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title: University of Colorado Colorado Springs — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Colorado Springs, CO
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 Colorado Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO · 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 | $54,659 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $34,957 – $81,777 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,965 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,597 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 47% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $24,595 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 73% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.24× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $26,659 | derived |

**47% 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 $12,965 (≈ 24% 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 $21,347 to $96,442 across 31 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $96,442 | $54,400 |
| Engineering, General. | Master's Degree | $92,320 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,819 | $23,500 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,511 | $24,500 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,849 | $25,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $67,374 | $36,448 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,473 | $19,500 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,567 | $22,000 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $50,674 | $47,944 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $44,489 | $32,258 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | Master's Degree | $43,588 | $36,790 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $43,154 | $51,468 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $42,437 | $29,208 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,745 | $20,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,542 | $21,375 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,169 | $22,000 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,154 | $18,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,256 | $25,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,239 | $17,750 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,144 | $25,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,374 | $17,535 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,352 | $22,000 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,890 | $17,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,761 | $19,625 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,183 | $21,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,796 | $20,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,103 | $20,500 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,703 | $18,000 |
| History. | Master's Degree | $22,339 | not reported |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,153 | $24,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,347 | $16,875 |

## 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 Colorado Colorado Springs by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?126580

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