Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado · Public

Of 30 assessed programs, 28 leave graduates out-earning a typical Colorado high-school graduate (about $40,674/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 76 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,792
$30k to $48k	$11,920
$48k to $75k	$14,692
$75k to $110k	$16,945
$110k and up	$20,606
All families (average)	$15,103

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.

30 of 106 programs could be assessed 28% 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
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$69,297	+$28,623	clears the bar	$20,000	0.7 yrs	188
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$81,319	+$40,645	clears the bar	$22,250	0.5 yrs	157
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$49,348	+$8,674	clears the bar	$25,000	2.9 yrs	131
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$73,377	+$32,703	clears the bar	$19,250	0.6 yrs	87
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$58,708	+$18,034	clears the bar	$24,000	1.3 yrs	74
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$43,775	+$3,101	clears the bar	$20,170	6.5 yrs	68
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,737	+$5,063	clears the bar	$24,500	4.8 yrs	61
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,321	+$13,647	clears the bar	$23,093	1.7 yrs	61
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$70,482	+$29,808	clears the bar	$5,500	0.2 yrs	53
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,747	+$16,073	clears the bar	$12,673	0.8 yrs	51
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$96,708	+$56,034	clears the bar	$22,080	0.4 yrs	45
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$44,651	+$3,977	clears the bar	$25,000	6.3 yrs	36
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$80,359	+$39,685	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$54,717	+$14,043	clears the bar	$21,061	1.5 yrs	29
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$50,384	+$9,710	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	$56,832	+$16,158	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$74,932	+$34,258	clears the bar	$21,300	0.6 yrs	22
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$50,441	+$9,767	clears the bar	$25,000	2.6 yrs	18
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$71,577	+$30,903	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$72,815	+$32,141	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
English	Bachelor's Degree	$43,733	+$3,059	clears the bar	$19,846	6.5 yrs	14
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$67,041	+$26,367	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$42,801	+$2,127	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$32,144	-$8,530	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Education	Master's Degree	$60,586	+$19,912	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,701	+$2,027	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$49,139	+$8,465	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$21,173 1-year earnings	-$19,501	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$43,078	+$2,404	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$57,897	+$17,223	clears the bar	$21,302	1.2 yrs	insufficient data
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	87
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Nursing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$23,500	insufficient data	16
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Construction Trades, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Agricultural Business and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sustainability Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Air Transportation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
Food Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Applied Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Food Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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.