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Drexel majors and salaries
Drexel University · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 13,233 undergraduates
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing awards the most degrees here (851 over two years), and it also pays above most other programs: $100,646 four years out. Finance and Financial Management Services ($121,832) and Computer Engineering ($117,537) are the best-paid programs four years after graduation. Loyola University Chicago, Duquesne University, DePaul, Marquette University, Pace University and Savannah College of Art and Design: each of these close peers trails Drexel on median earnings ten years after enrollment.
Highest-paying bachelor's programs
Every program with earnings data
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Median debt | Pay after 1 yr | Pay after 4 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 0 | – | – | $121,832 |
| Computer Engineering | 214 | $27,000 | $93,353 | $117,537 |
| Computer Science | 401 | $27,000 | $89,683 | $113,610 |
| Construction Management | 46 | $31,000 | $78,338 | $105,887 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 106 | $27,000 | $75,103 | $104,599 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 131 | $29,000 | $84,372 | $102,978 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 160 | $25,000 | $77,065 | $101,790 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 140 | $27,000 | $78,924 | $101,488 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 188 | $29,666 | $73,731 | $101,362 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 851 | $12,500 | $95,930 | $100,646 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 573 | $26,000 | $74,446 | $100,317 |
| Chemical Engineering | 131 | $29,000 | $85,445 | $99,338 |
| Mathematics | 58 | $23,000 | – | $98,709 |
| Information Science/Studies | 54 | $23,000 | $73,172 | $98,548 |
| Economics | 89 | $27,000 | $77,900 | $98,178 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | 5 | $31,000 | $77,839 | $97,379 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | 193 | $23,916 | $34,872 | $95,081 |
| Materials Engineering | 35 | $31,000 | $84,983 | $94,694 |
| International Business | 65 | $25,000 | $65,215 | $94,595 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 3 | – | – | $93,811 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 338 | $29,325 | $78,977 | $93,638 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | – | $27,000 | $69,354 | $92,778 |
| Marketing | 282 | $27,000 | $61,010 | $89,486 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | 44 | $27,000 | $63,974 | $87,416 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 4 | – | – | $86,878 |
| Architectural Engineering | 58 | $29,833 | $76,062 | $85,839 |
| Civil Engineering | 115 | $29,250 | $76,518 | $84,992 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 98 | $27,000 | $52,320 | $84,166 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 205 | $25,000 | $64,839 | $84,040 |
| Chemistry | 45 | $26,378 | $60,075 | $82,185 |
| Physics | 19 | – | $81,707 | – |
| Architecture | 80 | $30,000 | $68,070 | $72,915 |
| Public Health | 42 | $22,375 | – | $72,736 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 35 | $31,000 | $72,403 | – |
| International/Globalization Studies | 43 | $25,146 | $50,370 | $72,375 |
| Biology, General | 308 | $24,832 | $45,187 | $72,197 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 81 | $22,875 | $50,499 | $71,613 |
| Real Estate | 32 | $30,250 | $67,672 | – |
| Political Science and Government | 51 | $25,000 | $45,113 | $66,756 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 82 | $27,000 | $49,873 | $66,750 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 253 | $25,923 | $50,567 | $66,294 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 84 | $25,000 | $56,096 | $65,999 |
| Psychology, General | 0 | – | – | $63,287 |
| Criminology | 45 | $24,645 | $43,464 | $58,751 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 52 | $31,000 | $38,455 | $58,495 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 70 | $22,500 | $44,976 | $58,488 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 71 | $27,000 | $49,337 | $54,571 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 32 | $27,000 | $42,622 | $54,395 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | 158 | $24,500 | $35,030 | $54,328 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | 20 | – | – | $48,094 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 165 | $27,000 | $44,334 | – |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 115 | $21,500 | $36,908 | $42,980 |
| Graphic Communications | 32 | $27,000 | $29,943 | – |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 94 | $31,000 | $25,721 | – |
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
- 78% (four-year colleges: 54% median)
- First-year students who return
- 90%
- Students per faculty member
- 9
- Median earnings 10 years after enrolling
- $92,338 (four-year colleges: $58,912 median)
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $25,166 (four-year colleges: $21,609 median)
Colleges similar to Drexel
The six private nonprofit four-year colleges closest to Drexel in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | 82% | $36,340 | $78,431 |
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | 84% | $37,704 | $81,698 |
| DePaul Chicago, IL | 76% | $27,308 | $75,602 |
| Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | 81% | $30,561 | $83,810 |
| Pace University New York, NY | 76% | $30,721 | $77,411 |
| Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA | 83% | $50,165 | $51,635 |
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 · Drexel on College Scorecard