Career outcomes brief

Wright State University-Main Campus Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated September 30, 2026

How much do Wright State University-Main Campus graduates earn?

The reported median is $62,601 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is $5,300 per year.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $62,601, in the 59th percentile. That is $5,300 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Graduates earn about $6,923 more than expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 76th percentile, and Azimuth places the university at the 64th percentile for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures adds $7,669. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $746. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,499.

The earnings scenarios at Wright State University-Main Campus span from a downside of $42,622 to an upside of $85,461 four years after completion. That range reflects the variation across the university's 35 programs with published earnings data.

The highest-earning programs illustrate the upper end of that spread: Computer Engineering completers earn a median of $97,659, Computer and Information Sciences graduates reach $92,006, and Electrical Engineering completers earn $89,391. These engineering and computing fields sit well above the university-wide median, while programs in the social sciences and education anchor the lower end of the range.

An estimated 29.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the university's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, the median earnings understate the eventual earnings of the sizable share of completers who pursue advanced degrees.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $62,601
Rank for difference from expectations: 76th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Wright State University-Main Campus reported median: $62,601
Peer schools comparable schools · $5,300 below Wright State University-Main Campus: $57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $6,923 below Wright State University-Main Campus: $55,678

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $42,622
Median · reported: $62,601
Higher estimate: $85,461

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Wright State University-Main Campus graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Wright State University-Main Campus graduates’ reported earnings are $6,923 above that expectation, the 76th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Wright State University-Main Campus caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Wright State University-Main Campus report the highest earnings?

Earnings differ widely by field at Wright State University-Main Campus. Computer and Information Sciences leads the largest programs with a median of $92,006 four years after completion, 68 degrees awarded, and an Azimuth national rank of #105.

Mechanical Engineering follows at $82,795 on 96 degrees awarded, ranked #217 nationally. Among the largest programs, Nursing awards 173 degrees, reports $77,289, and ranks #275 nationally, while Psychology awards 142 degrees at $46,507, ranked #256 nationally.

The gap between the computing and engineering figures and the psychology median illustrates how much outcomes vary by field.

Wright State University-Main Campus has 26 bachelor's programs that carry an Azimuth national rank. Its best-ranked field is Criminology, placed at #46 nationally and #3 in Ohio.

The program awarded 29 degrees and reports a median of $46,939 four years after completion. Computer and Information Sciences ranks #105 nationally and #3 in Ohio, with 68 degrees awarded.

Its completers earn a median of $92,006 four years after completion. The Mechanical Engineering program ranks #217 nationally, with 96 degrees awarded and a median of $82,795 four years after completion.

Nursing is the university's largest field, with 173 degrees awarded, a national rank of #275, and a median of $77,289 four years after completion.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

Computer Engineering: $97,659
Computer and Information Sciences, General: $92,006
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering: $89,391
Mechanical Engineering: $82,795
Biomedical/Medical Engineering: $77,864
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing: $77,289
Accounting and Related Services: $73,024
Finance and Financial Management Services: $71,696

Explore Wright State University-Main Campus program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Scenarios modeled from the program mix run from $42,622 on the downside to $85,461 on the upside, with a typical outcome of $62,601, reflecting wide variation by field. At the high end, Computer Engineering has a median of $97,659 four years after completion, while Psychology, the lowest-earning among the largest programs, stands at $46,507.

Graduates of Wright State University-Main Campus earn about $6,923 more than the model expects for similar students, a result that ranks in the 76th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Four years after completion, the median earnings of its graduates reach $62,601, which is above the peer median of $57,301 for comparable institutions (same type and size).

The earnings cohort includes 3,017 completers. Earnings scenarios anchored on the university's program mix show a downside scenario of $42,622 and an upside scenario reaching $85,461.

An estimated 29.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. The university's strongest is mobility, where Azimuth ranks it in the 76th percentile.

The combination of higher-than-expected earnings and a substantial completers group points to an institution where the typical graduate's outcome exceeds what the model predicts for students with similar backgrounds.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.