Master's · Cheney, Washington
Is Education, General at Eastern Washington University worth it?
High confidence High confidence: 100+ graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $73,332
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $70,069
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $23,267
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $25k (likely $25k – $25k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $2k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in WA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$166k (likely −$214k – −$121k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$187k (likely −$263k – −$103k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Eastern Washington University
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate certificate)$102,228
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$95,817
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$87,458
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)$85,599
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)$85,495
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Bachelor's)$84,265
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral)$80,406
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)$76,693
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$75,927
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$75,656
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)$75,533
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's)$75,152
Education, General at other schools in Washington
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus$84,551
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus$84,551
- University of Washington-Tacoma Campus$84,551
- Whitworth University$78,357
- University of Puget Sound$77,402
- Northwest University$74,550
- Central Washington University$72,492
- Antioch University-Seattle$67,918
- Gonzaga University$65,557