University of Denver majors, earnings & debt

University of Denver offers 79 bachelor's majors across 10 areas. Graduates in Computer Science earn the most: a median $121,993 four years after graduating. Earnings below are for this school's own graduates in each major, not national averages.

All University of Denver majors by area

Business & Finance · 15 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Management Science / Analytics$65,557$104,087$21,500
Finance$56,402$99,135$19,650
Accounting$67,392$96,903$21,288
Real Estate—$87,026—
Economics—$84,328—
International Business$48,940$80,511$21,742
Hospitality Management$47,679$75,118$21,923
Marketing$50,016$74,173$22,739
Business$45,866$74,033$21,000
Business Administration———
Business Economics———
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other———
Construction Management———
Human Resources———
Management Information Systems———
Humanities & Languages · 15 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Spanish / French / Romance Languages$41,865$61,241$21,933
English$30,246$49,287$25,678
Area Studies———
Classics———
Ethnic / Gender Studies———
German———
History$36,774——
International / Global Studies———
Liberal Arts / General Studies———
Linguistics———
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies, Other———
Philosophy———
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other———
Religious Studies———
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics———
Science & Math · 13 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Biochemistry$32,613$69,725$26,293
Biology$36,393$54,513$20,849
Animal Sciences———
Biological and Physical Sciences———
Biopsychology———
Chemistry———
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology———
Environmental Science / Conservation$39,017—$25,899
Geology / Earth Science———
Mathematics———
Physical Sciences———
Physics———
Physiology———
Social Sciences & Public Service · 12 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Political Science$38,059$66,288$22,000
Legal Studies / Paralegal$38,432$63,727$21,142
International Relations$40,923$59,895$19,500
Criminology$40,667$57,858$22,000
Psychology$31,955$56,161$21,083
Anthropology———
Geography———
Public Policy Analysis———
Science, Technology and Society———
Social Sciences———
Social Sciences, Other———
Sociology———
Arts & Design · 5 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design$31,104$69,251—
Music$23,262$48,461$24,250
Film and Photography———
Studio Art$28,964——
Theatre———
Technology & Computing · 5 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Computer Science$72,250$121,993$22,000
Computer and Information Sciences———
Computer Systems Analysis———
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications———
Data Processing———
Engineering · 4 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Mechanical Engineering$65,014$93,026$26,248
Computer Engineering———
Electrical Engineering———
Engineering———
Health & Medicine · 4 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Health Administration———
Kinesiology / Exercise Science———
Nursing———
Speech-Language Pathology / Communication Disorders———
Communications & Media · 3 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Communications$36,234$63,374$24,500
Broadcasting / Digital Media———
Journalism———
Education · 3 majors
MajorEarnings, 1 yrEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Education———
Education (Elementary / Secondary)———
Education (Subject Teaching)———

College Scorecard field of study, latest release: median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, 1 and 4 years after graduating; median federal loan debt. — means too few graduates to report.

From major to career

Finance → Financial analyst

$104,480
Denver
$103,850
Colorado
$102,740
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job. U.S. jobs projected to grow 7.2% from 2025 to 2035. Typical entry education: bachelor's degree.

BLS OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Marketing → Marketing specialist

$99,040
Denver
$93,050
Colorado
$78,760
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job. U.S. jobs projected to grow 7.0% from 2025 to 2035. Typical entry education: bachelor's degree.

BLS OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Across all majors, former University of Denver students earn a median $71,155 ten years after starting college, more than 89% of Colorado colleges we cover. 76% graduate within six years.

University of Denver majors questions

How many majors does University of Denver offer?

University of Denver offers 79 bachelor's majors across 10 areas; the most majors are in Business & Finance and Humanities & Languages.

What is the highest-paying major at University of Denver?

Computer Science graduates from University of Denver earn a median $121,993 four years after graduating, the highest of the 23 majors with reported earnings. Their median debt is $22,000.

Which University of Denver majors earn the least?

Among majors with reported earnings, Music graduates earn the least: a median $48,461 four years after graduating.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (field of study); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections). Back to University of Denver overview