Luther College
Luther College is a private nonprofit college in Decorah, IA. Its average net price is $23,945 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $15,244 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $15,061 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $16,942 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $21,299 |
| $110,001 and up | $29,332 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $50,748 |
| 8 years after entry | $57,940 |
| 10 years after entry | $61,821 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,798 National median for this major n=44,210 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,562 National median for this major n=68,911 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $55,800 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | Not published |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | $40,083 National median for this major n=120 | Not published |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $44,894 n=443 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $44,426 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | Not published |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics | $45,916 National median for this major n=65 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $81,045 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $33,931 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,160 National median for this major n=17,635 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | Not published |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | Not published |
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