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

Tacoma, WA · Public · 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 | $78,466 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $50,171 – $115,782 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,375 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,413 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 63% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $25,346 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 83% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.16× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $50,466 | derived |

**63% 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 $12,375 (≈ 16% 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 $24,917 to $137,584 across 41 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $137,584 | $15,422 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $133,070 | $58,052 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $116,990 | $36,600 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $105,813 | $33,752 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Master's Degree | $97,726 | $40,174 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $75,688 | $12,500 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,856 | $14,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,196 | $15,127 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,636 | $14,448 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,357 | $15,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $65,086 | $35,140 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $63,313 | $30,990 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $62,545 | $23,108 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $60,113 | $40,998 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,174 | $13,856 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Master's Degree | $58,813 | $33,037 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,825 | $14,828 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $51,654 | $51,250 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,591 | $14,488 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,321 | $15,000 |
| Education, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,896 | $14,159 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,694 | $13,654 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,241 | $15,757 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,576 | $11,628 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,001 | $13,290 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,823 | $15,000 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,114 | $14,512 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,522 | $14,845 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,267 | $15,500 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,399 | $13,400 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,362 | $13,809 |
| Social Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,911 | $11,734 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,890 | $14,342 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,403 | $15,932 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,213 | $12,551 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,876 | $15,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,937 | $14,019 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,565 | $17,256 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,075 | $15,071 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,604 | $14,691 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,917 | $14,000 |

## 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 Washington-Tacoma Campus by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?377564

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