University of Denver

Denver, Colorado · Private, nonprofit

Of 63 assessed programs, 60 leave graduates out-earning a typical Colorado high-school graduate (about $40,674/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 189 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$20,097
$30k to $48k	$16,211
$48k to $75k	$22,940
$75k to $110k	$31,759
$110k and up	$47,222
All families (average)	$36,131

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.

63 of 252 programs could be assessed 25% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Colorado high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Social Work	Master's Degree	$65,203	+$24,529	clears the bar	$79,000	3.2 yrs	574
Business	Master's Degree	$133,993	+$93,319	clears the bar	$66,687	0.7 yrs	266
Law	First Professional Degree	$103,145	+$62,471	clears the bar	$161,053	2.6 yrs	244
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	$88,331	+$47,657	clears the bar	$41,000	0.9 yrs	173
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$86,020	+$45,346	clears the bar	$47,481	1.0 yrs	149
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,161	+$15,487	clears the bar	$21,000	1.4 yrs	146
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$120,934	+$80,260	clears the bar	$38,803	0.5 yrs	146
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$99,135	+$58,461	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	135
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$105,701	+$65,027	clears the bar	$46,680	0.7 yrs	121
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$68,815	+$28,141	clears the bar	$103,418	3.7 yrs	119
International Relations	Master's Degree	$74,159	+$33,485	clears the bar	$94,837	2.8 yrs	112
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$63,374	+$22,700	clears the bar	$20,666	0.9 yrs	107
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$74,173	+$33,499	clears the bar	$20,250	0.6 yrs	105
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$56,359	+$15,685	clears the bar	$57,905	3.7 yrs	93
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$59,895	+$19,221	clears the bar	$19,500	1.0 yrs	83
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,513	+$13,839	clears the bar	$20,500	1.5 yrs	79
Management Science	Master's Degree	$141,132	+$100,458	clears the bar	$51,602	0.5 yrs	76
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$62,426	+$21,752	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Accounting	Master's Degree	$105,291	+$64,617	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	64
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$74,033	+$33,359	clears the bar	$20,948	0.6 yrs	59
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$85,219	+$44,545	clears the bar	$33,952	0.8 yrs	57
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$104,087	+$63,413	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	57
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$98,197	+$57,523	clears the bar	$41,000	0.7 yrs	56
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$61,141	+$20,467	clears the bar	$32,206	1.6 yrs	54
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$69,725	+$29,051	clears the bar	$23,139	0.8 yrs	53
Economics	Master's Degree	$82,777	+$42,103	clears the bar	$56,942	1.4 yrs	51
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$66,288	+$25,614	clears the bar	$21,500	0.8 yrs	51
Psychology, Other	Master's Degree	$60,246	+$19,572	clears the bar	$126,231	6.4 yrs	50
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$121,993	+$81,319	clears the bar	$21,053	0.3 yrs	49
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$83,567	+$42,893	clears the bar	$30,504	0.7 yrs	49
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$93,919	+$53,245	clears the bar	$38,194	0.7 yrs	48
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,858	+$17,184	clears the bar	$22,000	1.3 yrs	46
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$64,887	+$24,213	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Real Estate	Master's Degree	$103,304	+$62,630	clears the bar	$56,614	0.9 yrs	45
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$95,942	+$55,268	clears the bar	$39,982	0.7 yrs	43
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$96,903	+$56,229	clears the bar	$15,830	0.3 yrs	41
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	$87,026	+$46,352	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$107,540	+$66,866	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$80,511	+$39,837	clears the bar	$21,742	0.5 yrs	33
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,026	+$52,352	clears the bar	$26,248	0.5 yrs	32
Music	Master's Degree	$53,050	+$12,376	clears the bar	$41,000	3.3 yrs	32
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$69,997	+$29,323	clears the bar	$40,794	1.4 yrs	31
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$48,461	+$7,787	clears the bar	$23,559	3.0 yrs	31
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$84,328	+$43,654	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
English	Bachelor's Degree	$49,287	+$8,613	clears the bar	$25,083	2.9 yrs	28
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	$90,604	+$49,930	clears the bar	$39,198	0.8 yrs	28
Marketing	Master's Degree	$94,307	+$53,633	clears the bar	$62,723	1.2 yrs	28
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$75,118	+$34,444	clears the bar	$21,923	0.6 yrs	27
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$61,241	+$20,567	clears the bar	$21,866	1.1 yrs	26
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$39,017 1-year earnings	-$1,657	falls short	$24,750	insufficient data	25
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$100,726	+$60,052	clears the bar	$74,713	1.2 yrs	24
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$60,670 1-year earnings	+$19,996	clears the bar	$127,895	6.4 yrs	24
Taxation	Master's Degree	$114,544	+$73,870	clears the bar	$29,789	0.4 yrs	21
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$69,251	+$28,577	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$28,964 1-year earnings	-$11,710	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$63,727	+$23,053	clears the bar	$20,063	0.9 yrs	19
Finance	Master's Degree	$97,649	+$56,975	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
History	Bachelor's Degree	$36,774 1-year earnings	-$3,900	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$57,362 1-year earnings	+$16,688	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	$66,493	+$25,819	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$72,768 1-year earnings	+$32,094	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$44,922 1-year earnings	+$4,248	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$90,551	+$49,877	clears the bar	$168,425	3.4 yrs	7
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	65
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$50,797	insufficient data	62
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Systems Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Anthropology	Bachelor'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
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Systems Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Business	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	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	6
Religion/Religious Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International/Globalization Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Materials Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Materials Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1

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.