University of Colorado Colorado Springs
University of Colorado Colorado Springs is a public college in Colorado Springs, CO. Its average net price is $14,954 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 | $11,513 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $11,942 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $11,645 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $13,498 |
| $110,001 and up | $23,371 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $50,389 |
| 8 years after entry | $56,276 |
| 10 years after entry | $61,386 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $37,485 n=121 | $24,688 n=124 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $53,318 n=361 | $21,345 n=346 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Communications | $40,525 n=193 | $20,845 n=144 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $82,449 Small program - rough guide n=88 | $20,875 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| 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 |
| Criminal Justice | $44,755 n=156 | $20,800 n=140 |
| Economics | $47,859 Small program - rough guide n=40 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $77,615 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| Engineering, Other | $75,133 National median for this major n=687 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $39,604 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $20,250 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $41,451 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $19,875 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $43,428 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $23,743 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| History | $43,202 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $23,500 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Human Services, General | $41,637 National median for this major n=5,838 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $70,620 n=111 | $24,997 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Museology/Museum Studies | $30,075 National median for this major n=48 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $29,425 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $24,622 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $39,148 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $19,437 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Political Science and Government | $33,806 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $18,790 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Psychology | $39,518 n=161 | $23,054 n=196 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $78,698 n=266 | $27,000 n=213 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | 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 | $40,440 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Systems Engineering | $82,292 National median for this major n=529 | Not published |
| Teaching | $41,542 n=111 | $24,684 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $26,731 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
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