University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah · Public

Of 88 assessed programs, 84 leave graduates out-earning a typical Utah high-school graduate (about $38,556/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 275 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$13,123
$30k to $48k	$13,424
$48k to $75k	$14,246
$75k to $110k	$17,663
$110k and up	$21,533
All families (average)	$16,200

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.

88 of 363 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Utah high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$39,661 1-year earnings	+$1,105	clears the bar	$17,825	16.1 yrs	413
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$144,680	+$106,124	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	326
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$63,309	+$24,753	clears the bar	$17,500	0.7 yrs	322
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$64,356	+$25,800	clears the bar	$17,663	0.7 yrs	281
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$137,329	+$98,773	clears the bar	$19,000	0.2 yrs	219
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$86,243	+$47,687	clears the bar	$18,500	0.4 yrs	219
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,950	+$24,394	clears the bar	$19,831	0.8 yrs	217
Management Science	Master's Degree	$115,739	+$77,183	clears the bar	$30,750	0.4 yrs	206
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$81,252	+$42,696	clears the bar	$20,171	0.5 yrs	200
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$84,146	+$45,590	clears the bar	$15,750	0.3 yrs	193
Social Work	Master's Degree	$67,368	+$28,812	clears the bar	$32,563	1.1 yrs	183
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,127	+$52,571	clears the bar	$21,250	0.4 yrs	182
Information Science	Master's Degree	$127,158	+$88,602	clears the bar	$24,323	0.3 yrs	175
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$100,793	+$62,237	clears the bar	$18,408	0.3 yrs	175
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$68,490	+$29,934	clears the bar	$18,062	0.6 yrs	147
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$59,551	+$20,995	clears the bar	$13,903	0.7 yrs	126
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$57,708	+$19,152	clears the bar	$21,500	1.1 yrs	125
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	$33,508 1-year earnings	-$5,048	falls short	$22,750	insufficient data	124
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,087	+$11,531	clears the bar	$14,516	1.3 yrs	120
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$49,841	+$11,285	clears the bar	$23,000	2.0 yrs	118
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$83,511	+$44,955	clears the bar	$20,765	0.5 yrs	114
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$103,469	+$64,913	clears the bar	$190,914	2.9 yrs	113
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$94,253	+$55,697	clears the bar	$20,643	0.4 yrs	112
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$65,703	+$27,147	clears the bar	$24,305	0.9 yrs	110
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$34,802 1-year earnings	-$3,754	falls short	$19,573	insufficient data	106
Law	First Professional Degree	$113,168	+$74,612	clears the bar	$74,012	1.0 yrs	104
Accounting	Master's Degree	$109,883	+$71,327	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	93
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$105,127	+$66,571	clears the bar	$23,920	0.4 yrs	89
English	Bachelor's Degree	$47,005	+$8,449	clears the bar	$17,375	2.1 yrs	88
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$30,229 1-year earnings	-$8,327	falls short	$17,810	insufficient data	80
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$129,233	+$90,677	clears the bar	$106,924	1.2 yrs	79
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$50,166	+$11,610	clears the bar	$22,500	1.9 yrs	78
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,353	+$57,797	clears the bar	$19,476	0.3 yrs	77
Public Health	Master's Degree	$70,327	+$31,771	clears the bar	$31,219	1.0 yrs	77
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$106,317	+$67,761	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	75
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$71,059	+$32,503	clears the bar	$21,897	0.7 yrs	75
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,215	+$59,659	clears the bar	$19,000	0.3 yrs	68
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$71,276	+$32,720	clears the bar	$15,921	0.5 yrs	65
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,492	+$4,936	clears the bar	$23,500	4.8 yrs	64
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$80,164	+$41,608	clears the bar	$26,100	0.6 yrs	62
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,097	+$46,541	clears the bar	$18,750	0.4 yrs	58
History	Bachelor's Degree	$46,896	+$8,340	clears the bar	$18,250	2.2 yrs	53
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	$93,475	+$54,919	clears the bar	$41,000	0.7 yrs	51
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$114,128	+$75,572	clears the bar	$47,209	0.6 yrs	51
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,361	+$52,805	clears the bar	$20,200	0.4 yrs	49
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$61,081	+$22,525	clears the bar	$23,370	1.0 yrs	47
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$49,240	+$10,684	clears the bar	$15,500	1.5 yrs	45
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$153,714	+$115,158	clears the bar	$261,254	2.3 yrs	45
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$80,501	+$41,945	clears the bar	$23,000	0.5 yrs	44
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$24,125 1-year earnings	-$14,431	falls short	$15,284	insufficient data	42
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$70,303	+$31,747	clears the bar	$56,015	1.8 yrs	42
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$75,629	+$37,073	clears the bar	$27,739	0.7 yrs	41
Special Education	Master's Degree	$73,872	+$35,316	clears the bar	$20,689	0.6 yrs	39
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$77,158	+$38,602	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,717 1-year earnings	+$2,161	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$93,189 1-year earnings	+$54,633	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$49,802	+$11,246	clears the bar	$19,566	1.7 yrs	38
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$72,964	+$34,408	clears the bar	$69,394	2.0 yrs	37
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,855	+$21,299	clears the bar	$19,125	0.9 yrs	33
Real Estate	Master's Degree	$122,525	+$83,969	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	31
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$114,197	+$75,641	clears the bar	$18,970	0.3 yrs	28
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	$108,534 1-year earnings	+$69,978	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$75,686	+$37,130	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$62,867	+$24,311	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$78,989	+$40,433	clears the bar	$21,088	0.5 yrs	25
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$55,200	+$16,644	clears the bar	$14,689	0.9 yrs	25
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$43,684 1-year earnings	+$5,128	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree	$67,488	+$28,932	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$54,757	+$16,201	clears the bar	$13,875	0.9 yrs	23
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$115,495 1-year earnings	+$76,939	clears the bar	$44,649	0.6 yrs	22
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	$74,055	+$35,499	clears the bar	$34,500	1.0 yrs	22
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$137,424	+$98,868	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$44,336	+$5,780	clears the bar	$20,250	3.5 yrs	19
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$64,568	+$26,012	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	$55,241 1-year earnings	+$16,685	clears the bar	$38,632	2.3 yrs	12
Nursing	Master's Degree	$88,253 1-year earnings	+$49,697	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$133,019	+$94,463	clears the bar	$54,967	0.6 yrs	9
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$61,434 1-year earnings	+$22,878	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	$149,652	+$111,096	clears the bar	$128,300	1.2 yrs	8
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$78,651	+$40,095	clears the bar	$80,368	2.0 yrs	5
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	$82,597	+$44,041	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,411	+$7,855	clears the bar	$13,997	1.8 yrs	1
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$67,987	+$29,431	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Architecture	Master's Degree	$83,978	+$45,422	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$69,027	+$30,471	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,440	+$13,884	clears the bar	$17,766	1.3 yrs	insufficient data
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	$68,928	+$30,372	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Urban Studies/Affairs	Master's Degree	$76,906	+$38,350	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	93
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	81
Computer Programming	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	67
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	58
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Criminology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Psychology, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Systems Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Construction Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Research Psychology	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
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	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 ($38,556/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.