College Scorecard · cost, debt & earnings

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting · 13,233 undergrads · 79% admitted

Do students finish?

78% complete

Most students who start here finish.

What does it cost?

$76,835/yr net

Average annual price after grants & scholarships. ~$307,340 over four years if you finish on time.

What former students go on to earn

The middle 50% of students who received federal aid, measured 10 years after they entered (an earlier entering class — not a guarantee, and not limited to those who graduated). Earnings vary enormously by field of study.

$84,648 median, 10 yrs after entry

25th pct $54,500 median $84,648 75th pct $113,366

86% earn more than a typical high-school graduate (the dashed line above, $28,000 — a fixed, somewhat dated federal benchmark) ten years on.

Your major matters more than your school

The school-wide figure above blends every major together — but pay varies enormously by program. Pick a degree level (and search your major) to compare like-for-like.

Read these on their own terms. Program pay is measured 1 year after completing the program (early career, graduates only) — not the same as the school-wide number above, which is 10 years after a student first enrolled. Don't compare a program figure to the school figure; use the programs to compare majors to each other.

46 Bachelor's programs · $22,921 to $75,431 (1 yr out)

MajorPay · 1yr outMedian debt

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.Bachelor's $75,431 $31,000

Computer Engineering.Bachelor's $74,746 $27,000

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering.Bachelor's $73,958 $29,666

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Bachelor's $72,616 $14,039

Computer Science.Bachelor's $72,421 $28,993

Mathematics.Bachelor's $69,658 $30,899

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General.Bachelor's $69,650 $31,000

Construction Management.Bachelor's $69,427 $31,000

Information Science/Studies.Bachelor's $68,852 $29,000

Mechanical Engineering.Bachelor's $67,863 $30,766

Chemical Engineering.Bachelor's $67,486 $29,833

Finance and Financial Management Services.Bachelor's $63,424 —

Management Information Systems and Services.Bachelor's $63,414 $29,933

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.Bachelor's $63,344 $28,233

Civil Engineering.Bachelor's $63,149 $31,000

Architectural Engineering.Bachelor's $62,581 $31,000

Accounting and Related Services.Bachelor's $60,324 $27,167

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.Bachelor's $60,242 $25,000

Materials Engineering.Bachelor's $59,744 $31,000

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Bachelor's $58,409 $27,000

Economics.Bachelor's $58,175 $29,130

Biomedical/Medical Engineering.Bachelor's $56,453 $29,666

Architecture.Bachelor's $56,215 $31,000

Business/Commerce, General.Bachelor's $54,398 —

International Business.Bachelor's $53,140 $28,455

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Bachelor's $52,955 $24,548

Marketing.Bachelor's $51,295 $25,229

Legal Professions and Studies, Other.Bachelor's $51,005 —

Chemistry.Bachelor's $44,664 $29,667

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.Bachelor's $43,747 —

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.Bachelor's $39,686 $24,249

Health and Medical Administrative Services.Bachelor's $39,310 $21,875

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Bachelor's $38,545 $31,250

Psychology, General.Bachelor's $37,775 $27,000

International/Globalization Studies.Bachelor's $37,186 $29,046

Hospitality Administration/Management.Bachelor's $36,723 —

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.Bachelor's $36,696 $27,000

Design and Applied Arts.Bachelor's $35,133 $27,000

Computer Software and Media Applications.Bachelor's $33,085 —

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.Bachelor's $32,968 $23,000

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.Bachelor's $30,140 $21,875

Public Health.Bachelor's $29,974 $27,000

Biology, General.Bachelor's $29,532 $27,000

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management.Bachelor's $25,407 $24,808

Film/Video and Photographic Arts.Bachelor's $22,939 $24,239

Natural Resources Conservation and Research.Bachelor's $22,921 $29,898

The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates (to protect privacy), so not every major appears. Pay is a median for federally-aided graduates. Full program detail on the official Scorecard.

Typical federal loan debt

$20,204

≈ 24% of one year's typical earnings here

This counts federal student loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS loans, or family savings, so the true cost of borrowing is usually higher.

What these numbers are — and are not

Every figure here is an institution-wide median from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. It is not a prediction of what you would earn or owe — a computer-science and a fine-arts graduate of the same school can earn wildly different amounts, and your field of study matters more than your school. It is not a figure for any one program, not proof the school caused the outcome (selective schools admit students who would earn more anyway), and not a "best college" ranking. Earnings and debt cover federally-aided students.

→ The number that actually answers "worth it" is earnings by major — see the by-major breakdown above (92 programs at this school).

Also available: structured data (JSON-LD) · plain text · JSON. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release). · school website