University of Iowa
University of Iowa is a public college in Iowa City, IA. Its average net price is $22,508 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 | $15,353 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $15,374 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $17,179 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $22,278 |
| $110,001 and up | $26,721 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $55,641 |
| 8 years after entry | $64,189 |
| 10 years after entry | $70,727 |
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 | $73,222 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $21,075 n=130 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,209 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Behavioral Sciences | $39,798 n=143 | $20,750 n=366 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | $26,100 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Biology | $38,395 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $23,375 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $67,558 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $52,882 n=313 | $22,844 n=224 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $76,099 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Civil Engineering | $70,997 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $26,918 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | $33,774 National median for this major n=168 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $26,500 Small program - rough guide n=78 |
| Communications | $47,370 n=206 | $23,250 n=153 |
| Computer Engineering | $81,533 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $23,441 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Computer Science | $56,597 Small program - rough guide n=44 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,437 Small program - rough guide n=94 | $23,625 Small program - rough guide n=88 |
| Criminology | $43,676 n=110 | $23,100 n=101 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | $21,407 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Economics | $56,898 Small program - rough guide n=94 | $21,552 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $80,651 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $41,897 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | $32,549 n=136 | $21,569 n=150 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $37,501 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $23,650 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $30,998 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $67,881 n=316 | $22,500 n=328 |
| 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 |
| History | $36,914 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $57,725 n=154 | $24,250 n=141 |
| Industrial Engineering | $76,637 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $25,945 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Insurance | $67,182 National median for this major n=1,506 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $45,377 n=144 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=97 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $46,502 n=196 | $26,500 n=261 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,531 n=172 | $20,500 n=177 |
| Marketing | $60,672 n=235 | $21,680 n=260 |
| Mathematics | $64,513 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $75,734 n=103 | $26,899 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $41,521 National median for this major n=2,897 | Not published |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $45,726 n=117 | $26,520 n=115 |
| Music | $43,865 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,558 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $24,125 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $45,819 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| 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 |
| Political Science and Government | $41,748 n=107 | $21,804 n=148 |
| Psychology | $38,474 n=118 | Not published |
| Public Health | $41,739 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $23,750 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Registered Nursing | $76,816 n=274 | $25,409 n=252 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $35,221 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $22,875 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Work | $42,694 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $21,375 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Sociology | $40,663 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $24,593 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $41,856 n=450 | $23,149 n=543 |
| Statistics | $62,172 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $36,862 n=119 | $24,250 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Systems Science and Theory | $67,084 National median for this major n=328 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $44,488 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $26,680 n=108 |
| Teaching | $44,530 n=142 | $27,000 n=174 |
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