University of Central Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas · Public
Graduate earnings
39of 41 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Arkansas high-school graduate (about $32,489 a year). 2 fall short.
41 of 65 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 24: 23 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 49 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$16,511 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
$16,511 a year
About $66,044 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 | $14,656 |
| $30k to $48k | $13,988 |
| $48k to $75k | $16,203 |
| $75k to $110k | $20,318 |
| $110k and up | $20,157 |
| All families (average) | $16,511 |
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 Arkansas high-school graduate ($32,489 a year).
57 of 114 programs could be assessed 50% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,363 | +$10,874 | clears the bar | $21,351 | 2.0 yrs | 150 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,557 | +$18,068 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.4 yrs | 111 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $76,783 | +$44,294 | clears the bar | $19,250 | 0.4 yrs | 106 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $59,641 | +$27,152 | clears the bar | $18,150 | 0.7 yrs | 90 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $88,939 | +$56,450 | above HS line | $16,000 | 0.3 yrs | 90 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,742 | +$18,253 | clears the bar | $20,756 | 1.1 yrs | 80 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $47,965 | +$15,476 | above HS line | $26,073 | 1.7 yrs | 79 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,295 | +$13,806 | clears the bar | $24,227 | 1.8 yrs | 77 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $75,893 | +$43,404 | clears the bar | $22,079 | 0.5 yrs | 75 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | $49,129 | +$16,640 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.5 yrs | 55 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $57,940 | +$25,451 | clears the bar | $19,557 | 0.8 yrs | 52 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $42,493 | +$10,004 | clears the bar | $28,446 | 2.8 yrs | 45 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $41,853 | +$9,364 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.7 yrs | 45 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $49,113 | +$16,624 | clears the bar | $23,945 | 1.4 yrs | 43 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $72,684 | +$40,195 | clears the bar | $16,798 | 0.4 yrs | 42 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $55,316 | +$22,827 | clears the bar | $13,767 | 0.6 yrs | 40 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $58,941 | +$26,452 | clears the bar | $16,896 | 0.6 yrs | 37 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $47,991 | +$15,502 | above HS line | $40,276 | 2.6 yrs | 36 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $53,133 | +$20,644 | above HS line | $24,062 | 1.2 yrs | 35 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $56,125 | +$23,636 | above HS line | $36,256 | 1.5 yrs | 35 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | $39,509 | +$7,020 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 34 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $37,484 | +$4,995 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 3.9 yrs | 32 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $44,809 | +$12,320 | clears the bar | $19,314 | 1.6 yrs | 31 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $50,549 | +$18,060 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Library Science, Other | Master's Degree | $52,129 | +$19,640 | above HS line | $18,060 | 0.9 yrs | 27 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,387 | +$14,898 | clears the bar | $19,414 | 1.3 yrs | 26 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $65,355 | +$32,866 | above HS line | $33,513 | 1.0 yrs | 23 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $32,267 | -$222 | falls short | $24,995 | no earnings gain | 23 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $57,826 | +$25,337 | clears the bar | $18,307 | 0.7 yrs | 23 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $54,517 | +$22,028 | clears the bar | $16,000 | 0.7 yrs | 22 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $51,475 | +$18,986 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 1.2 yrs | 21 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $51,322 | +$18,833 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $74,094 | +$41,605 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.5 yrs | 21 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $43,189 | +$10,700 | clears the bar | $21,562 | 2.0 yrs | 19 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $45,7701-year earnings | +$13,281 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $41,043 | +$8,554 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 3.0 yrs | 19 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $36,336 | +$3,847 | clears the bar | $23,691 | 6.2 yrs | 18 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $45,649 | +$13,160 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.6 yrs | 18 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $38,631 | +$6,142 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $40,873 | +$8,384 | clears the bar | $23,505 | 2.8 yrs | 17 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $51,050 | +$18,561 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $27,1181-year earnings | -$5,371 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $44,9761-year earnings | +$12,487 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $64,2721-year earnings | +$31,783 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Insurance | Bachelor's Degree | $45,6961-year earnings | +$13,207 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $63,239 | +$30,750 | clears the bar | $16,711 | 0.5 yrs | 13 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $53,755 | +$21,266 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.0 yrs | 12 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $43,536 | +$11,047 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 1.7 yrs | 11 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $41,9191-year earnings | +$9,430 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $17,130 | 1.8 yrs | 11 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $66,499 | +$34,010 | clears the bar | $21,750 | 0.6 yrs | 9 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $48,556 | +$16,067 | clears the bar | $18,775 | 1.2 yrs | 7 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $46,446 | +$13,957 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 1.8 yrs | 6 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $114,073 | +$81,584 | above HS line | $37,479 | 0.5 yrs | 6 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $56,798 | +$24,309 | above HS line | $24,186 | 1.0 yrs | 4 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | $79,722 | +$47,233 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $80,363 | +$47,874 | above HS line | $59,486 | 1.2 yrs | 1 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $67,940 | +$35,451 | above HS line | $38,223 | 1.1 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 108 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 46 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Music | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Film and Photography | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | 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 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Master's Degree | 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, $32,489 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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