College of the Holy Cross
College of the Holy Cross is a private nonprofit college in Worcester, MA. Its average net price is $38,829 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 | $9,931 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $5,164 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $18,565 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $24,516 |
| $110,001 and up | $58,649 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $74,703 |
| 8 years after entry | $89,309 |
| 10 years after entry | $100,485 |
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 | $60,798 National median for this major n=44,210 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | $46,764 National median for this major n=64 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $46,673 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | Not published |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | 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 | $75,524 n=146 | $23,000 n=123 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $45,432 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| 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 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| History | $56,591 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $59,021 Small program - rough guide n=34 | 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 |
| Mathematics | $56,157 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | $26,921 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| 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 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | Not published |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | $41,300 National median for this major n=472 | 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 |
| Political Science and Government | $54,462 n=112 | $23,000 n=125 |
| Psychology | $47,016 n=112 | $23,000 n=109 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $51,434 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Sociology | $45,840 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $23,771 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
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