Which CU Denver bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Computer and Information Science graduates leave with a median of $21,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 32 CU Denver bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does CU Denver cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,383 a year, and $29,391 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $11,900 a year.

How many CU Denver programs report graduate pay?

32 bachelor's programs and 2 certificate programs at CU Denver report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

CU Denver Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Public university
Denver, CO
10,519 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

32 CU Denver bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Electrical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($78,878), and Theatre the least ($19,966). The median program pays $39,383. CU Denver also has 2 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$10,383Per year. Out-of-state $29,391

Average net price after aid$11,900Per year

Graduation rate46%Within 6 years

Admission rate75%Of applicants

All 32 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	Electrical EngineeringAbout 36 graduates a year	$78,878	$103,433	$34,500	4th of 5
2	NursingAbout 267 graduates a year	$75,503	$79,814	$30,500	5th of 11
3	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 98 graduates a year	$75,137	$95,300	$21,000	3rd of 6
4	Civil EngineeringAbout 61 graduates a year	$72,362	$84,328	$38,460	3rd of 4
5	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 53 graduates a year	$70,763	$94,084	$30,907	2nd of 6
6	EconomicsAbout 132 graduates a year	$56,201	$73,274	$23,049	2nd of 7
7	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 17 graduates a year	$55,550	Not reported	$29,625	2nd of 2
8	MathematicsAbout 25 graduates a year	$52,695	$71,496	$27,000	1st of 6
9	Business AdministrationAbout 431 graduates a year	$52,428	$73,108	$23,000	8th of 13
10	Criminal JusticeAbout 80 graduates a year	$45,814	$53,466	$22,250	2nd of 7
11	Architectural TechnologyAbout 86 graduates a year	$43,953	Not reported	$24,150	1st of 1
12	EducationAbout 45 graduates a year	$42,320	Not reported	$27,936	1st of 1
13	Public HealthGraduates a year not reported	$40,566	$52,941	$23,396	2nd of 3
14	Political ScienceAbout 44 graduates a year	$40,272	$62,707	$21,066	1st of 8
15	SociologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$40,011	$53,879	$31,000	4th of 10
16	CommunicationsAbout 161 graduates a year	$39,662	$57,243	$27,000	3rd of 10
17	GeographyAbout 41 graduates a year	$39,104	$53,701	$22,468	2nd of 5
18	HistoryAbout 16 graduates a year	$38,627	$45,546	$23,750	2nd of 8
19	ArchitectureGraduates a year not reported	$37,707	$69,045	$23,000	1st of 1
20	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 3 graduates a year	$37,621	$50,315	$28,375	1st of 2
21	PsychologyAbout 184 graduates a year	$36,482	$52,560	$28,000	5th of 14
22	PhilosophyAbout 9 graduates a year	$36,307	Not reported	$31,000	1st of 3
23	EnglishAbout 38 graduates a year	$35,364	$47,668	$25,586	2nd of 10
24	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 21 graduates a year	$35,234	Not reported	$25,000	2nd of 2
25	Experimental PsychologyAbout 71 graduates a year	$35,155	$55,965	$21,878	2nd of 3
26	BiologyAbout 210 graduates a year	$34,562	$65,854	$22,750	6th of 11
27	Writing and RhetoricAbout 16 graduates a year	$34,339	$46,400	$33,000	2nd of 2
28	Pre-Health StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$33,689	Not reported	$25,000	1st of 2
29	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 82 graduates a year	$31,144	$48,906	$25,490	1st of 8
30	MusicAbout 92 graduates a year	$29,483	$36,502	$27,000	2nd of 5
31	International StudiesAbout 19 graduates a year	$25,307	$48,914	$24,618	3rd of 3
32	TheatreGraduates a year not reported	$19,966	$48,103	$27,500	6th 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.

3 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

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
Business AdministrationGraduates a year not reported	$56,979	Not reported	$19,901	1st of 3
Interdisciplinary StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$43,193	Not reported	$24,000	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Electrical Engineering$78,878
Nursing$75,503
Computer and Information Science$75,137
Civil Engineering$72,362
Mechanical Engineering$70,763

Lowest median debt

Computer and Information Science$21,000
Political Science$21,066
Experimental Psychology$21,878
Criminal Justice$22,250
Geography$22,468

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 431 graduates a year
NursingAbout 267 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 210 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 184 graduates a year
CommunicationsAbout 161 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $78,878 in their first year, the most of 32 CU Denver 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