Utah Valley University

Orem, Utah · Public

Of 58 assessed programs, 55 leave graduates out-earning a typical Utah high-school graduate (about $38,556/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 127 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$3,904
$30k to $48k	$4,231
$48k to $75k	$5,664
$75k to $110k	$8,115
$110k and up	$13,297
All families (average)	$6,376

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.

58 of 185 programs could be assessed 31% 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
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$43,421	+$4,865	clears the bar	$8,264	1.7 yrs	3,096
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$77,740	+$39,184	clears the bar	$9,500	0.2 yrs	523
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,596	+$9,040	clears the bar	$16,000	1.8 yrs	409
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$86,602	+$48,046	clears the bar	$15,375	0.3 yrs	309
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	$106,001	+$67,445	clears the bar	$21,504	0.3 yrs	212
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$93,858	+$55,302	clears the bar	$10,949	0.2 yrs	181
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$81,582	+$43,026	clears the bar	$11,875	0.3 yrs	170
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$81,706	+$43,150	clears the bar	$15,471	0.4 yrs	165
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$20,971 1-year earnings	-$17,585	falls short	$13,300	insufficient data	164
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,831	+$10,275	clears the bar	$9,633	0.9 yrs	155
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$55,728	+$17,172	clears the bar	$12,500	0.7 yrs	147
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,010	+$18,454	clears the bar	$17,015	0.9 yrs	140
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	$78,436	+$39,880	clears the bar	$10,370	0.3 yrs	133
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$62,566	+$24,010	clears the bar	$13,942	0.6 yrs	131
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$63,951	+$25,395	clears the bar	$13,000	0.5 yrs	124
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$52,194	+$13,638	clears the bar	$14,250	1.0 yrs	101
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$81,664	+$43,108	clears the bar	$12,974	0.3 yrs	94
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$33,350	-$5,206	falls short	$8,750	insufficient data	93
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	$83,807	+$45,251	clears the bar	$15,250	0.3 yrs	87
English	Bachelor's Degree	$44,206	+$5,650	clears the bar	$15,400	2.7 yrs	79
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$68,296	+$29,740	clears the bar	$19,586	0.7 yrs	76
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$49,432	+$10,876	clears the bar	$14,415	1.3 yrs	71
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$115,541	+$76,985	clears the bar	$23,146	0.3 yrs	68
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$80,763	+$42,207	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,219	+$19,663	clears the bar	$18,750	1.0 yrs	64
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$61,464	+$22,908	clears the bar	$21,961	1.0 yrs	62
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Bachelor's Degree	$97,793	+$59,237	clears the bar	$14,454	0.2 yrs	56
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$112,128	+$73,572	clears the bar	$17,125	0.2 yrs	55
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Bachelor's Degree	$97,341	+$58,785	clears the bar	$19,043	0.3 yrs	52
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$55,713	+$17,157	clears the bar	$17,205	1.0 yrs	51
Social Work	Master's Degree	$71,388	+$32,832	clears the bar	$29,164	0.9 yrs	49
Accounting	Master's Degree	$84,527	+$45,971	clears the bar	$17,748	0.4 yrs	45
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$56,252	+$17,696	clears the bar	$23,625	1.3 yrs	44
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$55,893 1-year earnings	+$17,337	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$41,464	+$2,908	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$60,740	+$22,184	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$121,466	+$82,910	clears the bar	$13,421	0.2 yrs	38
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$41,833 1-year earnings	+$3,277	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	$83,278	+$44,722	clears the bar	$10,949	0.2 yrs	34
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	$67,603	+$29,047	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$70,818	+$32,262	clears the bar	$10,000	0.3 yrs	33
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$49,403	+$10,847	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$40,289	+$1,733	clears the bar	$15,500	8.9 yrs	31
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$80,491 1-year earnings	+$41,935	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
American Sign Language	Bachelor's Degree	$28,583	-$9,973	falls short	$16,385	insufficient data	27
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$56,135 1-year earnings	+$17,579	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$45,301 1-year earnings	+$6,745	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,967	+$15,411	clears the bar	$17,800	1.2 yrs	24
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$90,987	+$52,431	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$52,657	+$14,101	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$40,597	+$2,041	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,647 1-year earnings	+$12,091	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Psychology	Associate's Degree	$43,945	+$5,389	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
History	Bachelor's Degree	$59,491	+$20,935	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	$61,451	+$22,895	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$154,576	+$116,020	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$62,739	+$24,183	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Business	Master's Degree	$110,270	+$71,714	clears the bar	$26,766	0.4 yrs	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1,855
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	552
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	501
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	462
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	433
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	413
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	371
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	233
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	202
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	169
Air Transportation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	129
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	124
Nursing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	116
Air Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	115
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	105
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	97
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	92
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	83
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	68
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
International Relations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Counseling Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Film and Photography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Dance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mathematics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Gerontology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
History	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mechanics and Repairers, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Woodworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Public Health	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Botany/Plant Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physical Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3

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.