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

Tucson, AZ · 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 | $59,979 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $38,990 – $92,199 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $13,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 68% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $29,423 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 78% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.23× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $31,979 | derived |

**68% 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 $13,750 (≈ 23% 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 $16,878 to $126,908 across 104 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Physics. | Master's Degree | $126,908 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $110,630 | $74,625 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $110,426 | $129,884 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's Degree | $100,116 | $20,500 |
| Systems Engineering. | Master's Degree | $97,471 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $91,677 | $41,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $89,806 | $40,150 |
| Physics. | Doctoral Degree | $88,673 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $77,284 | $41,000 |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $76,657 | $11,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,122 | $21,000 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,627 | $22,000 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,489 | $21,000 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Master's Degree | $68,283 | $41,000 |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,451 | $20,500 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,774 | $21,000 |
| Systems Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,275 | $18,500 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,885 | $17,937 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,757 | $21,500 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,737 | $24,777 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,523 | $19,750 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $60,195 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $58,510 | $20,500 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $58,168 | $192,899 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,147 | $24,425 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,250 | $19,500 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $56,405 | $67,750 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Doctoral Degree | $54,952 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,832 | $21,550 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $54,033 | $35,217 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,315 | $19,500 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $50,825 | $47,242 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,727 | $19,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Doctoral Degree | $50,498 | not reported |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $49,664 | $34,798 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Master's Degree | $49,420 | $33,662 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,272 | $18,813 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,852 | not reported |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,350 | $20,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,115 | $23,830 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,599 | $23,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,907 | $23,406 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,774 | $21,500 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,319 | $23,125 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $45,149 | $26,726 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,659 | $19,489 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $44,604 | not reported |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | Master's Degree | $44,386 | not reported |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,113 | $20,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $41,657 | $45,106 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $41,595 | not reported |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Master's Degree | $41,433 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,289 | $18,910 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $41,247 | $20,590 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $40,844 | $39,251 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $40,390 | not reported |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,952 | $24,863 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,259 | $24,250 |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $39,115 | $37,500 |
| Public Administration. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,081 | $20,202 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,323 | $18,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,015 | $25,340 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $36,132 | $33,881 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,057 | $24,219 |
| Music. | Doctoral Degree | $35,200 | not reported |
| Homeland Security. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,111 | $20,101 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,892 | $21,750 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,571 | $20,500 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,062 | $22,198 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,899 | $20,500 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,865 | $19,750 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,763 | $18,375 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,566 | $19,500 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,385 | $21,000 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,382 | $22,494 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,820 | $15,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,769 | $19,500 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,709 | $21,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,835 | $19,500 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,593 | $23,750 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,547 | $25,000 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,190 | $20,396 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,042 | $18,349 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,667 | $16,118 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,557 | $18,750 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,334 | $17,500 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,611 | $20,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,893 | $21,500 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,723 | $18,527 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,614 | $14,650 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,481 | $21,869 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,422 | $18,725 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,753 | $25,438 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,838 | not reported |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,800 | $23,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,629 | $23,665 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,071 | $22,448 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $23,990 | $29,037 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,373 | $20,069 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,364 | $21,754 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,343 | $20,850 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,151 | not reported |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,288 | $19,850 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $16,878 | $19,875 |

## 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 University of Arizona by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?104179

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