Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado · Private, nonprofit

Of 25 assessed programs, 22 leave graduates out-earning a typical Colorado high-school graduate (about $40,674/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 91 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$26,010
$30k to $48k	$24,819
$48k to $75k	$27,203
$75k to $110k	$26,257
$110k and up	$33,274
All families (average)	$29,500

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

25 of 116 programs could be assessed 22% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Colorado high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$56,063	+$15,389	clears the bar	$50,979	3.3 yrs	165
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$72,519	+$31,845	clears the bar	$23,483	0.7 yrs	128
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$87,990	+$47,316	clears the bar	$37,500	0.8 yrs	100
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,887	+$14,213	clears the bar	$32,500	2.3 yrs	88
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$86,926	+$46,252	clears the bar	$31,387	0.7 yrs	64
Bible/Biblical Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$44,270	+$3,596	clears the bar	$43,750	12.2 yrs	62
Bible/Biblical Studies	Associate's Degree	$45,122	+$4,448	clears the bar	$35,750	8.0 yrs	52
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$43,168	+$2,494	clears the bar	$25,750	10.3 yrs	50
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$60,115	+$19,441	clears the bar	$38,705	2.0 yrs	44
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$47,145	+$6,471	clears the bar	$25,267	3.9 yrs	43
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$54,443	+$13,769	clears the bar	$26,732	1.9 yrs	42
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$64,060	+$23,386	clears the bar	$34,939	1.5 yrs	38
Psychology	Associate's Degree	$37,517	-$3,157	falls short	$32,931	insufficient data	32
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$44,245	+$3,571	clears the bar	$23,250	6.5 yrs	29
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$60,453	+$19,779	clears the bar	$29,153	1.5 yrs	29
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$28,534 1-year earnings	-$12,140	falls short	$16,250	insufficient data	29
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$69,617	+$28,943	clears the bar	$33,563	1.2 yrs	29
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$91,195	+$50,521	clears the bar	$34,000	0.7 yrs	26
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$40,033 1-year earnings	-$641	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Special Education	Master's Degree	$57,364	+$16,690	clears the bar	$34,446	2.1 yrs	20
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$50,281	+$9,607	clears the bar	$30,129	3.1 yrs	15
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$44,849	+$4,175	clears the bar	$41,757	10.0 yrs	14
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	$58,775	+$18,101	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Bible/Biblical Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$60,419	+$19,745	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,153	+$11,479	clears the bar	$18,125	1.6 yrs	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	87
Bible/Biblical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$35,980	insufficient data	31
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Bible/Biblical Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$24,250	insufficient data	9
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Outdoor Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Communications and Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Philosophy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religious Music and Worship	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Second Language Learning	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Curriculum and Instruction	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Philosophy	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Accounting	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($40,674/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.