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Bachelor's+10% vs national median189 grads tracked

Physical Sciences at Western Colorado University

Ranked 51st of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,253
middle 50%: $26,207 – $48,966
Median · 5 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $52,839 – $111,561
Median · 10 years out
$72,095
middle 50%: $48,791 – $109,603

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Physical Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Western Colorado University's bachelor's program in Physical Sciences earn a median $35,253 one year after graduating, rising to $72,095 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $66,057 for this field, ranking 51st of 321 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,891 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Connecticut
$73,157 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$73,157 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$72,912 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$72,884 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$72,839 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$72,814 · 5 yrs out
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$72,537 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$72,285 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$72,263 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$72,242 · 5 yrs out
Wabash College
$72,156 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Western Colorado University

Computer Programming (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$62,595 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$61,737 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$60,618 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$58,808 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$56,833 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$53,520 · 5 yrs out

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