Which Colorado Mesa University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Business Administration graduates leave with a median of $21,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 13 Colorado Mesa University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Colorado Mesa University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $9,927 a year, and $25,124 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $15,103 a year.

How many Colorado Mesa University programs report graduate pay?

17 bachelor's programs, one associate's program, and 2 certificate programs at Colorado Mesa University report first-year pay, and 16 of them also report federal debt.

Colorado Mesa University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Grand Junction, CO
8,143 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

17 Colorado Mesa University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($69,631), and Theatre the least ($21,173). The median program pays $42,136. Colorado Mesa University also has one associate's program and 2 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$9,927Per year. Out-of-state $25,124

Average net price after aid$15,103Per year

Graduation rate41%Within 6 years

Admission rate82%Of applicants

All 17 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Colorado" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Colorado. 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 Colorado
1	NursingAbout 146 graduates a year	$69,631	$82,496	$27,000	11th of 11
2	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 43 graduates a year	$65,284	$77,812	$25,000	5th of 6
3	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 25 graduates a year	$54,004	$49,443	$24,823	1st of 1
4	AccountingAbout 26 graduates a year	$52,198	$66,629	Not reported	7th of 10
5	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 13 graduates a year	$49,827	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 3
6	Business AdministrationAbout 201 graduates a year	$46,316	$70,748	$21,000	10th of 13
7	BusinessGraduates a year not reported	$43,111	$63,935	$24,000	3rd of 7
8	Social WorkAbout 18 graduates a year	$42,254	Not reported	$25,000	2nd of 4
9	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 32 graduates a year	$42,136	$45,017	$25,970	1st of 4
10	Criminal JusticeAbout 75 graduates a year	$38,204	$54,407	$25,000	7th of 7
11	PsychologyAbout 70 graduates a year	$34,116	$47,690	$26,648	7th of 14
12	EnglishAbout 25 graduates a year	$33,622	$40,725	$22,412	4th of 10
13	CommunicationsAbout 32 graduates a year	$32,899	$45,866	$23,036	9th of 10
14	BiologyAbout 82 graduates a year	$32,565	$48,041	$27,774	8th of 11
15	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 123 graduates a year	$31,253	$49,140	$25,900	5th of 8
16	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 20 graduates a year	$27,136	$31,631	Not reported	5th of 8
17	TheatreAbout 10 graduates a year	$21,173	$32,745	Not reported	5th of 6

Program names link to the program's own page, and Colorado ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Colorado programs in the field do too.

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.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Colorado" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Colorado.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Colorado
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 79 graduates a year	$32,460	$41,794	$21,000	5th of 13

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

Both certificate programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Colorado" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Colorado.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Colorado
Criminal JusticeAbout 28 graduates a year	$65,638	Not reported	$11,000	4th of 11
Electrician TrainingAbout 56 graduates a year	$49,330	Not reported	$5,500	3rd of 3

2 more certificate programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$69,631
Computer and Information Science$65,284
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$54,004
Accounting$52,198
Mechanical Engineering Technology$49,827

Lowest median debt

Business Administration$21,000
English$22,412
Communications$23,036
Business$24,000
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$24,823

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 201 graduates a year
NursingAbout 146 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 123 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 82 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 75 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $69,631 in their first year, the most of 17 Colorado Mesa 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 Colorado 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