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Case Western Reserve majors and salaries
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, Ohio · Private nonprofit · 6,437 undergraduates
Computer Science leads the pay table by a wide margin: $143,580 four years after graduation, against $114,601 for Economics. Computer Science awards the most degrees here (275 over two years), and it also pays above most other programs: $143,580 four years out. Berklee College of Music, Oberlin College, University of Rochester and University of Tampa trail Case Western Reserve on median earnings ten years after enrollment, while Fairfield University and Villanova are ahead.
Highest-paying bachelor's programs
Every program with earnings data
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Median debt | Pay after 1 yr | Pay after 4 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 275 | $22,000 | $84,172 | $143,580 |
| Economics | 153 | $23,695 | $75,829 | $114,601 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 80 | $19,800 | $74,738 | $106,134 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 77 | $20,000 | $79,271 | $99,557 |
| Chemical Engineering | 89 | $24,250 | $87,085 | $96,533 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 199 | $20,500 | $78,307 | $94,197 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 194 | $21,500 | $79,964 | $94,168 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 62 | $24,439 | – | $89,760 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 162 | $23,446 | $82,843 | $87,582 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 113 | $26,371 | $73,573 | $85,493 |
| Civil Engineering | 46 | $23,415 | $71,437 | $79,980 |
| Political Science and Government | 62 | $22,042 | $44,976 | $76,451 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 89 | $21,500 | – | $67,576 |
| Psychology, General | 193 | $21,820 | $36,463 | $55,540 |
| Biology, General | 244 | $21,235 | $29,335 | $53,604 |
| Sociology | 41 | $19,500 | $41,864 | – |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 117 | $19,000 | $38,372 | – |
Programs are grouped by four-digit CIP code, so one row can cover several related majors. "Graduates" counts bachelor's degrees awarded across the two years that make up each earnings cohort.
Outcomes
- Six-year graduation rate
- 87% (four-year colleges: 54% median)
- First-year students who return
- 92%
- Students per faculty member
- 9
- Median earnings 10 years after enrolling
- $89,865 (four-year colleges: $58,912 median)
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $21,500 (four-year colleges: $21,609 median)
Colleges similar to Case Western Reserve
The six private nonprofit four-year colleges closest to Case Western Reserve in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University Fairfield, CT | 33% | $49,906 | $101,587 |
| Berklee College of Music Boston, MA | 44% | $47,587 | $43,451 |
| Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | 34% | $41,987 | $60,877 |
| Villanova Villanova, PA | 27% | $41,536 | $115,382 |
| University of Rochester Rochester, NY | 40% | $34,347 | $88,358 |
| University of Tampa Tampa, FL | 40% | $40,584 | $69,272 |
Program earnings and debt come from the College Scorecard field-of-study file: median pay of graduates who were working and not enrolled, one and four years after finishing, for two pooled graduating classes. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education and do not appear. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · Case Western Reserve on College Scorecard