If you’re interested in how much a particular major will affect you financially, the Department of Education expanded the College Scorecard in May 2019 to include data about the level of debt students take on to study a certain major at a specific college. You should contact the schools you’re considering to find out about average costs beyond tuition for STEM majors.
The encouraging news is that although a STEM major education may cost more, those costs are likely going to be recovered in the professional world. A report on the value of majors by the Center on Education and the Workforce found graduates with STEM degrees make more at entry-level and mid-career levels compared to those with health, business, arts, humanities, liberal arts, teaching and serving majors.
