Upper Iowa University
Fayette, Iowa · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
21of 21 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Iowa high-school graduate (about $37,130 a year).
21 of 49 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 28: 25 with no earnings published and 3 with nothing reported. The 24 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$20,942 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$20,942 a year
About $83,768 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $17,715 |
| $30k to $48k | $22,774 |
| $48k to $75k | $18,720 |
| $75k to $110k | $20,041 |
| $110k and up | $23,805 |
| All families (average) | $20,942 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Iowa high-school graduate ($37,130 a year).
31 of 73 programs could be assessed 42% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $65,858 | +$28,728 | clears the bar | $26,250 | 0.9 yrs | 142 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,877 | +$13,747 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 1.8 yrs | 88 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $45,945 | +$8,815 | clears the bar | $27,292 | 3.1 yrs | 74 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $94,026 | +$56,896 | above HS line | $39,872 | 0.7 yrs | 72 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $76,345 | +$39,215 | clears the bar | $21,155 | 0.5 yrs | 55 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | $48,461 | +$11,331 | clears the bar | $28,337 | 2.5 yrs | 44 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,767 | +$19,637 | clears the bar | $30,701 | 1.6 yrs | 44 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $47,790 | +$10,660 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.3 yrs | 39 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $63,645 | +$26,515 | clears the bar | $26,284 | 1.0 yrs | 35 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $64,706 | +$27,576 | clears the bar | $29,125 | 1.1 yrs | 30 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $61,526 | +$24,396 | above HS line | $54,686 | 2.2 yrs | 27 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | $69,986 | +$32,856 | above HS line | $48,284 | 1.5 yrs | 25 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $55,8001-year earnings | +$18,670 | above HS line (1-yr) | $31,241 | 1.7 yrs | 23 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $41,109 | +$3,979 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 5.2 yrs | 23 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | $52,322 | +$15,192 | clears the bar | $18,625 | 1.2 yrs | 22 |
| Business Administration | Associate's Degree | $56,511 | +$19,381 | clears the bar | $30,822 | 1.6 yrs | 21 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $49,002 | +$11,872 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.1 yrs | 20 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $49,098 | +$11,968 | clears the bar | $27,812 | 2.3 yrs | 18 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $57,430 | +$20,300 | clears the bar | $23,274 | 1.1 yrs | 18 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $35,3611-year earnings | -$1,769 | below HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $70,374 | +$33,244 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.8 yrs | 17 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | $82,839 | +$45,709 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $63,736 | +$26,606 | clears the bar | $17,586 | 0.7 yrs | 13 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $64,110 | +$26,980 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $66,931 | +$29,801 | clears the bar | $28,939 | 1.0 yrs | 12 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $70,924 | +$33,794 | above HS line | $50,069 | 1.5 yrs | 11 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $80,314 | +$43,184 | above HS line | $42,158 | 1.0 yrs | 11 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $54,858 | +$17,728 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.4 yrs | 9 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $41,765 | +$4,635 | clears the bar | $14,000 | 3.0 yrs | 7 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $57,197 | +$20,067 | above HS line | $46,697 | 2.3 yrs | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $58,558 | +$21,428 | above HS line | $36,911 | 1.7 yrs | 3 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Psychology | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $26,125 | not assessed | 10 |
| Homeland Security | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Human Resources | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Psychology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Homeland Security | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Criminology | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Homeland Security | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $37,130 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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