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title: Southern Utah University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Cedar City, UT
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT · Public · 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 | $50,296 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $26,717 – $74,170 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $7,751 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $5,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 61% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $19,416 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 66% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.15× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $22,296 | derived |

**61% 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 $7,751 (≈ 15% 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 $17,444 to $65,254 across 24 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $65,254 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $58,251 | $14,798 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $56,352 | $14,739 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,826 | $11,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,483 | not reported |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $45,740 | $17,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,144 | $13,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,559 | $10,550 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,792 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,949 | $14,500 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,934 | not reported |
| Agriculture, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,857 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,747 | $16,701 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,320 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,800 | $12,450 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,906 | $14,200 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,303 | $13,125 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,626 | $12,917 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,965 | $9,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,528 | $13,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,003 | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $17,704 | $8,702 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,595 | $19,000 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,444 | $11,000 |

## 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 Southern Utah University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?230603

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