Public · Ellensburg, Washington
Central Washington University: cost, debt and earnings by major
53 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $21,201
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 51%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 91%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 7,833
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $19,170
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 6.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $15,410 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $15,245 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $18,026 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $24,509 |
| $110,000+ | $29,759 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (1)
Bachelor's programs (42)
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$97,869
- Construction Management$97,651
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$97,263
- Computer Science$95,368
- Economics$88,799
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$84,871
- Chemistry$75,905
- Air Transportation$74,997
- Accounting and Related Services$74,442
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,036
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$72,838
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$66,538
- Apparel and Textiles$65,815
- Political Science and Government$64,361
- Sociology$63,608
- Public Health$62,435
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$61,604
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$60,761
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$59,659
- Social Sciences, General$58,680
- Communication and Media Studies$56,862
- Nutrition Sciences$56,735
- Biology, General$56,154
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$54,858
- Psychology, General$54,530
- Human Services, General$54,318
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$53,987
- Geography and Cartography$53,081
- Music$51,008
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$50,776
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$50,318
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$47,979
- History$45,990
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$45,152
- Anthropology$44,089
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$43,480
- English Language and Literature, General$43,101
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$41,971
- Fine and Studio Arts$40,251
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$33,800
- Hospitality Administration/Management$33,789 (1 yr)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$24,524 (1 yr)
Master's programs (10)
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$104,672 (1 yr)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$85,817
- Educational Administration and Supervision$81,827
- Music$79,115
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$75,999
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$75,017
- Education, General$72,492 (1 yr)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$69,174
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$62,984
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$48,285 (1 yr)