Graduates of the University of Iowa earn a median of $69,866 four years after enrollment, placing the university in the 72.7th percentile for median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $7,723 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the University of Iowa in the 82.2nd percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks the University of Iowa #230 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 84.5th percentile overall.
The earnings pattern reflects Business's dominant role, representing 24% of graduates. Finance and Financial Management Services leads with 511 graduates earning median earnings of $61,732 — Azimuth ranks the program #29 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. A second Finance and Financial Management Services cohort of 379 graduates earns $88,229, while programs in Behavioral Sciences and Business Administration, Management and Operations demonstrate the breadth of strong outcomes across professional fields.
Graduates of the University of Iowa earn a median of $69,866 four years after enrollment, placing the university in the 72.7th percentile for median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $7,723 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the University of Iowa in the 82.2nd percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks the University of Iowa #230 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 84.5th percentile overall.
The earnings pattern reflects Business's dominant role, representing 24% of graduates. Finance and Financial Management Services leads with 511 graduates earning median earnings of $61,732 — Azimuth ranks the program #29 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. A second Finance and Financial Management Services cohort of 379 graduates earns $88,229, while programs in Behavioral Sciences and Business Administration, Management and Operations demonstrate the breadth of strong outcomes across professional fields.
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Graduates of the University of Iowa earn a median of $69,866 four years after enrollment, placing the university in the 72.7th percentile for median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $7,723 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the University of Iowa in the 82.2nd percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks the University of Iowa #230 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 84.5th percentile overall.
The earnings pattern reflects Business's dominant role, representing 24% of graduates. Finance and Financial Management Services leads with 511 graduates earning median earnings of $61,732 — Azimuth ranks the program #29 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. A second Finance and Financial Management Services cohort of 379 graduates earns $88,229, while programs in Behavioral Sciences and Business Administration, Management and Operations demonstrate the breadth of strong outcomes across professional fields.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
University of Iowa's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 24% of degree output, followed by Social Sciences at 8% and Engineering at 7%. That business-forward concentration shapes the institution's overall earnings profile: Kinesiology is the largest program with 511 graduates, and it doubles as the highest aggregate-return major — combining substantial cohort scale with strong median earnings of $61,732 four years after enrollment. Azimuth ranks Kinesiology #21 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The highest four-year earnings at University of Iowa come from Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, where 201 graduates earn median earnings of $91,720 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #30 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. Finance follows with 379 graduates earning median earnings of $88,229, and Azimuth ranks it #58 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Digital Marketing program graduates 234 students with median earnings of $81,994, and Azimuth ranks it #27 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. Business Administration serves 245 graduates. Several of University of Iowa's strongest-earning programs are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly — particularly Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Finance, and Kinesiology. Programs like Behavioral Sciences and Nursing are more likely grad-school-dependent pathways where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory. Across 65 programs serving roughly 5,515 students annually, 49 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold. The supply-demand map provides context for how the institution's dominant program families align with national labor-market demand.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of the University of Iowa earn a median of $69,866 four years after enrollment, placing the university in the 72.7th percentile for median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $7,723 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the University of Iowa in the 82.2nd percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks the University of Iowa #230 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 84.5th percentile overall.
The earnings pattern reflects Business's dominant role, representing 24% of graduates. Finance and Financial Management Services leads with 511 graduates earning median earnings of $61,732 — Azimuth ranks the program #29 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. A second Finance and Financial Management Services cohort of 379 graduates earns $88,229, while programs in Behavioral Sciences and Business Administration, Management and Operations demonstrate the breadth of strong outcomes across professional fields.
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