Which Clarke University major has the lowest debt?

Psychology graduates leave with a median of $26,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 5 Clarke University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Clarke University cost?

Tuition and fees are $40,910 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $24,479 a year.

How many Clarke University programs report graduate pay?

5 bachelor's programs at Clarke University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Clarke University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Dubuque, IA
742 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

5 Clarke University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($62,676), and Psychology the least ($26,714). The median program pays $38,921.

Tuition and fees$40,910Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$24,479Per year

Graduation rate56%Within 6 years

Admission rate72%Of applicants

All 5 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Iowa" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Iowa. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Iowa
1	NursingAbout 19 graduates a year	$62,676	$63,675	$27,000	16th of 16
2	Teacher EducationAbout 15 graduates a year	$42,204	Not reported	$27,000	14th of 22
3	Business AdministrationAbout 32 graduates a year	$38,921	$55,594	$27,000	20th of 20
4	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 24 graduates a year	$31,013	Not reported	$26,974	11th of 14
5	PsychologyAbout 22 graduates a year	$26,714	$45,991	$26,500	14th of 15

Program names link to the program's own page, and Iowa ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $62,676 in their first year, the most of 5 Clarke University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Iowa rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels