University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa · Public

Of 113 assessed programs, 110 leave graduates out-earning a typical Iowa high-school graduate (about $37,130/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 263 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$15,316
$30k to $48k	$15,489
$48k to $75k	$19,930
$75k to $110k	$23,811
$110k and up	$26,266
All families (average)	$22,531

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.

113 of 376 programs could be assessed 30% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Iowa high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$61,732	+$24,602	clears the bar	$22,250	0.9 yrs	511
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$88,229	+$51,099	clears the bar	$22,500	0.4 yrs	379
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$139,677	+$102,547	clears the bar	$42,275	0.4 yrs	361
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$132,152	+$95,022	clears the bar	$29,500	0.3 yrs	247
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$67,605	+$30,475	clears the bar	$21,399	0.7 yrs	245
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$78,836	+$41,706	clears the bar	$17,734	0.4 yrs	240
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$81,994	+$44,864	clears the bar	$23,250	0.5 yrs	234
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$91,720	+$54,590	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	201
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$61,200	+$24,070	clears the bar	$21,886	0.9 yrs	183
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$60,737	+$23,607	clears the bar	$22,850	1.0 yrs	182
Law	First Professional Degree	$107,273	+$70,143	clears the bar	$80,268	1.1 yrs	161
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$98,361	+$61,231	clears the bar	$177,014	2.9 yrs	154
Management Science	Master's Degree	$115,346	+$78,216	clears the bar	$30,471	0.4 yrs	148
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$77,659	+$40,529	clears the bar	$21,275	0.5 yrs	142
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$40,434	+$3,304	clears the bar	$22,230	6.7 yrs	134
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$65,923	+$28,793	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	117
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,338	+$14,208	clears the bar	$27,000	1.9 yrs	113
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$67,760	+$30,630	clears the bar	$21,761	0.7 yrs	109
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$76,746	+$39,616	clears the bar	$20,486	0.5 yrs	109
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$43,192	+$6,062	clears the bar	$24,596	4.1 yrs	106
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,450	+$23,320	clears the bar	$22,875	1.0 yrs	103
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$92,767	+$55,637	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	103
Public Health	Master's Degree	$103,005	+$65,875	clears the bar	$37,882	0.6 yrs	102
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$56,933	+$19,803	clears the bar	$23,957	1.2 yrs	98
Social Work	Master's Degree	$58,268	+$21,138	clears the bar	$43,291	2.0 yrs	93
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,894	+$49,764	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	92
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,078	+$51,948	clears the bar	$22,922	0.4 yrs	89
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$35,852 1-year earnings	-$1,278	falls short	$21,500	insufficient data	89
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,947	+$23,817	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	86
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$123,753	+$86,623	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	85
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$127,526	+$90,396	clears the bar	$147,065	1.6 yrs	84
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$44,715 1-year earnings	+$7,585	clears the bar	$25,225	3.3 yrs	81
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$172,943	+$135,813	clears the bar	$241,115	1.8 yrs	81
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$66,377	+$29,247	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	75
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$59,071	+$21,941	clears the bar	$23,875	1.1 yrs	70
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$79,228 1-year earnings	+$42,098	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	68
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$82,411	+$45,281	clears the bar	$21,000	0.5 yrs	65
History	Bachelor's Degree	$46,819	+$9,689	clears the bar	$21,379	2.2 yrs	65
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,098	+$19,968	clears the bar	$25,000	1.3 yrs	55
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$43,469	+$6,339	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Education	Master's Degree	$58,049 1-year earnings	+$20,919	clears the bar	$23,575	1.1 yrs	52
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$47,892	+$10,762	clears the bar	$24,116	2.2 yrs	52
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$54,530	+$17,400	clears the bar	$23,250	1.3 yrs	51
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$52,451	+$15,321	clears the bar	$22,427	1.5 yrs	51
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$50,180	+$13,050	clears the bar	$27,000	2.1 yrs	49
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$68,601	+$31,471	clears the bar	$24,949	0.8 yrs	45
English	Bachelor's Degree	$51,679	+$14,549	clears the bar	$20,400	1.4 yrs	44
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$78,276	+$41,146	clears the bar	$74,694	1.8 yrs	44
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,464	+$17,334	clears the bar	$23,250	1.3 yrs	42
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,350	+$46,220	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	41
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$30,231	-$6,899	falls short	$25,277	insufficient data	41
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$131,086	+$93,956	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,329	+$60,199	clears the bar	$26,990	0.4 yrs	40
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$132,306	+$95,176	clears the bar	$119,905	1.3 yrs	40
Journalism	Master's Degree	$84,165	+$47,035	clears the bar	$22,010	0.5 yrs	38
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$88,264	+$51,134	clears the bar	$25,500	0.5 yrs	37
Accounting	Master's Degree	$101,555	+$64,425	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,208	+$60,078	clears the bar	$24,250	0.4 yrs	35
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$61,522	+$24,392	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$60,227	+$23,097	clears the bar	$25,650	1.1 yrs	34
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$58,371	+$21,241	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,072	+$27,942	clears the bar	$21,500	0.8 yrs	31
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$36,376 1-year earnings	-$754	falls short	$21,625	insufficient data	30
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,347	+$58,217	clears the bar	$21,375	0.4 yrs	29
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$123,676	+$86,546	clears the bar	$20,411	0.2 yrs	29
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$69,460	+$32,330	clears the bar	$53,693	1.7 yrs	29
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$128,962	+$91,832	clears the bar	$100,145	1.1 yrs	29
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$51,368	+$14,238	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$55,946	+$18,816	clears the bar	$42,965	2.3 yrs	27
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$309,352	+$272,222	clears the bar	$91,409	0.3 yrs	27
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$66,125	+$28,995	clears the bar	$15,877	0.5 yrs	26
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$56,786	+$19,656	clears the bar	$25,385	1.3 yrs	25
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$129,316	+$92,186	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$47,421	+$10,291	clears the bar	$21,814	2.1 yrs	23
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,549	+$5,419	clears the bar	$24,250	4.5 yrs	23
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$100,644	+$63,514	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Music	Doctoral Degree	$47,407	+$10,277	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$59,989	+$22,859	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$60,188	+$23,058	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	16
Music	Master's Degree	$48,460	+$11,330	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$48,327 1-year earnings	+$11,197	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$127,420	+$90,290	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$89,186	+$52,056	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	$219,004 1-year earnings	+$181,874	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	$48,536 1-year earnings	+$11,406	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,083	+$5,953	clears the bar	$27,000	4.5 yrs	11
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,063	+$8,933	clears the bar	$27,000	3.0 yrs	11
English	Doctoral Degree	$59,774	+$22,644	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$59,578	+$22,448	clears the bar	$19,572	0.9 yrs	10
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,031	+$13,901	clears the bar	$22,312	1.6 yrs	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$61,856	+$24,726	clears the bar	$25,750	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$92,485	+$55,355	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$51,127	+$13,997	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$53,523	+$16,393	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$65,548	+$28,418	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$46,614	+$9,484	clears the bar	$23,750	2.5 yrs	insufficient data
Mathematics	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$85,628	+$48,498	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Museology/Museum Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,294	+$3,164	clears the bar	$21,295	6.7 yrs	insufficient data
Sustainability Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$57,029	+$19,899	clears the bar	$20,036	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$74,399	+$37,269	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,154	+$13,024	clears the bar	$20,812	1.6 yrs	insufficient data
Personal Awareness and Self-Improvement	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$73,154	+$36,024	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Philosophy	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$67,892	+$30,762	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Chemistry	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$90,234	+$53,104	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$63,873	+$26,743	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fine Arts	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$46,021	+$8,891	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Health	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,503 1-year earnings	+$4,373	clears the bar	$23,438	5.4 yrs	insufficient data
Business Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$82,088	+$44,958	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$62,970	+$25,840	clears the bar	$21,582	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$71,233	+$34,103	clears the bar	$24,250	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,801	+$22,671	clears the bar	$25,522	1.1 yrs	insufficient data
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$91,117	+$53,987	clears the bar	$25,407	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Insurance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$83,537	+$46,407	clears the bar	$22,250	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Behavioral Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	315
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	136
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	96
Hospitality Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	84
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	78
Sustainability Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Insurance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
International Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Museology/Museum Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$20,500	insufficient data	11

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 ($37,130/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.