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title: Utah State University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Logan, UT
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Utah State University

Logan, 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 | $54,022 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $28,475 – $80,715 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $9,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 59% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $21,654 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 70% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.18× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $26,022 | 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 $9,500 (≈ 18% 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 $13,577 to $82,635 across 66 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $82,635 | $30,700 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $79,921 | $38,120 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $75,791 | not reported |
| Information Science/Studies. | Master's Degree | $68,345 | not reported |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,218 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,935 | $13,887 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,903 | $16,500 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,523 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,717 | $13,102 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $62,367 | $23,965 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $59,967 | not reported |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Master's Degree | $56,726 | $12,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $55,303 | $19,269 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,217 | $15,500 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,341 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,241 | $9,720 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,047 | $13,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $53,958 | $12,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Master's Degree | $49,880 | $20,934 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,648 | $13,245 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $49,392 | $20,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Associate's Degree | $48,939 | $13,135 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $47,597 | $23,250 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,452 | $14,864 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $46,775 | $12,000 |
| Statistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,543 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,041 | $13,750 |
| Landscape Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,539 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,008 | $14,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,742 | $11,000 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,364 | $12,946 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,334 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,876 | $11,250 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,830 | $11,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,754 | $15,750 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,131 | $19,500 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,765 | $16,932 |
| Air Transportation. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,228 | $25,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,124 | not reported |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,598 | $20,484 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,995 | $19,133 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,522 | $18,241 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,487 | $15,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,155 | $18,750 |
| Environmental Design. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,039 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,591 | $14,753 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,121 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,513 | $16,125 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,306 | $18,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,065 | $17,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,045 | $15,666 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,891 | $17,125 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,537 | $12,647 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,753 | $15,500 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,801 | $13,000 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,412 | $15,549 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,362 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,726 | $17,976 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,720 | not reported |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,661 | not reported |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,288 | $9,091 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,534 | $17,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,192 | $16,460 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,082 | $16,250 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $20,047 | $9,775 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $13,577 | $11,610 |

## 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 Utah State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?230728

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