Graduate earnings are in line with similar institutions.
What graduates earn 10 years after enrollment.
Annual salary at 10 years
Lower quartile earnings
Upper quartile earnings
How graduate earnings grow in the decade after enrollment.
Holy Cross graduates experience steady earnings growth throughout the early-to-mid career period. Median earnings increase from $69,984 six years after enrollment to $84,240 at eight years and reach $90,543 at ten years, representing robust 29.4% growth from the six-year to ten-year marks.
Financial justification for the investment.
Healthy debt burden. Most graduates can manage $27,000 in debt with typical earnings.
Holy Cross graduates accumulate median debt of $27,000, above the peer median of $24,181, placing the institution at the 4.0th percentile for debt levels—indicating modestly below average performance. Debt ranges from $19,000 at the 25th percentile to $31,919 at the 75th percentile, showing moderate variation in borrowing patterns among students.
College of the Holy Cross demonstrates top-tier return performance, ranking at the 93.8th percentile with exceptional outcomes relative to educational investment. The institution's return index reflects strong graduate earnings of $90,543 that significantly exceed peer institutions, with graduates earning $27,477 more than the peer median of $63,066.
Approximately 19.5% of Holy Cross graduates continue to graduate or professional school based on program mix analysis with medium confidence. This co...
Program mix explains much of the earnings story.
Program-level earnings demonstrate Holy Cross's strength across liberal arts disciplines while showing meaningful variation by field. Applied Economics leads with $96,461 median earnings, followed by Algebra and Number Theory at $87,210.
English Language and Literature produces $69,556 earnings despite ranking #1 nationally in the field, while American Government and Politics generates $68,772. Biology graduates earn $67,624, and American History graduates earn $65,505.
See which programs drive the strongest earnings and career trajectories
The earnings distribution at Holy Cross shows moderate variation in post-graduation outcomes. With 25th percentile earnings of $65,874 and 75th percentile earnings of $134,575, the 2.0:1 ratio indicates reasonable variation across career paths and program choices.
