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Bachelor's+11% vs national median44 grads tracked

Physical Sciences at Covenant College

Ranked 42nd of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$76,459
middle 50%: $69,779 – $81,339
Median · 5 years out
$73,271
middle 50%: $54,993 – $91,987
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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 Covenant College's bachelor's program in Physical Sciences earn a median $76,459 one year after graduating, rising to $73,271 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $66,057 for this field, ranking 42nd 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
4.7 yrs
≈ $4,792 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$74,635 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$73,904 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$73,402 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$73,190 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$73,184 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at Covenant College

Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,095 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's)
$54,365 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$52,813 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Curriculum and Instruction (Bachelor's)
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$48,994 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Bachelor's)
$48,761 · 5 yrs out

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