Clarke University
Dubuque, Iowa · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
6of 6 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Iowa high-school graduate (about $37,130 a year).
6 of 32 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 26: 22 with no earnings published and 4 with nothing reported. The 10 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$24,479 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
$24,479 a year
About $97,916 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 | $23,405 |
| $30k to $48k | $22,543 |
| $48k to $75k | $22,645 |
| $75k to $110k | $27,890 |
| $110k and up | $24,784 |
| All families (average) | $24,479 |
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 Iowa high-school graduate ($37,130 a year).
11 of 42 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $75,920 | +$38,790 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 32 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $42,853 | +$5,723 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 4.4 yrs | 24 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,384 | +$17,254 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.5 yrs | 22 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $74,114 | +$36,984 | clears the bar | $26,990 | 0.7 yrs | 19 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $72,235 | +$35,105 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $56,897 | +$19,767 | above HS line | $35,850 | 1.8 yrs | 16 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,048 | +$10,918 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.5 yrs | 15 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $53,412 | +$16,282 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $73,295 | +$36,165 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $80,785 | +$43,655 | above HS line | $80,066 | 1.8 yrs | not published |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $100,847 | +$63,717 | above HS line | $57,264 | 0.9 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate'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 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Theatre | Bachelor'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, $37,130 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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