Graduates of Washington & Jefferson College earn median 4-year earnings of $66,045, placing Washington & Jefferson College in the 70.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs slightly below the $57,042 median at comparable institutions. Azimuth ranks Washington & Jefferson College #503 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects a career-focused curriculum anchored in Business, where most graduates move directly into professional roles with steady early-career pay growth. Washington & Jefferson College's program portfolio centers on applied, professional fields. Business/Commerce, General is the largest program with 46 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $72,219, performing at 1.1x the national benchmark for the field. The Psychology, General program graduates 45 students earning $57,026 four years after enrollment, while Economics and Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services round out the top programs with 28 and 25 graduates respectively. These programs collectively represent the institution's strength in preparing students for immediate workforce entry in stable, moderately-paying career paths aligned with regional labor markets in PA.
Graduates of Washington & Jefferson College earn median 4-year earnings of $66,045, placing Washington & Jefferson College in the 70.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs slightly below the $57,042 median at comparable institutions. Azimuth ranks Washington & Jefferson College #503 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects a career-focused curriculum anchored in Business, where most graduates move directly into professional roles with steady early-career pay growth. Washington & Jefferson College's program portfolio centers on applied, professional fields. Business/Commerce, General is the largest program with 46 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $72,219, performing at 1.1x the national benchmark for the field. The Psychology, General program graduates 45 students earning $57,026 four years after enrollment, while Economics and Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services round out the top programs with 28 and 25 graduates respectively. These programs collectively represent the institution's strength in preparing students for immediate workforce entry in stable, moderately-paying career paths aligned with regional labor markets in PA.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates of Washington & Jefferson College earn median 4-year earnings of $66,045, placing Washington & Jefferson College in the 70.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs slightly below the $57,042 median at comparable institutions. Azimuth ranks Washington & Jefferson College #503 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects a career-focused curriculum anchored in Business, where most graduates move directly into professional roles with steady early-career pay growth. Washington & Jefferson College's program portfolio centers on applied, professional fields. Business/Commerce, General is the largest program with 46 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $72,219, performing at 1.1x the national benchmark for the field. The Psychology, General program graduates 45 students earning $57,026 four years after enrollment, while Economics and Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services round out the top programs with 28 and 25 graduates respectively. These programs collectively represent the institution's strength in preparing students for immediate workforce entry in stable, moderately-paying career paths aligned with regional labor markets in PA.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Washington & Jefferson College's program mix is anchored in health professions and applied fields — a portfolio shaped by the institution's regional public-university identity and workforce-development mission. Business/Commerce, General is the largest program with 46 graduates annually, followed by Psychology, General, Economics, Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, and Accounting. Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 340 students annually, the institution's strength concentrates in health, education, and business fields — a mix that reflects both regional labor-market demand and the university's applied-professional focus. The earnings pattern is consistent across the largest programs. Business/Commerce, General graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $72,219, while Psychology, General graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $57,026 and Economics graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $72,305. The highest-earning programs — Accounting with 21 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $83,516, and Artificial Intelligence with 14 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $79,272 — reflect the institution's depth in health and applied-professional fields where regional employers recruit actively. Most of Washington & Jefferson College's dominant programs are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly in stable, in-demand fields. Health professions, nursing, education, and business programs align with consistent labor-market demand in the Upper Midwest region. The supply and demand for college graduates provides context for how these program families align with national wage trends and regional hiring patterns.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Washington & Jefferson College earn median 4-year earnings of $66,045, placing Washington & Jefferson College in the 70.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs slightly below the $57,042 median at comparable institutions. Azimuth ranks Washington & Jefferson College #503 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects a career-focused curriculum anchored in Business, where most graduates move directly into professional roles with steady early-career pay growth. Washington & Jefferson College's program portfolio centers on applied, professional fields. Business/Commerce, General is the largest program with 46 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $72,219, performing at 1.1x the national benchmark for the field. The Psychology, General program graduates 45 students earning $57,026 four years after enrollment, while Economics and Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services round out the top programs with 28 and 25 graduates respectively. These programs collectively represent the institution's strength in preparing students for immediate workforce entry in stable, moderately-paying career paths aligned with regional labor markets in PA.
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