Which University of Denver major has the lowest debt?

International Relations graduates leave with a median of $19,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 21 University of Denver bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Denver cost?

Tuition and fees are $61,398 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $36,131 a year.

How many University of Denver programs report graduate pay?

24 bachelor's programs at University of Denver report first-year pay, and 21 of them also report federal debt.

University of Denver Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Denver, CO
6,025 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

24 University of Denver bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($72,250), and Music the least ($23,262). The median program pays $39,842.

Tuition and fees$61,398Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$36,131Per year

Graduation rate76%Within 6 years

Admission rate78%Of applicants

All 24 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	Computer ScienceAbout 54 graduates a year	$72,250	$97,801	$22,000	6th of 7
2	AccountingAbout 43 graduates a year	$67,392	$103,111	$21,288	1st of 10
3	Management ScienceAbout 50 graduates a year	$65,557	Not reported	$21,500	1st of 1
4	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 25 graduates a year	$65,014	$92,358	$26,248	5th of 6
5	FinanceAbout 104 graduates a year	$56,402	$93,856	$19,650	1st of 2
6	MarketingAbout 68 graduates a year	$50,016	$94,896	$22,739	3rd of 3
7	International BusinessAbout 27 graduates a year	$48,940	$83,881	$21,742	1st of 1
8	Hospitality ManagementAbout 27 graduates a year	$47,679	$62,364	$21,923	1st of 3
9	BusinessAbout 44 graduates a year	$45,866	$80,702	$21,000	2nd of 7
10	Romance LanguagesAbout 26 graduates a year	$41,865	$43,743	$21,933	1st of 1
11	International RelationsAbout 101 graduates a year	$40,923	$60,795	$19,500	1st of 1
12	CriminologyAbout 48 graduates a year	$40,667	$40,863	$22,000	1st of 1
13	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 27 graduates a year	$39,017	Not reported	$25,899	2nd of 7
14	Legal StudiesAbout 30 graduates a year	$38,432	$60,082	$21,142	1st of 1
15	Political ScienceAbout 44 graduates a year	$38,059	$72,583	$22,000	4th of 8
16	HistoryAbout 22 graduates a year	$36,774	Not reported	Not reported	5th of 8
17	BiologyAbout 70 graduates a year	$36,393	$60,562	$20,849	4th of 11
18	CommunicationsAbout 91 graduates a year	$36,234	$63,583	$24,500	7th of 10
19	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 55 graduates a year	$32,613	Not reported	$26,293	4th of 4
20	PsychologyAbout 163 graduates a year	$31,955	$58,126	$21,083	10th of 14
21	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 17 graduates a year	$31,104	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 3
22	EnglishAbout 32 graduates a year	$30,246	$43,097	$25,678	7th of 10
23	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 14 graduates a year	$28,964	Not reported	Not reported	4th of 8
24	MusicAbout 24 graduates a year	$23,262	$46,789	$24,250	4th of 5

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.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer Science$72,250
Accounting$67,392
Management Science$65,557
Mechanical Engineering$65,014
Finance$56,402

Lowest median debt

International Relations$19,500
Finance$19,650
Biology$20,849
Business$21,000
Psychology$21,083

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 163 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 104 graduates a year
International RelationsAbout 101 graduates a year
CommunicationsAbout 91 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 70 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $72,250 in their first year, the most of 24 University of 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