Adams State University
Alamosa, Colorado · Public
Graduate earnings
6of 7 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Colorado high-school graduate (about $40,674 a year). 1 falls short.
7 of 22 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 15: 14 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 13 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$12,980 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$12,980 a year
About $51,920 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $9,947 |
| $30k to $48k | $10,392 |
| $48k to $75k | $11,921 |
| $75k to $110k | $15,787 |
| $110k and up | $20,274 |
| All families (average) | $12,980 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Colorado high-school graduate ($40,674 a year).
12 of 35 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $56,207 | +$15,533 | above HS line | $50,683 | 3.3 yrs | 321 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $51,111 | +$10,437 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.9 yrs | 75 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $59,136 | +$18,462 | above HS line | $24,000 | 1.3 yrs | 43 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $74,560 | +$33,886 | above HS line | $31,166 | 0.9 yrs | 40 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $44,701 | +$4,027 | clears the bar | $17,125 | 4.3 yrs | 32 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $54,5691-year earnings | +$13,895 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,9481-year earnings | +$6,274 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $25,750 | 4.1 yrs | 27 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,467 | +$15,793 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,809 | +$1,135 | clears the bar | $18,340 | 16.2 yrs | 21 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $37,9431-year earnings | -$2,731 | falls short (1-yr) | $13,500 | no earnings gain | 17 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $78,402 | +$37,728 | clears the bar | $24,950 | 0.7 yrs | 14 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | $74,831 | +$34,157 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 227 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Psychology, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $40,674 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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