University of Northern Iowa
University of Northern Iowa is a public college in Cedar Falls, IA. Its average net price is $16,038 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 | $11,415 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $11,060 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $13,066 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $16,728 |
| $110,001 and up | $19,187 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $49,408 |
| 8 years after entry | $53,743 |
| 10 years after entry | $57,187 |
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 |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,102 National median for this major n=2,810 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $39,564 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $58,668 n=174 | $16,750 n=143 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Communications | $42,476 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Computer Science | $59,817 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $22,375 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $72,653 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $17,625 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Criminal Justice | $43,365 National median for this major n=59,261 | Not published |
| Criminology | $46,550 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $16,855 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $44,983 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $59,725 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Education, Other | $40,204 National median for this major n=1,831 | Not published |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | $75,335 National median for this major n=717 | 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 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $38,356 National median for this major n=2,406 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $58,372 n=166 | $20,500 n=126 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $58,823 National median for this major n=2,808 | 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 |
| Gerontology | $42,094 National median for this major n=204 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $29,510 National median for this major n=3,935 | Not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $44,416 National median for this major n=2,767 | Not published |
| History | $42,358 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,275 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $18,625 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $80,016 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $40,998 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $20,125 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $59,798 Small program - rough guide n=78 | $21,500 n=111 |
| Marketing | $46,739 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Mathematics | $48,747 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $38,711 Small program - rough guide n=56 | 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 |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $37,382 n=109 | $20,840 n=127 |
| Public Administration | $50,470 National median for this major n=2,829 | Not published |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | $17,505 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $48,001 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $19,125 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $43,411 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Real Estate | $64,646 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Work | $42,826 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $20,500 n=107 |
| 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 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $48,389 National median for this major n=3,062 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,128 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $18,000 Small program - rough guide n=78 |
| 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 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $46,571 n=183 | $24,600 n=181 |
| Teaching | $44,402 n=450 | $22,403 n=483 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | $42,709 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
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