Spalding University
Louisville, Kentucky · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
6of 6 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Kentucky high-school graduate (about $35,424 a year).
6 of 20 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 14: 12 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. The 31 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$25,491 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
$25,491 a year
About $101,964 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 | $20,509 |
| $30k to $48k | $22,475 |
| $48k to $75k | $24,378 |
| $75k to $110k | $28,122 |
| $110k and up | $29,278 |
| All families (average) | $25,491 |
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).
14 of 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $77,983 | +$42,559 | clears the bar | $20,667 | 0.5 yrs | 52 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $59,761 | +$24,337 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.0 yrs | 31 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $50,326 | +$14,902 | above HS line | $51,250 | 3.4 yrs | 23 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $59,014 | +$23,590 | above HS line | $31,688 | 1.3 yrs | 23 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $63,325 | +$27,901 | clears the bar | $29,208 | 1.0 yrs | 22 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $41,460 | +$6,036 | clears the bar | $28,250 | 4.7 yrs | 18 |
| Business | Master's Degree | $61,096 | +$25,672 | above HS line | $28,160 | 1.1 yrs | 16 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $61,178 | +$25,754 | above HS line | $30,366 | 1.2 yrs | 14 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $85,744 | +$50,320 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $117,551 | +$82,127 | above HS line | $41,000 | 0.5 yrs | 12 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $65,288 | +$29,864 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.8 yrs | 8 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $36,416 | +$992 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 27.2 yrs | 6 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $101,833 | +$66,409 | above HS line | $113,200 | 1.7 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $66,668 | +$31,244 | above HS line | $68,393 | 2.2 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 47 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 37 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 36 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 34 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Social Work | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master'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 | 5 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Natural Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Sciences | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Education, Other | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nursing | Doctoral 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, $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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