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title: University of Wyoming — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Laramie, WY
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 Wyoming

Laramie, WY · 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 | $56,880 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $37,256 – $80,898 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,586 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 59% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $24,818 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 77% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.21× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $28,880 | derived |

**59% 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 $12,000 (≈ 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 $19,870 to $113,964 across 49 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $113,964 | $58,273 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $105,669 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $80,304 | $32,072 |
| Petroleum Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $77,157 | $24,188 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,738 | $17,074 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,957 | $7,500 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,336 | $22,000 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,867 | $14,125 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $58,797 | $24,396 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,106 | $23,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $55,759 | not reported |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,016 | not reported |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $53,165 | $70,488 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $50,587 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $50,086 | $44,602 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,124 | $18,960 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,075 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,818 | $17,664 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $44,813 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $44,149 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $43,422 | $47,900 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Master's Degree | $42,015 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,651 | $19,963 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,295 | $14,714 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,186 | $17,137 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,628 | $14,750 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,400 | $13,567 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,036 | $14,234 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,926 | $19,393 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,342 | $17,750 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,291 | $19,500 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,917 | not reported |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,399 | $18,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,207 | $18,387 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,461 | $17,250 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,285 | not reported |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,551 | $24,985 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,273 | $11,750 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,543 | not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,487 | $15,880 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,392 | $15,721 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,710 | $18,750 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,676 | $18,600 |
| Social Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,450 | $16,427 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,525 | $14,510 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,515 | $18,125 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,044 | $19,221 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,643 | $17,938 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,870 | $20,316 |

## 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 Wyoming by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?240727

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