Indiana University-Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana · Public

Of 96 assessed programs, 95 leave graduates out-earning a typical Indiana high-school graduate (about $36,492/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 200 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$5,701
$30k to $48k	$5,995
$48k to $75k	$11,038
$75k to $110k	$18,056
$110k and up	$20,680
All families (average)	$11,668

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.

96 of 296 programs could be assessed 32% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Indiana high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$79,722	+$43,230	clears the bar	$20,115	0.5 yrs	652
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$70,903	+$34,411	clears the bar	$19,727	0.6 yrs	482
Social Work	Master's Degree	$59,903	+$23,411	clears the bar	$39,728	1.7 yrs	416
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$101,569	+$65,077	clears the bar	$210,632	3.2 yrs	335
Law	First Professional Degree	$101,372	+$64,880	clears the bar	$97,806	1.5 yrs	250
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,904	+$10,412	clears the bar	$20,396	2.0 yrs	223
Business	Master's Degree	$171,615	+$135,123	clears the bar	$37,032	0.3 yrs	190
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,718	+$15,226	clears the bar	$21,852	1.4 yrs	188
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,830	+$20,338	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	174
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,540	+$13,048	clears the bar	$21,267	1.6 yrs	167
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,983	+$41,491	clears the bar	$22,500	0.5 yrs	157
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,960	+$52,468	clears the bar	$20,921	0.4 yrs	147
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$50,246	+$13,754	clears the bar	$16,450	1.2 yrs	147
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,713	+$17,221	clears the bar	$20,625	1.2 yrs	128
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$57,564	+$21,072	clears the bar	$19,815	0.9 yrs	126
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$183,985	+$147,493	clears the bar	$257,402	1.7 yrs	119
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$49,513	+$13,021	clears the bar	$29,119	2.2 yrs	118
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$53,784	+$17,292	clears the bar	$20,500	1.2 yrs	113
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$59,541	+$23,049	clears the bar	$18,955	0.8 yrs	112
Nursing	Master's Degree	$117,140	+$80,648	clears the bar	$40,950	0.5 yrs	112
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$41,629	+$5,137	clears the bar	$21,500	4.2 yrs	105
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$57,800	+$21,308	clears the bar	$20,112	0.9 yrs	99
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$94,380	+$57,888	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	88
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$80,783	+$44,291	clears the bar	$26,937	0.6 yrs	88
Public Health	Master's Degree	$86,103	+$49,611	clears the bar	$37,500	0.8 yrs	83
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,203	+$20,711	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	82
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$57,940	+$21,448	clears the bar	$21,468	1.0 yrs	82
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$46,473	+$9,981	clears the bar	$22,491	2.3 yrs	81
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$65,262	+$28,770	clears the bar	$20,545	0.7 yrs	77
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$80,678	+$44,186	clears the bar	$76,088	1.7 yrs	76
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$64,399 1-year earnings	+$27,907	clears the bar	$84,930	3.0 yrs	74
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$51,397	+$14,905	clears the bar	$18,443	1.2 yrs	64
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$60,564	+$24,072	clears the bar	$20,625	0.9 yrs	64
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$72,282	+$35,790	clears the bar	$20,958	0.6 yrs	64
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$84,078	+$47,586	clears the bar	$28,078	0.6 yrs	63
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$64,402 1-year earnings	+$27,910	clears the bar	$24,553	0.9 yrs	57
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$56,218	+$19,726	clears the bar	$15,127	0.8 yrs	56
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$61,687	+$25,195	clears the bar	$20,743	0.8 yrs	56
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$85,533	+$49,041	clears the bar	$24,937	0.5 yrs	52
English	Bachelor's Degree	$38,198	+$1,706	clears the bar	$19,500	11.4 yrs	51
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$103,070	+$66,578	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,380	+$6,888	clears the bar	$21,732	3.2 yrs	48
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$109,536	+$73,044	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$130,505	+$94,013	clears the bar	$96,811	1.0 yrs	42
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$84,699 1-year earnings	+$48,207	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$52,841	+$16,349	clears the bar	$19,894	1.2 yrs	39
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,988	+$19,496	clears the bar	$27,000	1.4 yrs	39
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$97,043	+$60,551	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$79,821	+$43,329	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	39
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$48,113	+$11,621	clears the bar	$21,500	1.9 yrs	38
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$87,114	+$50,622	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	38
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$87,908	+$51,416	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Social Work	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,193	+$17,701	clears the bar	$12,600	0.7 yrs	37
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$103,089	+$66,597	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Accounting	Master's Degree	$89,764	+$53,272	clears the bar	$29,747	0.6 yrs	37
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,060	+$17,568	clears the bar	$20,386	1.2 yrs	37
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,435	+$51,943	clears the bar	$19,959	0.4 yrs	36
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$66,173	+$29,681	clears the bar	$8,683	0.3 yrs	36
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$56,560	+$20,068	clears the bar	$15,019	0.7 yrs	34
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,678	+$7,186	clears the bar	$20,645	2.9 yrs	34
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,427	+$19,935	clears the bar	$15,807	0.8 yrs	32
Biology	Master's Degree	$35,313 1-year earnings	-$1,179	falls short	$19,415	insufficient data	31
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,841	+$61,349	clears the bar	$20,625	0.3 yrs	30
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	$252,749	+$216,257	clears the bar	$163,144	0.8 yrs	28
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$50,141 1-year earnings	+$13,649	clears the bar	$39,500	2.9 yrs	27
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,884	+$59,392	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	27
Human Computer Interaction	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$76,267	+$39,775	clears the bar	$20,492	0.5 yrs	25
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	$57,262	+$20,770	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$55,419	+$18,927	clears the bar	$41,000	2.2 yrs	22
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$46,676	+$10,184	clears the bar	$22,514	2.2 yrs	22
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$68,036	+$31,544	clears the bar	$16,250	0.5 yrs	21
History	Bachelor's Degree	$44,850	+$8,358	clears the bar	$25,000	3.0 yrs	20
Engineering, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$89,261	+$52,769	clears the bar	$25,492	0.5 yrs	19
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$66,203	+$29,711	clears the bar	$19,366	0.7 yrs	19
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$76,220	+$39,728	clears the bar	$16,348	0.4 yrs	19
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$53,688	+$17,196	clears the bar	$26,692	1.6 yrs	18
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$49,069	+$12,577	clears the bar	$22,500	1.8 yrs	17
American Sign Language	Bachelor's Degree	$47,003	+$10,511	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Human Computer Interaction	Master's Degree	$115,320	+$78,828	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$90,782	+$54,290	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Engineering-Related Fields	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$83,619	+$47,127	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$50,700	+$14,208	clears the bar	$19,778	1.4 yrs	12
Museology/Museum Studies	Master's Degree	$47,477	+$10,985	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$70,286	+$33,794	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	$98,342	+$61,850	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	11
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$62,465	+$25,973	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$64,171	+$27,679	clears the bar	$47,468	1.7 yrs	11
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,659 1-year earnings	+$4,167	clears the bar	$17,500	4.2 yrs	11
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$61,420	+$24,928	clears the bar	$26,000	1.0 yrs	9
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,018	+$3,526	clears the bar	$18,399	5.2 yrs	8
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$64,843	+$28,351	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$74,286	+$37,794	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$75,498	+$39,006	clears the bar	$22,465	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$40,588 1-year earnings	+$4,096	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	$67,759 1-year earnings	+$31,267	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$62,442	+$25,950	clears the bar	$19,970	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Community Organization and Advocacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Community Organization and Advocacy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Human Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$16,550	insufficient data	15
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Medical Assisting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Health	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Genetics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Energy Systems Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Community Organization and Advocacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Engineering, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Museology/Museum Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Human Computer Interaction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6

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 ($36,492/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.