Maharishi International University

Fairfield, Iowa · Private, nonprofit

Of 2 assessed programs, 1 leave graduates out-earning a typical Iowa high-school graduate (about $37,130/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 38 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$14,269
$30k to $48k	$16,585
$48k to $75k	$14,066
$75k to $110k	$18,954
All families (average)	$14,956

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.

2 of 40 programs could be assessed 5% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Iowa high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$139,773	+$102,643	clears the bar	$51,091	0.5 yrs	348
Theatre	Master's Degree	$32,294 1-year earnings	-$4,836	falls short	$62,994	insufficient data	12
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	112
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Computer Programming	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Agricultural Production Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Energy and Biologically Based Therapies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Agriculture, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health-Related Knowledge and Skills	Master's Degree	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 ($37,130/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.