University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado · Public

Of 53 assessed programs, 52 leave graduates out-earning a typical Colorado high-school graduate (about $40,674/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 67 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,695
$30k to $48k	$13,290
$48k to $75k	$16,038
$75k to $110k	$18,441
$110k and up	$24,306
All families (average)	$17,760

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.

53 of 120 programs could be assessed 44% 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
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$83,712	+$43,038	clears the bar	$18,000	0.4 yrs	178
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,455	+$8,781	clears the bar	$19,500	2.2 yrs	172
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,008	+$4,334	clears the bar	$22,250	5.1 yrs	164
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$74,278	+$33,604	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	149
Special Education	Master's Degree	$62,267	+$21,593	clears the bar	$33,881	1.6 yrs	146
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$68,929	+$28,255	clears the bar	$29,494	1.0 yrs	111
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$52,016	+$11,342	clears the bar	$19,500	1.7 yrs	107
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$55,282	+$14,608	clears the bar	$18,500	1.3 yrs	96
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$65,278	+$24,604	clears the bar	$42,776	1.7 yrs	94
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,470	+$12,796	clears the bar	$22,598	1.8 yrs	83
Education	Master's Degree	$53,688	+$13,014	clears the bar	$34,666	2.7 yrs	80
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$60,848	+$20,174	clears the bar	$27,138	1.3 yrs	69
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$54,921	+$14,247	clears the bar	$19,975	1.4 yrs	69
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$46,089	+$5,415	clears the bar	$24,000	4.4 yrs	68
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$46,502	+$5,828	clears the bar	$23,123	4.0 yrs	67
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$56,520	+$15,846	clears the bar	$19,848	1.3 yrs	65
History	Bachelor's Degree	$52,423	+$11,749	clears the bar	$22,906	1.9 yrs	48
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$65,025	+$24,351	clears the bar	$19,967	0.8 yrs	46
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$55,946	+$15,272	clears the bar	$15,554	1.0 yrs	45
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$71,306	+$30,632	clears the bar	$52,374	1.7 yrs	42
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,508	+$16,834	clears the bar	$20,000	1.2 yrs	40
English	Bachelor's Degree	$46,455	+$5,781	clears the bar	$21,500	3.7 yrs	35
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$52,363	+$11,689	clears the bar	$23,875	2.0 yrs	34
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,303	+$6,629	clears the bar	$22,747	3.4 yrs	33
Biology	Master's Degree	$62,559	+$21,885	clears the bar	$27,500	1.3 yrs	33
Music	Master's Degree	$41,645	+$971	clears the bar	$38,046	39.2 yrs	32
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$51,008	+$10,334	clears the bar	$25,000	2.4 yrs	30
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$65,414	+$24,740	clears the bar	$26,000	1.1 yrs	29
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$37,749	-$2,925	falls short	$23,500	insufficient data	28
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$51,939	+$11,265	clears the bar	$11,864	1.1 yrs	27
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$65,117	+$24,443	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,154	+$7,480	clears the bar	$23,570	3.2 yrs	26
Nursing	Master's Degree	$114,527	+$73,853	clears the bar	$54,990	0.7 yrs	23
American Sign Language	Master's Degree	$68,341	+$27,667	clears the bar	$27,599	1.0 yrs	22
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$57,603	+$16,929	clears the bar	$22,250	1.3 yrs	21
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$42,076 1-year earnings	+$1,402	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,775	+$55,101	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,715	+$11,041	clears the bar	$25,000	2.3 yrs	17
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$57,989	+$17,315	clears the bar	$24,121	1.4 yrs	15
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$65,783	+$25,109	clears the bar	$20,000	0.8 yrs	14
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$52,060	+$11,386	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,643	+$7,969	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$62,369	+$21,695	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Theatre	Master's Degree	$54,468	+$13,794	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$73,186	+$32,512	clears the bar	$23,810	0.7 yrs	10
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$116,557	+$75,883	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$55,967	+$15,293	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$73,007	+$32,333	clears the bar	$73,745	2.3 yrs	9
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$88,155	+$47,481	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$43,319 1-year earnings	+$2,645	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$45,979	+$5,305	clears the bar	$19,875	3.7 yrs	5
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$55,526	+$14,852	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$49,389 1-year earnings	+$8,715	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	79
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
American Sign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Special Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Food Science and Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Environmental Geosciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Leisure and Recreational Activities	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theatre	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fine Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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.