Bachelor's+13% vs national median181 grads tracked
Urban Studies/Affairs at University of Utah
Ranked 4th of 25 bachelor's programs in Urban Studies/Affairs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,742
middle 50%: $28,464 – $53,848
Median · 5 years out
$67,918
middle 50%: $54,051 – $85,195
Median · 10 years out
$92,948
middle 50%: $70,012 – $111,125
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Urban Studies/Affairs (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Urban Studies/Affairs graduates from the University of Utah earn a $42k median in year one. Ten-year earnings reach $93k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,530 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$75,663 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$74,030 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$68,821 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$65,282 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$64,085 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$63,745 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$62,643 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$61,867 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$59,422 · 5 yrs out
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$215,146 · 5 yrs out
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