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title: University of Louisville — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Louisville, KY
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 Louisville

Louisville, KY · 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 | $53,899 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $36,512 – $79,132 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $13,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,600 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 61% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $32,941 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 73% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $25,899 | 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 $13,750 (≈ 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 $18,151 to $109,713 across 61 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $109,713 | $305,953 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $84,160 | $31,184 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | Master's Degree | $82,676 | $20,500 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's Degree | $82,553 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $82,531 | not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $75,195 | $33,183 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $74,121 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Master's Degree | $73,320 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $73,310 | $55,060 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,717 | $13,123 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $69,283 | $30,500 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,646 | $20,500 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,572 | $23,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Doctoral Degree | $67,530 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,414 | $21,500 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,323 | $21,306 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $64,042 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $63,897 | $26,724 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,080 | $19,704 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,069 | $15,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $57,477 | not reported |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $55,251 | $199,999 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,900 | $22,250 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $52,612 | $55,121 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $51,783 | $96,424 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $51,274 | not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,008 | $23,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,151 | $18,644 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $48,375 | $22,841 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,340 | $20,884 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $48,244 | $37,565 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,208 | $18,750 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $48,202 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $45,652 | $20,243 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $42,971 | $34,475 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $40,801 | $35,024 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $38,080 | $39,650 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,794 | $19,500 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $37,698 | $41,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,102 | $20,450 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,891 | $16,169 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,740 | not reported |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,234 | $18,000 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,929 | $19,860 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,088 | $20,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,404 | $20,735 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,268 | $18,121 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,997 | $18,750 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,213 | $18,336 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,907 | $20,311 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,373 | $22,008 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,123 | $20,800 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,058 | $21,490 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,833 | $24,768 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,377 | $19,628 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,463 | $27,750 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,359 | $19,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,284 | $20,400 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,847 | $24,594 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,662 | $13,747 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $18,151 | not reported |

## 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 Louisville by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?157289

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