How much money do University of Washington Tacoma Campus graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $48,700 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $65,800 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for UWT graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing with a median starting salary of $71,100 followed by Computer and Information Sciences paying $68,300 and Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $68,200 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $120,800 followed by Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) at $119,900 and Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) who earn $93,500 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for University of Washington Tacoma Campus graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $120,800 |
| Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) | $119,900 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) | $93,500 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's Degree) | $90,300 |
| Education (Doctoral Degree) | $86,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $71,100 |
| Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $68,300 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $68,200 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $63,200 |
| Geography and Cartography (Master's Degree) | $61,100 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) | $61,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $60,800 |
| Education (Master's Degree) | $59,200 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning (Master's Degree) | $55,900 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) | $55,600 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $53,900 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $53,800 |
| Social Work (Master's Degree) | $47,300 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,600 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,200 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,600 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,500 |
| Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,200 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,800 |
| Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,900 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,400 |
| Social Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,400 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,800 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,500 |
| Area Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,300 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,300 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,700 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,400 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,600 |
| International/Global Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,500 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,200 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,500 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=377564 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for University of Washington Tacoma Campus.