Luther College
Decorah, Iowa · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
18of 18 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Iowa high-school graduate (about $37,130 a year).
18 of 43 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 25: 21 with no earnings published and 4 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage.
Average net price, all families$23,097 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
$23,097 a year
About $92,388 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 | $12,517 |
| $30k to $48k | $12,835 |
| $48k to $75k | $19,351 |
| $75k to $110k | $22,204 |
| $110k and up | $29,376 |
| All families (average) | $23,097 |
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).
18 of 43 programs could be assessed 42% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,998 | +$26,868 | clears the bar | $26,391 | 1.0 yrs | 37 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $50,947 | +$13,817 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.0 yrs | 33 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $77,569 | +$40,439 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 31 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $68,510 | +$31,380 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 31 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $46,116 | +$8,986 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 3.0 yrs | 22 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $53,510 | +$16,380 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.6 yrs | 18 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $63,7601-year earnings | +$26,630 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 17 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $47,660 | +$10,530 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.6 yrs | 14 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $52,296 | +$15,166 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $50,164 | +$13,034 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.1 yrs | 13 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $50,580 | +$13,450 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $75,341 | +$38,211 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 11 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $45,737 | +$8,607 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $52,905 | +$15,775 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.7 yrs | 10 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $49,769 | +$12,639 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $51,913 | +$14,783 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.8 yrs | 5 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,821 | +$17,691 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.5 yrs | not published |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,469 | +$19,339 | clears the bar | $25,823 | 1.3 yrs | not published |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $27,000 | not assessed | 7 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Information Systems | 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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