Drexel University
Drexel University is a private nonprofit college in Philadelphia, PA. Its average net price is $37,529 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 | $28,843 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $28,147 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $31,498 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $38,569 |
| $110,001 and up | $46,936 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $74,463 |
| 8 years after entry | $81,737 |
| 10 years after entry | $92,338 |
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 | $74,446 n=268 | $26,000 n=274 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | $47,668 National median for this major n=667 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Architectural Engineering | $76,062 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $30,007 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | $46,764 National median for this major n=64 | Not published |
| Architecture | $68,070 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $30,000 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $35,030 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $24,500 n=111 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | $34,374 National median for this major n=1,637 | Not published |
| Biology | $45,187 n=126 | $24,748 n=174 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $73,731 n=108 | $29,666 n=123 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $64,839 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $25,000 n=116 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $85,445 n=104 | $29,000 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $76,518 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $29,666 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | $40,061 National median for this major n=902 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $93,353 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $27,250 n=128 |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $89,683 n=161 | $27,000 n=215 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $48,533 National median for this major n=3,677 | $30,662 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $78,924 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $28,281 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Construction Management | $75,379 National median for this major n=3,543 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Criminal Justice | $43,365 National median for this major n=59,261 | Not published |
| Criminology | $42,035 National median for this major n=10,302 | $25,916 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| 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 | $25,458 Small program - rough guide n=88 |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $50,567 n=211 | $26,000 n=157 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | 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 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Economics and Computer Science | Not published | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $84,372 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $29,300 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Electromechanical Engineering | $80,807 National median for this major n=31 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $66,818 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | $33,804 National median for this major n=594 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $36,908 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $22,334 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $63,115 National median for this major n=43,988 | 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 |
| Graphic Communications | $29,510 National median for this major n=3,935 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $56,096 Small program - rough guide n=61 | Not published |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $34,872 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $24,083 n=130 |
| 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 |
| Information Science/Studies | $73,172 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $23,119 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| International Business | $65,215 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | $44,440 National median for this major n=502 | Not published |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | $47,863 National median for this major n=156 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $52,320 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $77,065 n=104 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $75,103 n=213 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Marketing | $61,010 n=187 | $27,000 n=145 |
| Materials Engineering | $75,940 National median for this major n=1,055 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $78,977 n=217 | $29,666 n=213 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $41,521 National median for this major n=2,897 | 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 | $69,354 n=270 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | 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 | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | $25,062 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Psychology | $37,251 National median for this major n=100,431 | Not published |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $49,873 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $95,930 n=833 | $27,000 n=649 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $44,334 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $27,000 n=105 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $44,976 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| 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 | $49,337 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $29,500 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
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