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title: University of Delaware — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Newark, DE
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 Delaware

Newark, DE · 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 | $72,950 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $50,480 – $101,260 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $21,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 81% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $30,952 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 86% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.29× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $44,950 | derived |

**81% 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 $21,000 (≈ 29% 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 $14,114 to $112,828 across 70 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chemical Engineering. | Doctoral Degree | $112,828 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $93,960 | $28,282 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $93,211 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Master's Degree | $87,373 | not reported |
| Chemistry. | Doctoral Degree | $77,567 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $77,168 | $26,363 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $72,283 | $79,718 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,752 | $25,954 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,693 | $26,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,538 | $25,261 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,395 | $25,182 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,214 | $25,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,605 | $26,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $63,289 | not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,520 | $25,908 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,973 | $25,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,848 | $26,301 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $59,578 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,257 | $23,495 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,689 | $25,752 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,640 | $26,950 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,936 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,288 | $25,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $52,951 | $63,245 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,769 | $23,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,414 | $23,302 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $51,395 | not reported |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,351 | $20,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $50,991 | $25,685 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $50,005 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,859 | $24,499 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,748 | $24,597 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,447 | $25,334 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,097 | $22,850 |
| Apparel and Textiles. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,866 | $22,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $43,897 | not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,865 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,191 | $26,298 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,454 | $25,908 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,737 | $24,296 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,939 | $25,000 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,909 | $25,250 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,692 | $23,250 |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,841 | $25,195 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,263 | $25,410 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,156 | $25,000 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,603 | $23,375 |
| Human Services, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,330 | $23,250 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,584 | $23,197 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,223 | $24,748 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,641 | $24,336 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $30,501 | not reported |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,432 | $24,411 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,180 | $23,883 |
| Agriculture, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,961 | $24,408 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,844 | $25,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $27,506 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,195 | $25,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,224 | $26,168 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,851 | $22,518 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,403 | $24,235 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,051 | $25,334 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,391 | $25,908 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,340 | $25,130 |
| Cognitive Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,268 | $25,334 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,403 | not reported |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,872 | $19,500 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,749 | $25,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,981 | $24,998 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $14,114 | $6,273 |

## 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 Delaware by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?130943

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