Which University of Dubuque major has the lowest debt?

Marketing graduates leave with a median of $23,375 in federal loans, the lowest among 10 University of Dubuque bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Dubuque cost?

Tuition and fees are $42,095 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $23,386 a year.

How many University of Dubuque programs report graduate pay?

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

University of Dubuque Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Dubuque, IA
1,440 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

10 University of Dubuque bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($66,628), and Biology the least ($31,779). The median program pays $47,257.

Tuition and fees$42,095Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$23,386Per year

Graduation rate40%Within 6 years

Admission rate89%Of applicants

All 10 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	$66,628	$67,829	$29,750	11th of 16
2	AccountingAbout 11 graduates a year	$51,359	$77,576	$29,000	17th of 17
3	Business AdministrationAbout 43 graduates a year	$50,268	$60,776	$27,000	9th of 20
4	Human ResourcesAbout 9 graduates a year	$48,657	Not reported	$27,000	6th of 6
5	MarketingAbout 7 graduates a year	$48,207	$62,803	$23,375	6th of 12
6	Criminal JusticeAbout 25 graduates a year	$46,307	$60,240	$27,000	2nd of 9
7	Teacher EducationAbout 9 graduates a year	$38,602	$42,709	$28,109	21st of 22
8	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 26 graduates a year	$37,528	$44,201	$27,560	3rd of 14
9	AviationAbout 74 graduates a year	$37,362	$73,760	$26,250	1st of 1
10	BiologyAbout 9 graduates a year	$31,779	$62,811	$27,000	13th of 17

Program names link to the program's own page, and Iowa 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 Iowa 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.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Marketing$23,375
Aviation$26,250
Business Administration$27,000
Human Resources$27,000
Criminal Justice$27,000

Largest programs

AviationAbout 74 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 43 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 26 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 25 graduates a year
NursingAbout 19 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $66,628 in their first year, the most of 10 University of Dubuque 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