Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University is a public college in Cleveland, OH. Its average net price is $13,754 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 | $10,230 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $13,389 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $19,883 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $17,297 |
| $110,001 and up | $16,567 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $48,382 |
| 8 years after entry | $54,298 |
| 10 years after entry | $56,979 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,445 n=104 | $24,504 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | $22,003 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Biology | $35,452 Small program - rough guide n=94 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians | $62,001 National median for this major n=63 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $53,870 n=106 | $26,531 n=102 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | $30,000 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | $54,462 National median for this major n=3,522 | Not published |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $70,849 Small program - rough guide n=44 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $65,829 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $37,865 n=163 | $23,456 n=194 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $20,019 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Communications | $43,096 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $24,554 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | $45,679 National median for this major n=2,262 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,496 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $25,500 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Criminology | $41,099 Small program - rough guide n=99 | $25,334 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | 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 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | $41,106 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $74,124 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $30,406 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $32,576 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Environmental Conservation | $42,220 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $24,250 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $26,570 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $24,730 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $53,753 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $21,898 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $44,416 National median for this major n=2,767 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | $19,747 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $48,995 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Information Science/Studies | $55,954 Small program - rough guide n=52 | Not published |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | 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 | $66,865 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Marketing | $45,024 n=131 | $24,094 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $71,853 n=113 | $26,500 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $70,230 National median for this major n=3,256 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $58,869 National median for this major n=912 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $35,552 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $21,875 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Psychology | $36,226 n=238 | $23,951 n=277 |
| Public Administration | $50,470 National median for this major n=2,829 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $45,818 n=154 | $23,750 n=118 |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $73,828 n=381 | $27,095 n=261 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Social Sciences, Other | $43,502 National median for this major n=1,547 | Not published |
| Social Work | $40,263 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Sociology | $35,832 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $38,541 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $25,625 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $41,111 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
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