to the program's own page, and Washington 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 Washington programs in the field do too.

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Engineering Technology$70,789
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$67,984
Computer and Information Science$67,004
Electrical Engineering$66,443
Mechanical Engineering$62,497

Lowest median debt

Finance$17,074
Social Work$17,109
Accounting$18,000
English$18,591
Business Administration$19,168

Largest programs

Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 127 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 108 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 100 graduates a year
Physiology and PathologyAbout 93 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 81 graduates a year

Common questions

Engineering Technology graduates earn a median of $70,789 in their first year, the most of 32 Eastern Washington University 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 Washington 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