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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at University of Denver

This page shows median first-year earnings for DU graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $50,300 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $63,400. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Accounting and Related Services, with median first-year earnings of $58,100 , followed by Mechanical Engineering at $57,800 , and Finance and Financial Management Services at $56,900 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Business/Commerce (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $83,300 , followed by Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) at $72,900 , and Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificate) at $71,100 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for University of Denver graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for University of Denver graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Business/Commerce (Master's Degree) $83,300
Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) $72,900
Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $71,100
Computer and Information Sciences (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $70,500
Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degree) $65,600
Taxation (Master's Degree) $64,300
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degree) $62,900
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degree) $60,000
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $59,600
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,100
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,800
Natural Resources Management and Policy (Master's Degree) $57,400
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $57,300
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,900
Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degree) $56,400
Law (First Professional Degree) $55,000
Geography and Cartography (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $54,600
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $53,100
Geography and Cartography (Master's Degree) $52,900
Communication and Media Studies (Master's Degree) $52,400
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's Degree) $52,200
Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degree) $48,800
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Master's Degree) $48,500
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $48,400
International Relations and National Security Studies (Master's Degree) $45,000
Curriculum and Instruction (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $44,200
Social Work (Master's Degree) $42,900
Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,500
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,700
Library Science and Administration (Master's Degree) $40,600
Psychology, Other (Master's Degree) $40,000
Economics (Master's Degree) $39,300
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) $38,700
International Business (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,700
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,700
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,900
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,500
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,900
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,500
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,900
Criminology (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,200
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,100
Business/Commerce (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,700
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,800

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=127060.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026