Northern Kentucky University
Northern Kentucky University is a public college in Highland Heights, KY. Its average net price is $8,976 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 | $6,260 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $6,642 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $8,734 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $10,740 |
| $110,001 and up | $8,740 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $46,925 |
| 8 years after entry | $50,870 |
| 10 years after entry | $55,024 |
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 | $60,071 Small program - rough guide n=53 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $56,138 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Biology | $39,645 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $17,922 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $56,062 n=108 | $22,053 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Business and Commerce | $56,782 Small program - rough guide n=63 | Not published |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Communications | $43,299 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $23,710 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Computer Science | $70,719 n=147 | $24,489 n=117 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $48,533 National median for this major n=3,677 | Not published |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $72,723 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $23,539 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Criminal Justice | $42,922 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $36,074 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $28,374 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $20,250 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| Engineering Physics | $71,501 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | $67,011 National median for this major n=899 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $33,902 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $59,723 Small program - rough guide n=58 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | 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 | $58,209 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $27,000 n=101 |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | $24,728 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $54,300 n=122 | $24,687 n=110 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $34,844 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| Journalism | $39,539 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Liberal Arts | $42,670 n=117 | $26,100 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | Not published |
| Marketing | $54,470 Small program - rough guide n=90 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Medical Informatics | $49,283 National median for this major n=247 | Not published |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $41,521 National median for this major n=2,897 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| 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 |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $40,153 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $38,721 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $20,337 n=142 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $48,555 Small program - rough guide n=46 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $80,553 n=316 | $29,000 n=362 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Social Work | $38,461 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $24,762 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | $31,899 National median for this major n=259 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | 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 | $37,870 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $24,813 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $38,668 n=175 | $25,272 n=148 |
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