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Salaries by Major at University of Washington Seattle Campus

How much money do University of Washington Seattle 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 UW-Seattle graduates.

The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions with a median starting salary of $114,900 followed by Computer Engineering paying $112,300 and Computer Science graduates who have a median starting income of $92,000 .

Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $197,000 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $120,800 and Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) who earn $119,900 .

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 Seattle 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.

Median first-year earnings for University of Washington Seattle Campus graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Master's Degree) $197,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $120,800
Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) $119,900
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $114,900
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $112,300
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degree) $111,500
Dentistry (First Professional Degree) $110,200
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) $103,100
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Master's Degree) $101,600
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degree) $101,600
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degree) $99,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) $93,500
Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $92,000
Information Science/Studies (Master's Degree) $90,600
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's Degree) $90,300
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) $89,400
Education (Doctoral Degree) $86,500
Applied Mathematics (Master's Degree) $81,600
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Master's Degree) $76,800
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degree) $76,000
Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degree) $75,300
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Master's Degree) $75,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) $72,300
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's Degree) $71,300
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $71,100
Curriculum and Instruction (Doctoral Degree) $69,300
Architectural Sciences and Technology (Bachelor’s Degree) $69,100
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Master's Degree) $68,600
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $68,300
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $68,200
Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) $67,800
Materials Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $66,800
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Doctoral Degree) $66,500
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Master's Degree) $65,200
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $63,200
Law (First Professional Degree) $63,000
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $62,500
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $62,500
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,900
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) $61,900
Public Health (Master's Degree) $61,400
Geography and Cartography (Master's Degree) $61,100
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degree) $61,100
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $61,000
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,800
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,800
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,300
Education (Master's Degree) $59,200
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $59,200
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Master's Degree) $59,000
Public Health (Doctoral Degree) $58,600
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,500
Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) $58,100
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) $57,500
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,200
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,800
Medicine (First Professional Degree) $56,100
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
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $54,900
Architecture (Master's Degree) $54,600
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $54,100
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,900
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,800
Public Administration (Master's Degree) $52,200
Social Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $51,900
Chemistry (Doctoral Degree) $51,400
Forestry (Master's Degree) $48,600
Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $47,400
Social Work (Master's Degree) $47,300
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,800
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,600
Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degree) $44,300
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,200
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,000
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,700
Physics (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,100
Library Science and Administration (Master's Degree) $41,500
Public Policy Analysis (Master's Degree) $40,100
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,600
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,500
Area Studies (Master's Degree) $36,500
Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,200
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,800
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,900
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,800
Urban Studies/Affairs (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,400
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,900
Social Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,400
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,300
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,200
Education, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,000
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,800
Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,800
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,500
Area Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,300
Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,100
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,000
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,700
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,200
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,000
Museology/Museum Studies (Master's Degree) $31,000
Philosophy (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,000
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,500
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,300
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,000
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,700
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,700
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,600
Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,500
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,400
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,000
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,000
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
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,600
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,800
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,200
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,700

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=236948 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for University of Washington Seattle Campus.