Washington State University
Washington State University is a public college in Pullman, WA. Its average net price is $13,462 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 | $6,750 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $7,495 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $8,683 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $15,212 |
| $110,001 and up | $24,537 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $59,032 |
| 8 years after entry | $65,977 |
| 10 years after entry | $72,280 |
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 | $65,616 n=224 | $23,291 n=186 |
| Agricultural Business | $54,084 National median for this major n=4,648 | Not published |
| Agricultural Production Operations | $40,871 National median for this major n=581 | Not published |
| Agricultural and Food Products Processing | $71,841 National median for this major n=69 | Not published |
| Agriculture, General | $43,778 National median for this major n=2,007 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $37,882 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | $16,014 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,266 Small program - rough guide n=60 | Not published |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | $48,512 National median for this major n=408 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $49,465 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $22,208 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| 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 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | $22,043 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Biology | $36,354 n=206 | $20,000 n=197 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $58,891 n=237 | $18,250 n=171 |
| Chemical Engineering | $80,826 National median for this major n=8,603 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $74,997 n=120 | $19,250 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| 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 |
| Computational Science | $71,268 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Computer Engineering | $84,757 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $22,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $86,200 n=185 | $17,853 n=136 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $83,583 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Criminology | $46,942 n=167 | $19,715 n=159 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $57,494 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $25,913 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $83,445 n=141 | $20,537 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $37,045 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| 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 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $56,571 n=198 | $15,000 n=136 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Forestry | $46,339 National median for this major n=1,230 | Not published |
| Genetics | $41,098 National median for this major n=526 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $42,354 n=104 | $18,295 n=114 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| History | $40,561 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $25,953 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $55,059 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $13,500 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Human Biology | $36,711 National median for this major n=1,167 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $43,157 n=123 | $20,002 n=110 |
| 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 |
| Journalism | $40,930 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $20,357 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $46,389 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $17,421 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $66,783 n=118 | Not published |
| Marketing | $56,680 n=207 | $19,900 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 | $78,276 n=302 | $19,579 n=191 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | 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 |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $36,038 Small program - rough guide n=34 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $33,655 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $18,500 n=133 |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $44,831 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $19,125 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Psychology | $40,678 n=382 | $19,736 n=523 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $52,097 n=293 | $18,125 n=198 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $43,145 n=119 | $17,732 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Registered Nursing | $88,436 n=513 | $19,954 n=337 |
| 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 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $49,327 n=298 | $22,500 n=253 |
| Sociology | $39,882 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $23,978 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $39,450 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| 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 | $52,243 n=212 | $20,500 n=214 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | $34,340 National median for this major n=1,905 | Not published |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $32,712 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $13,370 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
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