Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, Kentucky · Public
Graduate earnings
41of 41 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Kentucky high-school graduate (about $35,424 a year).
41 of 86 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 45: 29 with no earnings published and 16 with nothing reported. The 47 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$8,191 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
$8,191 a year
About $32,764 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 | $2,603 |
| $30k to $48k | $3,630 |
| $48k to $75k | $6,761 |
| $75k to $110k | $12,679 |
| $110k and up | $14,522 |
| All families (average) | $8,191 |
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 Kentucky high-school graduate ($35,424 a year).
57 of 133 programs could be assessed 43% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $111,560 | +$76,136 | above HS line | $40,975 | 0.5 yrs | 662 |
| Business | Master's Degree | $94,965 | +$59,541 | above HS line | $29,830 | 0.5 yrs | 353 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $67,319 | +$31,895 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.6 yrs | 341 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $77,404 | +$41,980 | clears the bar | $23,050 | 0.5 yrs | 231 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $82,982 | +$47,558 | clears the bar | $22,925 | 0.5 yrs | 139 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $42,709 | +$7,285 | clears the bar | $23,457 | 3.2 yrs | 131 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $74,937 | +$39,513 | above HS line | $101,097 | 2.6 yrs | 102 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,280 | +$11,856 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 2.1 yrs | 92 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $55,285 | +$19,861 | above HS line | $32,038 | 1.6 yrs | 90 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $73,478 | +$38,054 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.5 yrs | 78 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,999 | +$21,575 | clears the bar | $20,852 | 1.0 yrs | 68 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $44,914 | +$9,490 | clears the bar | $24,412 | 2.6 yrs | 67 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,322 | +$14,898 | clears the bar | $22,100 | 1.5 yrs | 65 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $55,835 | +$20,411 | clears the bar | $22,812 | 1.1 yrs | 57 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $65,960 | +$30,536 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.8 yrs | 57 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $48,109 | +$12,685 | clears the bar | $24,484 | 1.9 yrs | 57 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $53,082 | +$17,658 | clears the bar | $22,431 | 1.3 yrs | 52 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $61,173 | +$25,749 | clears the bar | $27,250 | 1.1 yrs | 50 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $35,624 | +$200 | clears the bar | $18,057 | 90.3 yrs | 48 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $44,834 | +$9,410 | clears the bar | $25,417 | 2.7 yrs | 47 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $49,961 | +$14,537 | above HS line | $24,400 | 1.7 yrs | 47 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | $40,516 | +$5,092 | clears the bar | $18,625 | 3.7 yrs | 44 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $42,684 | +$7,260 | clears the bar | $24,883 | 3.4 yrs | 42 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $71,983 | +$36,559 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 33 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $88,157 | +$52,733 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 33 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $81,833 | +$46,409 | clears the bar | $17,875 | 0.4 yrs | 33 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $88,492 | +$53,068 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.5 yrs | 31 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $50,009 | +$14,585 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.7 yrs | 24 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $44,385 | +$8,961 | clears the bar | $21,092 | 2.4 yrs | 24 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | $110,142 | +$74,718 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $60,175 | +$24,751 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $85,697 | +$50,273 | clears the bar | $22,125 | 0.4 yrs | 22 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $75,814 | +$40,390 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | $105,350 | +$69,926 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | $137,370 | +$101,946 | above HS line | $40,705 | 0.4 yrs | 18 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $50,668 | +$15,244 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.3 yrs | 17 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $65,038 | +$29,614 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $48,949 | +$13,525 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $49,989 | +$14,565 | clears the bar | $24,225 | 1.7 yrs | 14 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $47,343 | +$11,919 | clears the bar | $26,803 | 2.2 yrs | 13 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $78,318 | +$42,894 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $42,964 | +$7,540 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 3.6 yrs | 11 |
| Health Sciences | Master's Degree | $85,127 | +$49,703 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $52,703 | +$17,279 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $41,730 | +$6,306 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $45,738 | +$10,314 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.6 yrs | 7 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $99,6911-year earnings | +$64,267 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $44,561 | +$9,137 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $92,849 | +$57,425 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business | Associate's Degree | $72,323 | +$36,899 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $67,174 | +$31,750 | clears the bar | $27,750 | 0.9 yrs | 1 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $69,610 | +$34,186 | clears the bar | $19,465 | 0.6 yrs | 0 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $68,409 | +$32,985 | clears the bar | $21,237 | 0.6 yrs | 0 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $67,018 | +$31,594 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $60,377 | +$24,953 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.9 yrs | not published |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $138,2641-year earnings | +$102,840 | above HS line (1-yr) | $63,614 | 0.6 yrs | not published |
| Nursing | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $122,300 | +$86,876 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 113 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 105 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $19,500 | not assessed | 30 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| IT Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Management Information Systems | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Homeland Security | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Information Systems | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| IT Administration and Management | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Literature | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Homeland Security | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Geography and Cartography | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business Administration | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Information Systems | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Information Systems | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | 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, $35,424 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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