Central Washington University
Central Washington University is a public college in Ellensburg, WA. Its average net price is $21,201 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $15,410 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $15,245 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $18,026 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $24,509 |
| $110,001 and up | $29,759 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $53,596 |
| 8 years after entry | $60,754 |
| 10 years after entry | $65,578 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
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| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $61,578 n=123 | $20,775 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Agricultural Business | $54,084 National median for this major n=4,648 | Not published |
| Air Transportation | $49,584 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $22,750 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | $47,668 National median for this major n=667 | Not published |
| American Sign Language | $37,521 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,102 National median for this major n=2,810 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Behavioral Sciences | $39,719 National median for this major n=1,960 | Not published |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | $52,960 National median for this major n=144 | Not published |
| Biology | $46,821 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | $36,829 National median for this major n=278 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $52,372 n=344 | $19,500 n=229 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | $46,606 National median for this major n=346 | Not published |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | Not published |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $58,585 n=214 | $23,332 n=123 |
| Computer Science | $68,297 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $24,333 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $77,872 National median for this major n=3,270 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $85,715 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $45,688 n=193 | $18,669 n=152 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | $41,017 National median for this major n=616 | Not published |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | $77,937 National median for this major n=168 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $38,356 National median for this major n=2,406 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $32,728 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $63,115 National median for this major n=43,988 | Not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Gerontology | $42,094 National median for this major n=204 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,488 National median for this major n=12,256 | Not published |
| Human Services, General | $41,768 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $17,709 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| Insurance | $67,182 National median for this major n=1,506 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $70,230 National median for this major n=3,256 | $22,696 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $39,088 National median for this major n=528 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | Not published |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $40,789 National median for this major n=2,548 | Not published |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General | $32,431 National median for this major n=74 | Not published |
| Physical Sciences, General | $49,783 National median for this major n=276 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $41,215 n=196 | $18,360 n=296 |
| Public Health | $45,204 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $24,489 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | $86,594 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Recreation Management | $39,350 National median for this major n=2,661 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $34,114 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $23,499 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $44,974 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $24,178 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Sociology | $46,865 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $20,003 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $48,389 National median for this major n=3,062 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $40,537 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $18,000 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Studio Art | $35,446 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $19,854 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $55,882 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Teaching | $50,475 n=209 | $20,000 n=173 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $33,118 National median for this major n=2,431 | Not published |
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