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title: Upper Iowa University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Fayette, IA
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA · Private nonprofit · 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 | $52,766 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $34,231 – $73,435 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $18,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $10,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 34% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $34,022 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 74% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.34× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $24,766 | derived |

**34% 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 $18,000 (≈ 34% 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 $30,830 to $70,625 across 21 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $70,625 | $39,872 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $64,057 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $58,033 | $42,158 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,887 | $21,155 |
| Public Administration. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,774 | $25,000 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $52,279 | $48,284 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $50,748 | $50,069 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,626 | $26,284 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,059 | $26,250 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,894 | $29,125 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,533 | $17,586 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,425 | $28,939 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,071 | not reported |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,511 | $30,701 |
| Social Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,440 | $23,274 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,288 | $27,292 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,828 | $25,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,737 | $25,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,665 | $25,250 |
| Human Services, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,737 | $28,337 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,830 | $14,000 |

## 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 Upper Iowa University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?154493

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