Public · Grand Junction, Colorado
Colorado Mesa University: cost, debt and earnings by major
33 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $14,808
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 43%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 82%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 8,143
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $19,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 9.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $12,158 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $11,782 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $12,994 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $16,154 |
| $110,000+ | $19,664 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (6)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$80,359
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$73,377
- Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$70,482
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$56,747
- Precision Metal Working$51,512 (1 yr)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$30,735 (1 yr)
Associate's programs (5)
Bachelor's programs (20)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$96,708
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,319
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$74,932
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$72,815
- Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$72,814 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$71,577
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,297
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,708
- Management Information Systems and Services$56,603 (1 yr)
- Communication and Media Studies$54,717
- Psychology, General$54,321
- Social Work$50,441
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$50,384
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$49,348
- Biology, General$45,737
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$44,651
- English Language and Literature, General$43,733
- Sociology$42,701
- Fine and Studio Arts$32,144
- Graphic Communications$26,570 (1 yr)
Master's programs (1)
- Education, General$60,586
Graduate certificate programs (1)
- Education, General$49,139