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title: Gonzaga University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Spokane, WA
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $78,892 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $53,874 – $111,646 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $20,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 86% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $73,178 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 86% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $50,892 | derived |

**86% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $20,500 (≈ 26% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $26,151 to $109,524 across 33 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $109,524 | $54,023 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $104,355 | $79,017 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $77,697 | $34,912 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $72,550 | $32,188 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,511 | $27,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,609 | $27,000 |
| Taxation. | Master's Degree | $69,193 | $20,500 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,158 | not reported |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,318 | $25,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $62,156 | $25,886 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | Master's Degree | $61,001 | $36,711 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,977 | $23,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,455 | $24,774 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $59,051 | $45,687 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $52,437 | $110,687 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,090 | $22,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,990 | $27,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $47,366 | $74,932 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $41,108 | $31,125 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,575 | $26,000 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,800 | $26,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,406 | $22,125 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,393 | $21,488 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,249 | $21,494 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,359 | $27,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,368 | not reported |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,415 | $24,184 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,397 | $21,875 |
| Education, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,243 | not reported |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,013 | $24,625 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,852 | $27,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,256 | $25,125 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,151 | $26,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Gonzaga University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?235316

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