Western Washington University
Western Washington University is a public college in Bellingham, WA. Its average net price is $19,963 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 | $12,600 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $13,630 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $16,218 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $21,324 |
| $110,001 and up | $27,935 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $48,278 |
| 8 years after entry | $57,978 |
| 10 years after entry | $64,305 |
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 | $60,208 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $21,178 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Accounting and Computer Science | Not published | Not published |
| Anthropology | $33,099 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $14,000 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Archeology | $30,319 National median for this major n=144 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | $52,960 National median for this major n=144 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | $39,104 National median for this major n=1,159 | Not published |
| Biology | $35,827 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $20,661 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | $36,829 National median for this major n=278 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $55,860 n=134 | $17,415 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | $54,462 National median for this major n=3,522 | Not published |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $39,698 Small program - rough guide n=40 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $44,473 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $51,962 National median for this major n=706 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $33,532 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Communications | $38,629 n=103 | $17,060 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | $45,679 National median for this major n=2,262 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $77,318 n=114 | $18,106 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Criminology | $42,035 National median for this major n=10,302 | Not published |
| 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 | $42,687 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $27,901 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $18,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $48,368 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | $88,050 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $24,774 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $31,392 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $18,914 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Environmental Conservation | $38,026 n=225 | $18,500 n=162 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | 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 | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $62,980 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $13,750 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | $36,977 National median for this major n=166 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | $40,570 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $39,479 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $20,550 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $33,714 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $16,666 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| History | $32,434 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,488 National median for this major n=12,256 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Human Services, General | $45,482 n=123 | $14,781 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| International Business | $51,687 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Journalism | $36,924 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $16,984 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $34,843 Small program - rough guide n=50 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $59,009 Small program - rough guide n=45 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Manufacturing Engineering | $75,888 National median for this major n=577 | Not published |
| Marine Sciences | $38,130 National median for this major n=206 | Not published |
| Marketing | $51,804 n=110 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | $76,818 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $70,230 National median for this major n=3,256 | Not published |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $41,521 National median for this major n=2,897 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $44,036 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $15,257 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $33,763 n=104 | $18,000 Small program - rough guide n=97 |
| 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 | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $35,429 Small program - rough guide n=43 | 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 | $40,393 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $16,141 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | $75,145 National median for this major n=198 | Not published |
| Psychology | $37,945 n=221 | $18,000 n=181 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $38,319 National median for this major n=11,840 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $28,807 n=111 | $15,742 n=106 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $29,055 Small program - rough guide n=41 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | 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 |
| Sociology | $36,383 n=130 | $16,665 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $54,779 Small program - rough guide n=96 | $22,647 n=100 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $39,035 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $26,311 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $13,582 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Sustainability Studies | $36,038 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $47,617 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $20,348 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Teaching | $41,857 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $20,074 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $33,118 National median for this major n=2,431 | Not published |
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