Wartburg College
Waverly, Iowa · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
8of 8 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Iowa high-school graduate (about $37,130 a year).
8 of 42 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 34: 33 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. The 3 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$32,908 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
$32,908 a year
About $131,632 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 | $21,688 |
| $30k to $48k | $20,751 |
| $48k to $75k | $27,056 |
| $75k to $110k | $28,873 |
| $110k and up | $38,864 |
| All families (average) | $32,908 |
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).
8 of 45 programs could be assessed 18% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $74,824 | +$37,694 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 57 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,036 | +$29,906 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 29 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,110 | +$9,980 | clears the bar | $25,125 | 2.5 yrs | 28 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,074 | +$10,944 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.5 yrs | 27 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $47,698 | +$10,568 | clears the bar | $25,571 | 2.4 yrs | 23 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $48,433 | +$11,303 | clears the bar | $26,750 | 2.4 yrs | 14 |
| Engineering Science | Bachelor's Degree | $78,959 | +$41,829 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $89,696 | +$52,566 | clears the bar | $26,818 | 0.5 yrs | 9 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $23,048 | not assessed | 22 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Library Science, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | 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 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 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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