University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona · Public

Of 111 assessed programs, 108 leave graduates out-earning a typical Arizona high-school graduate (about $36,492/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 327 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$13,353
$30k to $48k	$14,984
$48k to $75k	$16,051
$75k to $110k	$19,777
$110k and up	$22,307
All families (average)	$16,674

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.

111 of 438 programs could be assessed 25% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Arizona high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,038	+$15,546	clears the bar	$19,500	1.3 yrs	456
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$72,758	+$36,266	clears the bar	$18,910	0.5 yrs	259
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$56,045	+$19,553	clears the bar	$19,850	1.0 yrs	256
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	$53,471	+$16,979	clears the bar	$22,494	1.3 yrs	251
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$143,150	+$106,658	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	230
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$77,951	+$41,459	clears the bar	$23,830	0.6 yrs	229
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$88,892	+$52,400	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	221
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$100,938	+$64,446	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	219
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$66,937	+$30,445	clears the bar	$21,000	0.7 yrs	218
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$84,111	+$47,619	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	216
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$117,451	+$80,959	clears the bar	$22,000	0.3 yrs	212
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$104,513	+$68,021	clears the bar	$19,750	0.3 yrs	206
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$127,725	+$91,233	clears the bar	$192,899	2.1 yrs	190
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$56,585	+$20,093	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	187
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$76,013	+$39,521	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	181
Nursing	Master's Degree	$104,086	+$67,594	clears the bar	$41,000	0.6 yrs	175
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$53,868	+$17,376	clears the bar	$20,396	1.2 yrs	168
Law	First Professional Degree	$61,710 1-year earnings	+$25,218	clears the bar	$67,750	2.7 yrs	161
Public Health	Master's Degree	$75,977	+$39,485	clears the bar	$47,242	1.2 yrs	158
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,285	+$14,793	clears the bar	$18,000	1.2 yrs	153
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$59,079	+$22,587	clears the bar	$23,000	1.0 yrs	149
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$93,729	+$57,237	clears the bar	$21,550	0.4 yrs	139
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$83,267	+$46,775	clears the bar	$19,489	0.4 yrs	129
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$51,871	+$15,379	clears the bar	$21,500	1.4 yrs	127
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$144,060	+$107,568	clears the bar	$129,884	1.2 yrs	127
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$48,487	+$11,995	clears the bar	$15,000	1.3 yrs	124
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$52,571	+$16,079	clears the bar	$21,754	1.4 yrs	124
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,987	+$41,495	clears the bar	$23,406	0.6 yrs	118
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$28,494 1-year earnings	-$7,998	falls short	$19,211	insufficient data	116
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,857	+$15,365	clears the bar	$19,500	1.3 yrs	111
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,384	+$53,892	clears the bar	$21,000	0.4 yrs	110
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,119	+$21,627	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	109
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$52,243	+$15,751	clears the bar	$21,750	1.4 yrs	107
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$57,458	+$20,966	clears the bar	$17,500	0.8 yrs	106
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$105,839	+$69,347	clears the bar	$21,000	0.3 yrs	101
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$43,314	+$6,822	clears the bar	$18,750	2.7 yrs	97
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$146,079	+$109,587	clears the bar	$20,500	0.2 yrs	96
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	$61,892	+$25,400	clears the bar	$22,198	0.9 yrs	94
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$133,301	+$96,809	clears the bar	$40,150	0.4 yrs	92
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$55,970	+$19,478	clears the bar	$37,500	1.9 yrs	87
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$41,591	+$5,099	clears the bar	$16,799	3.3 yrs	80
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Bachelor's Degree	$48,168	+$11,676	clears the bar	$20,069	1.7 yrs	80
History	Bachelor's Degree	$51,737	+$15,245	clears the bar	$22,448	1.5 yrs	73
Physics	Master's Degree	$179,750	+$143,258	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$66,381	+$29,889	clears the bar	$18,813	0.6 yrs	69
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$58,075	+$21,583	clears the bar	$20,000	0.9 yrs	67
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$55,676	+$19,184	clears the bar	$20,500	1.1 yrs	64
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$66,862	+$30,370	clears the bar	$18,349	0.6 yrs	62
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,255 1-year earnings	+$10,763	clears the bar	$31,000	2.9 yrs	61
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$44,260	+$7,768	clears the bar	$20,850	2.7 yrs	61
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,387	+$26,895	clears the bar	$24,250	0.9 yrs	58
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$44,145	+$7,653	clears the bar	$20,500	2.7 yrs	57
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,162	+$11,670	clears the bar	$23,750	2.0 yrs	56
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$101,815	+$65,323	clears the bar	$21,000	0.3 yrs	54
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$90,045	+$53,553	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	52
English	Bachelor's Degree	$44,058	+$7,566	clears the bar	$18,725	2.5 yrs	51
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,534	+$25,042	clears the bar	$16,118	0.6 yrs	51
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Bachelor's Degree	$76,360	+$39,868	clears the bar	$24,863	0.6 yrs	50
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	$80,622	+$44,130	clears the bar	$33,662	0.8 yrs	50
International Relations	Master's Degree	$96,058	+$59,566	clears the bar	$41,000	0.7 yrs	50
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$99,722	+$63,230	clears the bar	$24,425	0.4 yrs	49
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,625	+$59,133	clears the bar	$19,000	0.3 yrs	46
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,529	+$50,037	clears the bar	$23,000	0.5 yrs	45
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$58,585	+$22,093	clears the bar	$39,251	1.8 yrs	45
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,784	+$19,292	clears the bar	$20,005	1.0 yrs	44
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,300	+$18,808	clears the bar	$18,375	1.0 yrs	44
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$88,207	+$51,715	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	43
Education	Master's Degree	$57,061	+$20,569	clears the bar	$20,590	1.0 yrs	42
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,885	+$7,393	clears the bar	$21,869	3.0 yrs	42
Special Education	Master's Degree	$63,869	+$27,377	clears the bar	$26,726	1.0 yrs	41
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$42,829 1-year earnings	+$6,337	clears the bar	$24,017	3.8 yrs	41
Accounting	Master's Degree	$99,231	+$62,739	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	40
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$44,471	+$7,979	clears the bar	$23,665	3.0 yrs	38
Systems Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,468	+$63,976	clears the bar	$18,500	0.3 yrs	37
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$72,440 1-year earnings	+$35,948	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,645	+$12,153	clears the bar	$25,000	2.1 yrs	34
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$40,922	+$4,430	clears the bar	$14,650	3.3 yrs	34
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$78,574	+$42,082	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,602	+$55,110	clears the bar	$17,937	0.3 yrs	33
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$52,805	+$16,313	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$34,010	-$2,482	falls short	$19,875	insufficient data	31
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,784	+$14,292	clears the bar	$25,438	1.8 yrs	30
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	$46,539 1-year earnings	+$10,047	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$66,833	+$30,341	clears the bar	$23,125	0.8 yrs	29
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$66,532	+$30,040	clears the bar	$24,219	0.8 yrs	29
Architecture and Related Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$55,226	+$18,734	clears the bar	$26,500	1.4 yrs	28
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$55,804	+$19,312	clears the bar	$19,750	1.0 yrs	27
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$68,881	+$32,389	clears the bar	$34,798	1.1 yrs	27
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$57,881	+$21,389	clears the bar	$45,106	2.1 yrs	26
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$46,313	+$9,821	clears the bar	$25,340	2.6 yrs	26
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	$129,471	+$92,979	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$45,548	+$9,056	clears the bar	$18,527	2.0 yrs	25
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$62,726	+$26,234	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	$65,268 1-year earnings	+$28,776	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$64,953	+$28,461	clears the bar	$20,202	0.7 yrs	24
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$70,131	+$33,639	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$52,173	+$15,681	clears the bar	$19,500	1.2 yrs	22
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$80,732	+$44,240	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$29,102 1-year earnings	-$7,390	falls short	$29,037	insufficient data	17
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$41,764 1-year earnings	+$5,272	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$49,959 1-year earnings	+$13,467	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	$101,557	+$65,065	clears the bar	$24,777	0.4 yrs	14
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$120,031	+$83,539	clears the bar	$11,000	0.1 yrs	11
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$134,984	+$98,492	clears the bar	$74,625	0.8 yrs	11
Music	Doctoral Degree	$47,280	+$10,788	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Music	Master's Degree	$49,602	+$13,110	clears the bar	$33,881	2.6 yrs	10
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$74,268	+$37,776	clears the bar	$35,217	0.9 yrs	7
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	$71,044 1-year earnings	+$34,552	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$74,972	+$38,480	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Master's Degree	$71,829	+$35,337	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	$52,677	+$16,185	clears the bar	$20,101	1.2 yrs	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	175
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	157
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	139
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	99
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	76
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	58
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Library Science and Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$25,191	insufficient data	30
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Real Estate Development	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Agricultural Public Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16

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 ($36,492/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.