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title: University of Utah — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Salt Lake 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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# University of Utah

Salt Lake 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 | $67,170 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $40,587 – $99,335 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $14,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 65% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $25,557 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 78% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.21× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $39,170 | derived |

**65% 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 $14,000 (≈ 21% 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 $14,462 to $103,076 across 86 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $103,076 | $106,924 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $97,759 | $41,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $96,943 | $54,967 |
| Real Estate. | Master's Degree | $93,277 | $41,000 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | Doctoral Degree | $93,022 | $128,300 |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $91,410 | $261,254 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's Degree | $83,307 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $78,226 | $19,000 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Master's Degree | $77,996 | $24,323 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $74,188 | $30,750 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $73,500 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,337 | $18,970 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $69,725 | not reported |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,359 | not reported |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,225 | $19,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $66,606 | $80,368 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,036 | $20,200 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Doctoral Degree | $65,878 | not reported |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $65,753 | $74,012 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $65,569 | $47,209 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $65,335 | $69,394 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,860 | $21,250 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,458 | $19,476 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,806 | $18,750 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,770 | $21,088 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,898 | $18,500 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $58,479 | $190,914 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,265 | $23,920 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $57,973 | $20,500 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $57,651 | not reported |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $55,529 | $23,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,325 | $18,408 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $55,195 | $27,739 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $54,560 | $20,689 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $53,559 | $26,100 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $52,936 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,879 | $20,643 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,747 | not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | Master's Degree | $52,022 | $41,000 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | Master's Degree | $50,001 | not reported |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $49,936 | $31,219 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,187 | $20,171 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $49,151 | $56,015 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $47,908 | $32,563 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,195 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,721 | $20,765 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Master's Degree | $46,381 | $34,500 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,077 | $21,897 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,716 | $15,750 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | Master's Degree | $45,457 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,884 | $23,370 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,095 | not reported |
| Materials Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,076 | not reported |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,887 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $40,214 | not reported |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,189 | not reported |
| Social Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,139 | $21,500 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,866 | $18,250 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,615 | $22,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,433 | $17,500 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,068 | not reported |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,063 | $13,875 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,829 | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,281 | not reported |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,073 | $18,062 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,731 | $15,921 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,854 | $13,903 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,711 | $19,125 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,234 | $14,689 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,174 | $14,516 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,946 | not reported |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,734 | not reported |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,511 | $24,305 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,822 | $17,375 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,774 | $17,766 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,673 | $13,997 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,801 | not reported |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,413 | $20,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,370 | $17,663 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,147 | $23,000 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,754 | $23,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,679 | $19,831 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,796 | $19,566 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,696 | $15,500 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,152 | $15,284 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $14,462 | 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 Utah by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?230764

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