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title: University of Puget Sound — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Tacoma, WA
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, WA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $69,594 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $43,124 – $102,646 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,250 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,625 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 68% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $78,378 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 81% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $41,594 | derived |

**68% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $19,250 (≈ 28% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $16,420 to $73,526 across 29 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $73,526 | $119,487 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $68,518 | $91,387 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $60,899 | $39,792 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $58,778 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,730 | $25,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,980 | $25,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,383 | $26,000 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,324 | $22,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,004 | $27,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,720 | $27,000 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,596 | $27,000 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,264 | not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,610 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,428 | $21,646 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,768 | $25,798 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,692 | $27,000 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,818 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,705 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,059 | $22,801 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,752 | not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,720 | $26,022 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,376 | $24,309 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,461 | $20,000 |
| Sociology and Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,431 | $25,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,013 | $24,623 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,709 | $26,629 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,816 | $27,000 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,394 | not reported |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $16,420 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore University of Puget Sound by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?236328

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