University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado · Public
Of 34 assessed programs, 33 leave graduates out-earning a typical Colorado high-school graduate (about $40,674/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 64 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $12,065 |
| $30k to $48k | $11,642 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,104 |
| $75k to $110k | $18,388 |
| $110k and up | $22,142 |
| All families (average) | $15,788 |
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.
34 of 98 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $66,553 | +$25,879 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.8 yrs | 328 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $78,904 | +$38,230 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 200 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,725 | +$8,051 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 2.5 yrs | 173 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $50,692 | +$10,018 | clears the bar | $17,535 | 1.8 yrs | 157 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,639 | +$13,965 | clears the bar | $19,625 | 1.4 yrs | 141 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $53,198 | +$12,524 | clears the bar | $17,750 | 1.4 yrs | 121 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $96,850 | +$56,176 | clears the bar | $36,448 | 0.6 yrs | 91 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,192 | +$50,518 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.4 yrs | 80 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,244 | +$5,570 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 4.5 yrs | 74 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $121,683 | +$81,009 | clears the bar | $54,400 | 0.7 yrs | 72 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $97,001 | +$56,327 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.4 yrs | 71 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $42,627 | +$1,953 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 11.3 yrs | 63 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $53,284 | +$12,610 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 1.4 yrs | 58 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $56,724 | +$16,050 | clears the bar | $51,468 | 3.2 yrs | 57 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $91,668 | +$50,994 | clears the bar | $47,944 | 0.9 yrs | 53 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $60,605 | +$19,931 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.0 yrs | 48 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $48,892 | +$8,218 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 2.1 yrs | 46 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $37,628 | -$3,046 | falls short | $24,500 | insufficient data | 46 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $60,531 | +$19,857 | clears the bar | $32,258 | 1.6 yrs | 40 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $54,614 | +$13,940 | clears the bar | $29,208 | 2.1 yrs | 38 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $43,949 | +$3,275 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 5.5 yrs | 36 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | $133,079 | +$92,405 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 35 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $75,209 | +$34,535 | clears the bar | $21,375 | 0.6 yrs | 33 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $63,538 | +$22,864 | clears the bar | $16,875 | 0.7 yrs | 32 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $49,909 | +$9,235 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.7 yrs | 31 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,444 | +$5,770 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 3.7 yrs | 30 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $113,627 | +$72,953 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 0.3 yrs | 24 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Master's Degree | $59,825 | +$19,151 | clears the bar | $36,790 | 1.9 yrs | 22 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $69,992 | +$29,318 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.8 yrs | 21 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $61,059 | +$20,385 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $58,397 | +$17,723 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $62,018 1-year earnings | +$21,344 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $52,083 1-year earnings | +$11,409 | clears the bar | $40,077 | 3.5 yrs | 11 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $121,678 | +$81,004 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 0.3 yrs | 11 |
| Security Science and Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 54 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 50 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Engineering, General | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Social Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Systems Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Natural Sciences | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Criminal Justice | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Homeland Security | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Security Science and Technology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Marketing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Museology/Museum Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business Administration | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| International Business | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
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 ($40,674/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.