Wright State University - Main Campus Rankings by Salary Score

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Salary and Debt by Major at Wright State University - Main Campus

We calculated a Salary Score for each of Wright State University - Main Campus's programs by comparing program-specific median alumni earnings to median alumni earnings for the same program across all schools that provide this data. This way, students can compare the relative salary strength of a specific major at Wright State University - Main Campus to the same major at other schools. A school's overall score by level is based on the school's by-program performance weighted by student enrollment in each program. Data is sourced from the December 2020 release of the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and reflects median alumni debt upon graduation and median alumni earnings in the year after graduation for students who received federal financial aid. Debt and salary numbers are shown rounded to the nearest $10.

Salary Score ™ for Wright State Associate Degrees

Field of Study Salary Score Employment Rate Median Debt Median Salary Salary Score
Engineering Technology, General 26 100% 100% Not Reported $33,990 26

Salary Score ™ for Wright State Bachelor's Degrees

Field of Study Salary Score Employment Rate Median Debt Median Salary Salary Score
Accounting and Related Services 45 97% 97% $24,800 $47,550 45
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 30 100% 100% $27,000 $41,190 30
Biology, General 55 92% 92% $23,500 $29,690 55
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 21 97% 97% $18,000 $49,020 21
Business Administration, Management and Operations 26 95% 95% $25,000 $37,290 26
Business/Commerce, General 45 95% 95% $22,900 $43,030 45
Chemistry 6 92% 92% Not Reported $27,050 6
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions 50 100% 100% Not Reported $56,420 50
Communication and Media Studies 41 97% 97% $25,000 $32,160 41
Computer and Information Sciences, General 62 94% 94% $25,250 $62,580 62
Computer Engineering 27 100% 100% $26,000 $63,750 27
Criminology 49 99% 99% $26,530 $34,880 49
Dance 13 100% 100% Not Reported $16,350 13
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft 35 93% 93% $25,500 $21,510 35
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 19 100% 100% $25,000 $63,010 19
English Language and Literature, General 28 98% 98% $24,850 $26,060 28
Film/Video and Photographic Arts 39 95% 95% $27,030 $25,190 39
Finance and Financial Management Services 26 99% 99% $22,160 $44,320 26
Fine and Studio Arts 26 89% 89% $35,250 $22,920 26
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 33 96% 96% $24,950 $34,420 33
Health and Physical Education/Fitness 30 97% 97% $23,250 $27,680 30
History 20 91% 91% $27,500 $25,190 20
Human Resources Management and Services 33 98% 98% $21,750 $42,680 33
International/Global Studies 31 89% 89% $18,500 $27,950 31
Management Information Systems and Services 25 100% 100% $24,990 $47,260 25
Marketing 53 99% 99% $21,530 $42,850 53
Mechanical Engineering 34 99% 99% $22,000 $63,120 34
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 20 97% 97% $25,500 $28,960 20
Political Science and Government 28 97% 97% $26,250 $31,310 28
Psychology, General 51 93% 93% $21,830 $30,080 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 29 100% 100% $25,000 $59,510 29
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 43 92% 92% $27,780 $30,620 43
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 20 100% 100% $25,000 $26,740 20
Social Work 68 92% 92% $25,990 $34,260 68
Sociology 50 100% 100% $28,750 $32,570 50
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods 13 96% 96% $25,900 $30,620 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 15 100% 100% $28,500 $31,310 15

Salary Score ™ for Wright State Master's Degrees

Field of Study Salary Score Employment Rate Median Debt Median Salary Salary Score
Accounting and Related Services 10 100% 100% Not Reported $53,360 10
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 9 95% 95% Not Reported $59,120 9
Business Administration, Management and Operations 46 97% 97% $34,130 $68,710 46
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology 31 98% 98% $54,670 $42,120 31
Computer and Information Sciences, General 33 100% 100% Not Reported $73,740 33
Criminal Justice and Corrections 13 92% 92% Not Reported $33,990 13
Economics 53 100% 100% Not Reported $65,330 53
Educational Administration and Supervision 25 100% 100% $33,610 $47,420 25
Educational/Instructional Media Design 80 100% 100% Not Reported $63,010 80
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 34 100% 100% Not Reported $87,310 34
English Language and Literature, General 3 93% 93% Not Reported $21,800 3
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 34 100% 100% Not Reported $55,960 34
History 13 95% 95% $33,000 $28,240 13
Management Information Systems and Services 37 88% 88% $30,690 $72,800 37
Mechanical Engineering 21 100% 100% Not Reported $76,460 21
Music 20 93% 93% Not Reported $21,960 20
Public Administration 42 96% 96% $35,450 $52,110 42
Public Health 48 100% 100% Not Reported $53,780 48
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 46 99% 99% $51,520 $98,050 46
Social Work 42 96% 96% $30,210 $44,670 42
Special Education and Teaching 5 100% 100% $43,100 $37,050 5
Student Counseling and Personnel Services 16 100% 100% Not Reported $37,860 16
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods 10 98% 98% $25,110 $37,640 10
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 24 96% 96% Not Reported $43,640 24

Salary Score ™ for Wright State Doctoral Degrees

Field of Study Salary Score Employment Rate Median Debt Median Salary Salary Score
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology 75 100% 100% $158,050 $71,350 75

Most Recent Reviews

MSW 3/23/2023

If you can endure a guideless hell for two to four years while pursing your MSW, the only thing Wright State does is provide the accredited piece of paper that opens career doors. The social work program is a disaster: professors quit in the middle of the semester, there is no academic guidance of any sort, and if you are working full-time, despite their claims, you cannot finish this program. There is no coordination between professors because none of them like each other. It's a toxic environment that will... Read More

Anonymous 12/8/2019

You should be very careful when choosing an advisor for your graduate program at this university, and specially if you are an international student. Some advisors keep you hostage for years to do free labor for them and they provide you almost nothing, no equipment to make progress with your research. I am still confused why no one did anything about the lack of facilities in there. Where did the grants really go.