Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, Iowa · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
11of 12 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Iowa high-school graduate (about $37,130 a year). 1 falls short.
12 of 56 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 44 have no earnings published. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 22 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$24,691 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
$24,691 a year
About $98,764 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 | $22,037 |
| $30k to $48k | $21,729 |
| $48k to $75k | $22,408 |
| $75k to $110k | $24,776 |
| $110k and up | $27,807 |
| All families (average) | $24,691 |
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).
21 of 78 programs could be assessed 27% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $67,548 | +$30,418 | clears the bar | $25,474 | 0.8 yrs | 90 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $75,832 | +$38,702 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 77 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $103,021 | +$65,891 | above HS line | $29,574 | 0.4 yrs | 61 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,803 | +$19,673 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 1.1 yrs | 43 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $66,714 | +$29,584 | clears the bar | $25,093 | 0.8 yrs | 43 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $54,215 | +$17,085 | above HS line | $43,492 | 2.5 yrs | 39 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $47,634 | +$10,504 | clears the bar | $27,250 | 2.6 yrs | 36 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $62,738 | +$25,608 | above HS line | $62,250 | 2.4 yrs | 29 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $135,821 | +$98,691 | above HS line | $114,033 | 1.2 yrs | 29 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $74,438 | +$37,308 | clears the bar | $26,600 | 0.7 yrs | 28 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $61,988 | +$24,858 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $30,8251-year earnings | -$6,305 | falls short (1-yr) | $27,000 | no earnings gain | 24 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $77,850 | +$40,720 | clears the bar | $27,648 | 0.7 yrs | 24 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $72,886 | +$35,756 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $83,719 | +$46,589 | clears the bar | $23,152 | 0.5 yrs | 19 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $73,6221-year earnings | +$36,492 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $26,666 | 0.7 yrs | 13 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $67,022 | +$29,892 | above HS line | $22,054 | 0.7 yrs | 13 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $96,239 | +$59,109 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $80,008 | +$42,878 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $75,814 | +$38,684 | above HS line | $104,379 | 2.7 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $73,127 | +$35,997 | above HS line | $41,000 | 1.1 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 62 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | 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 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Theology and Ministry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 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 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
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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