Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, Indiana · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
28of 28 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Indiana high-school graduate (about $36,492 a year).
28 of 64 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 36: 34 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. The 56 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$18,578 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
$18,578 a year
About $74,312 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 | $11,043 |
| $30k to $48k | $12,055 |
| $48k to $75k | $15,279 |
| $75k to $110k | $22,311 |
| $110k and up | $24,780 |
| All families (average) | $18,578 |
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 Indiana high-school graduate ($36,492 a year).
33 of 120 programs could be assessed 28% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $81,278 | +$44,786 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 0.6 yrs | 119 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $115,095 | +$78,603 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.2 yrs | 44 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,104 | +$21,612 | clears the bar | $26,885 | 1.2 yrs | 38 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $90,583 | +$54,091 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 28 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,072 | +$24,580 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.1 yrs | 26 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,092 | +$23,600 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.1 yrs | 22 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $53,495 | +$17,003 | clears the bar | $26,437 | 1.6 yrs | 21 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $80,173 | +$43,681 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 20 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,944 | +$51,452 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 20 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $66,773 | +$30,281 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 18 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $78,163 | +$41,671 | clears the bar | $25,350 | 0.6 yrs | 17 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $85,511 | +$49,019 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,772 | +$27,280 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 16 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $47,3841-year earnings | +$10,892 | above HS line (1-yr) | $63,264 | 5.8 yrs | 15 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $94,111 | +$57,619 | clears the bar | $25,125 | 0.4 yrs | 14 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $96,079 | +$59,587 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 14 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $62,245 | +$25,753 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 14 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $57,609 | +$21,117 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.3 yrs | 14 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $73,880 | +$37,388 | clears the bar | $26,613 | 0.7 yrs | 14 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $86,317 | +$49,825 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $55,485 | +$18,993 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 13 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $50,325 | +$13,833 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.0 yrs | 12 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $71,848 | +$35,356 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.7 yrs | 12 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $54,933 | +$18,441 | clears the bar | $26,755 | 1.5 yrs | 11 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | $119,400 | +$82,908 | above HS line | $62,281 | 0.8 yrs | 10 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $56,054 | +$19,562 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 9 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $60,6311-year earnings | +$24,139 | above HS line (1-yr) | $29,055 | 1.2 yrs | 8 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $50,588 | +$14,096 | clears the bar | $26,900 | 1.9 yrs | 6 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $52,439 | +$15,947 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $47,644 | +$11,152 | clears the bar | $26,348 | 2.4 yrs | 5 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $61,564 | +$25,072 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $60,612 | +$24,120 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $74,338 | +$37,846 | above HS line | $89,751 | 2.4 yrs | not published |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 132 |
| Business | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| International Business | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Computational Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Theology and Ministry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Economics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Master's Degree | 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 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | 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 | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 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 |
| International Business | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Information Systems | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Marketing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Social Sciences | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Master'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, $36,492 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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