$68,905
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Washington State University-Tri Cities is a public 4-year college in Richland, Washington. Former students earn a median $68,905 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition in-state
$12,261
Out-of-state $28,820
Admission rate
-
Completion rate
-
Median debt
$19,500
About $207 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$68,905
Rank 400 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition in-state
- $12,261
- Tuition out-of-state
- $28,820
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $10,868 in 2015-16 to $12,261 in 2024-25.
Admission and students
- Highest degree
- none
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 400 of 5,094 US colleges and 9 of 87 in Washington (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $14,091 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,261 | $8,256 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 83% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 50% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,500 | $13,653 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $53,510 | $42,696 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $68,905 | $47,869 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 72% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 79% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Richland and Washington on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Washington
- Homes: Homes for sale in Washington
Questions and answers
How much do Washington State University-Tri Cities graduates earn?
$68,905 a year is the median pay of former Washington State University-Tri Cities students who work, 10 years after they started ($53,510 after 6 years). That ranks 400 of 5,094 US colleges and 9 of 87 in Washington.
How much student debt do Washington State University-Tri Cities graduates have?
$19,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Washington State University-Tri Cities graduates, about $207 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.