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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at University of Washington Tacoma Campus

This page shows median first-year earnings for UWT graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $48,700 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $65,800. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, with median first-year earnings of $71,100 , followed by Computer and Information Sciences at $68,300 , and Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at $68,200 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings 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) at $93,500 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for University of Washington Tacoma Campus graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for University of Washington Tacoma Campus graduates ranked by degree type and major
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

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=377564.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026