Morningside University
Sioux City, Iowa · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
7of 8 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Iowa high-school graduate (about $37,130 a year). 1 falls short.
8 of 40 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 32: 25 with no earnings published and 7 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 12 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$31,320 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
$31,320 a year
About $125,280 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 | $33,738 |
| $30k to $48k | $21,201 |
| $48k to $75k | $19,124 |
| $75k to $110k | $20,575 |
| $110k and up | $41,981 |
| All families (average) | $31,320 |
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).
12 of 52 programs could be assessed 23% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $61,726 | +$24,596 | above HS line | $5,639 | 0.2 yrs | 99 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $61,940 | +$24,810 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.1 yrs | 59 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $99,896 | +$62,766 | above HS line | $27,006 | 0.4 yrs | 34 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $84,033 | +$46,903 | clears the bar | $27,726 | 0.6 yrs | 33 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,400 | +$25,270 | clears the bar | $26,478 | 1.0 yrs | 30 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $64,996 | +$27,866 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $56,166 | +$19,036 | clears the bar | $28,000 | 1.5 yrs | 23 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $50,717 | +$13,587 | clears the bar | $25,875 | 1.9 yrs | 20 |
| Agricultural and Food Products Processing | Bachelor's Degree | $66,368 | +$29,238 | clears the bar | $23,807 | 0.8 yrs | 14 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $60,7521-year earnings | +$23,622 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $35,1881-year earnings | -$1,942 | falls short (1-yr) | $24,874 | no earnings gain | 3 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | $64,279 | +$27,149 | above HS line | $7,400 | 0.3 yrs | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 54 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 45 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Biopsychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Theatre | 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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